Dr. Eugene Shostak

Dr. Eugene Shostak, an Interventional Pulmonologist at Astera Cancer Care brings a high level of procedural expertise in interventional pulmonology to better serve our patients. Dr. Shostak is one of few pulmonologists nationwide who is formally trained in rigid bronchoscopy and treats complex airway disorders such as tracheal stenosis, tracheobronchomalacia, and airway obstruction. He specializes in interventional pulmonology, thoracic oncology, advanced diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, complex airway disease, endoscopic treatment of asthma and COPD, endobronchial lung volume reduction, tracheobronchomalacia, and pleuroscopy. As a result, patients have access to high-quality pulmonary and thoracic services.

Dr. Shostak has been passionate about medicine and patient care for as long as he can remember, but his love for medicine traces back to his childhood. “I took much of my inspiration from my mother, a Pediatrician in the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,” said Dr. Shostak.

Dr. Shostak was born in Ukraine and grew up in Brooklyn. He attended his undergraduate and medical schooling while still in New York but completed his residency in Boston. While in medical school, Dr. Shostak realized his passion for medicine steered him toward Pulmonary Medicine. But Dr. Shostak didn’t stop there.

“I pursued additional subspecialty training in Interventional Pulmonology to offer my patients the highest level of procedural expertise and access to the latest technologies,” said Dr. Shostak. Dr. Shostak treats his patients like family. “Every patient I treat receives an individualized treatment plan based on a multidisciplinary discussion and the highest level of technical procedural expertise,” Dr. Shostack said. “Whether it is for diagnosis of suspected cancer or pulmonary evaluation in a setting of known cancer, my goal is to take care of that patient as if they were my own family member.”

Interventional pulmonology is at the forefront of innovation in terms of diagnosing and treating the lungs by biopsying parts of the lung that previously were inaccessible. Dr. Shostak has focused his work under the thoracic surgery department for the last eight years and highlights the importance of this close collaboration between interventional pulmonary and thoracic surgery. Dr. Shostak can have a thoracic surgeon close by while he’s performing procedures.

Dr. Shostak prides himself in making his services widely available. Patients can see him via telehealth and he hopes to expand his services to many different patients and providers throughout the New Jersey community. When Dr. Shostak is not with his patients or breaking ground in rigid bronchoscopy, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and watching car races. Dr. Shostak is a thrill seeker, not just in his medical innovation but in his life. “I enjoy skydiving. I do enjoy extreme sports” said Dr. Shostak.

To make an appointment, please call 732-390-7750. 

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