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Virginia R Litle, MD
Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Director, Center of Minimally Invasive Esophageal Therapies
Director, Barrett's Esophageal Program
Director, Thoracic Surgery Clinical Research
Gender:Female
- 830 Harrison Ave
3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02118
Address
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Residency
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA (1997)
Fellowship in Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA (2001);
Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA (2002);
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA (2004)
Fellowship in Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA (2001);
Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA (2002);
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA (2004)
Education
Brown-Dartmouth Program in Medicine, Providence RI (1990)
Special Interests
Barrett's esophagus ablation, endoscopic resection and surveillance, Esophageal cancer: surgical treatment, Esophageal cancer: cryoablation, stents, Paraesophageal hernia repair, Achalasia and POEM
Research Interests
Venothromboembolic risk reduction in thoracic surgery, Barrett's esophagus screening with cytosponge, Postablative Barrett's esophagus, Simulation training for students and residents, MicroRNA profiling of lung cancer
Board Certification
General Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Conducts Clinical Trials
Yes