Surgeon Bios

Thoracic Group surgeons are certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, are fellows of the
American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), are on the clinical faculty
of the University of Medicine and Dentistry (UMDNJ)-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Drexel University
Medical School, and are Co-directors of the Lung Center Program at Steeplechase Cancer Center.

Thoracic Group is affiliated with three central New Jersey medical centers: Somerset Medical Center in Somerville,
and St. Peter’s University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, both in New Brunswick.

Robert J. Caccavale, M.D.

Professional Positions:

Chief of Thoracic Surgery Division, Somerset Medical Center
Co-director of the Lung Center Program at Steeplechase Cancer Center
Clinical Associate Professor, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Assistant Clinical Professor at Drexel University Medical School

Training and Education:

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Residency: State University of New York Health Services Center at Brooklyn
General Surgery Residency: New York University, The Booth Memorial Medical Center
Medical Degree: State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine

Jean-Philippe Bocage, M.D.

Professional Positions:

Chief of Thoracic Surgery Division, St. Peters University Hospital
Co-director of the Lung Center Program at Steeplechase Cancer Center
Clinical Assistant Professor, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Assistant Clinical Professor at Drexel University Medical School

Training and Education:

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
General Surgery Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Medical Degree: UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School