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Dr. Leslie Wiley Nifong M.D.
Surgeon
115 Heart Dr East Carolina Heart Greenville NC, 27834About
Dr. Leslie Nifong is a general surgeon practicing in Greenville, NC. Dr. Nifong specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Nifong provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University 1990
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Robotic mitral valve repair: trapezoidal resection and prosthetic annuloplasty with the da vinci surgical system.
- Minimally invasive videoscopic mitral valve surgery: the current role of surgical robotics.
- Evolution of mitral valve surgery: toward a totally endoscopic approach.
- Totally endoscopic atrial septal defect repair with robotic assistance.
- Angiogenic growth factor response to acute systemic exercise in human skeletal muscle.
- Robotic mitral valve surgery: a technologic and economic revolution for heart centers.
- Robotic mitral valve repairs in 300 patients: a single-center experience.
- Minimally invasive versus open mitral valve surgery: a consensus statement of the international society of minimally invasive coronary surgery (ISMICS) 2010.
- Minimally invasive versus conventional open mitral valve surgery: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
- Cross-sectional survey on minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
Dr. Leslie Wiley Nifong M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 115 Heart Dr East Carolina Heart Institute
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