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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Lunch and Learn - Pulmonology
Location: Cafe
Time: 11am to 12:30pm
Description:
Lunch and Learn
Pulmonology 
Presented by Interventional Pulmonologist Dr. Abid Khokar and Thoracic Surgeon Dr. John Tedesco
Tuesday, March 17th
11am to 12:30pm
Cafe
Cost: $6.00 Includes lunch
 
Dr. Abid Khokar and Thoracic Surgeon Dr. John Tedesco will be presenting on the folllowing:
Lung Issues
Lung Disease
COPD
Lung Cancer Screening
 
 
Dr. Abid Khokar
 
Abid Khokar, MD is an lnterventional Pulmonologist with the Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.
 
 
 
Dr. John Tedesco
 
 
John Tedesco, MD is a thoracic surgeon with the Norton Thoracic Institute. He practices out of the Institute’s East Valley office and is affiliated with Chandler Regional Medical Center, Mercy Gilbert Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.
Dr. Tedesco has expertise in all aspects of thoracic surgery, including treatment of lung, esophageal and gastric cancers. His other interests include tracheal and airway disorders, esophageal disease and lung transplantation. He has extensive training and certification in minimally invasive robotic surgery and techniques such as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
He earned his medical degree from St. George’s University in 2016. He completed his General Surgery residency at Stamford Hospital (Stamford, CT) where he was chief resident and he completed his Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship at Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood, IL).