Menu Thoracic & Foregut Surgery Meet Your Thoracic Doctors Lung Conditions Lung Cancer Lung Cancer Screenings Mesothelioma Lung Cancer in Kentucky Esophageal Conditions Achalasia Esophageal Cancer Esophageal Diverticulum Esophageal Perforation GERD Leiomyoma Motility Disorders Paraesophageal/Hiatal Hernias Other Chest Conditions Patient Success Stories The White Ribbon Project GERD Surgery with LINX Dr. Valerie Williams takes us inside her OR to walk us through an innovative surgical procedure that treats gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD. Watch Now Ask the Expert: What is LINX? Dr. Valerie Williams and patient, Jill, explain how the LINX device works to relieve reflux and heartburn. Every time she took a bite of one of her favorite foods, Jillian Burdorff said heartburn followed. "You take the Tums, you take the Rolaids, you go from one or two to two or three, then you're eating them like M&M's," said Burdoff. She even took prescription medications only to discover she had GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease. "Basically it involves a defect, or a defective valve at the bottom of the esophagus," said Dr. Valerie Williams. WATCH THE FULL STORY Deborah Miller Robotic-assisted surgery to diagnose and remove Deborah Miller's lung cancer helped her experience less pain with faster recovery and a shorter hospital stay. Deborah's Story Ginny Hamlin When her lung cancer came back for the fourth time, Ginny Hamlin wanted to know how she could get the treatment she needed and still live her life the way she wanted. GINNY'S STORY James Miller Mr. Miller’s esophageal cancer treatment included a cutting-edge surgery with less pain during recovery and a lower complication risk. This treatment allowed him to quickly get back to eating a favorite food – Cincinnati chili. JIM'S STORY Pam Perin A poster helped save Pam Perin’s life. Read why she decided knowing her risk for lung cancer outweighed her fear. PAM'S STORY Patricia Pillion It’s been a year and a half since Patricia’s LINX surgery and she hasn’t had one symptom or needed to take any medication since. PATRICIA'S STORY Chet Sublett After decades of suffering from GERD, Chet Sublett had the LINX procedure and hasn’t looked back. CHET'S STORY