Northside Thoracic Surgery

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Our Practice also has a unique clinic for Lung Nodules. Please visit our website for further details.

A lung nodule or “spot on the lung” is an abnormal growth within the lung. They are usually found on a chest X-ray or computerized tomography (CT) scan. Often these nodules cause no symptoms and can go undetected.

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Commonly Treated Conditions:
Lung cancer
Esophageal cancer
Pulmonary metastases
Pulmonary infections
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Paraesophageal hernias
Hiatal hernias
Achalasia & esophageal disorders
Chest wall tumors
Pectus excavatum
Pectus carinatum
Pleural disorders
Pleural infections/empyema
Hyperhidrosis
Mediastinal tumors
Myasthenia gravis disorder
Thymic disorders
Thoracic endometriosis
Tracheal disorders
Substernal goiters
Spontaneous pneumothorax

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Curious about Northside Thoracic Surgery and the services we have to offer...? Hear it first from the Chief of Thoracic Surgery Dr. Shady Eldaif. Follow this link to watch https://youtu.be/Bw5DjaLt3i4

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Dr. Helms is a board-certified thoracic surgeon with over a decade of extensive experience performing minimally invasive thoracoscopic procedures including, lung resections, decortications, as well as robotic-assisted mediastinal surgery and esophagectomies. He specializes in treating patients with lung cancer, empyemas, spontaneous pneumothorax and malignant pleural effusions.

Dr. Helms earned his Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering with honors from Georgia Institute of Technology and went on to complete his Master of Science in aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University. As an engineer, he was fascinated by surgery, which propelled him to become a thoracic surgeon. Dr. Helms has authored multiple articles that have been featured in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Helms practices out of our Canton, Blairsville and Marietta offices.

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Dr. Gouldman is a board-certified thoracic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive procedures. Upon completion of his training in 2000, he entered private practice in Louisiana where he performed cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery. He joined Northside Thoracic Surgery (formerly Atlanta Cardiac and Thoracic Surgical Associates) in 2004.

Dr. Gouldman’s minimally invasive experience is far-reaching, as he was the first surgeon to perform thoracoscopic lobectomy at Northside Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital in 2005. In 2015, he performed the first thoracoscopic rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome in Georgia. Additionally, he has extensive experience with thoracic endometriosis, having performed surgeries on patients traveling from the greater U.S., Europe, Africa, Australia and South America. He is one of the few surgeons in Georgia performing pectus excavatum surgeries in young adults.

In recent years, he has gained experience with robotic thoracic procedures, and currently performs most of his lung cancer operations with this technique.

Dr. Gouldman is married and has two daughters. He enjoys hiking, fishing, and college football.

Dr. Gouldman practices out of our Atlanta/Sandy Springs and Blairsville offices.

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Dr. Eldaif is an experienced board-certified thoracic surgeon specializing in robotic surgical procedures. He assumed the role of chief of thoracic surgery for Northside Hospital Atlanta, Cherokee, and Forsyth during the summer of 2020 after finishing his tenure as the chair of surgery. Alongside his Northside Hospital surgical colleagues, Dr. Eldaif has been instrumental in building a comprehensive robotic lung and esophageal program, which has allowed the Northside Hospital Cancer Institute to become one of the nation’s leading providers of minimally invasive lung and esophageal cancer care.

Dr. Eldaif attended Roswell High School before he went on to Emory University where he graduated with dual degrees in chemistry and near eastern studies. He stayed at Emory to attend the School of Medicine as well as to complete both his general surgery residency and cardiothoracic surgical fellowship. During his surgical training, he spent two additional years conducting novel cardiothoracic research focused on improving surgical outcomes. Dr. Eldaif then went on to complete a highly specialized Advanced Thoracic Robotic Fellowship at the University of Alabama Birmingham so that he may offer his patients the most sophisticated and innovative therapies available.

Dr. Eldaif has a keen interest in incorporating minimally invasive treatment modalities in the care of benign and malignant thoracic diseases for his patients. He has authored and co-authored many publications discussing advanced treatments for achalasia, Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal and lung cancer, as well as tracheal and thoracic trauma.

Dr. Eldaif practices out of our Atlanta/SandySprings, Cu***ng and Atlanta/Midtown offices.