Menu Thoracic & Foregut Surgery Meet Your Thoracic Doctors Lung Conditions Lung Cancer Esophageal Conditions Achalasia Esophageal Cancer Esophageal Diverticulum Esophageal Perforation GERD Leiomyoma Motility Disorders Paraesophageal/Hiatal Hernias Other Chest Conditions Patient Success Stories Ask the Expert: What is LINX? Dr. Valerie Williams and patient, Jill, explain how the LINX device works to relieve reflux and heartburn. WATCH NOW 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 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