Dr. Winfield J Wells MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1520 San Pablo St Suitue 4300 Los Angeles CA, 90033Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Winfield Wells is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Wells specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Wells typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Univ of Southern Ca Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1970
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California 1970
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cor triatriatum: a cause of hemoptysis.
- Needle embolism to the heart.
- Does the site of insertion of a systemic-pulmonary shunt influence growth of the pulmonary arteries?
- A novel approach to the surgical correction of scimitar syndrome.
- Hemidiaphragm plication after repair of congenital heart defects in children:
- Thoracic duct ligation for persistent chylothorax after pediatric cardiothoracic surgery.
- Can the Kawashima procedure be performed in younger patients?
- Ascending aortitis and aortic valve endocarditis in an infant.
- Pulmonary homograft monocusp reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract: outcomes to the intermediate term.
- Responsible innovation.
- "The times they are a-changin'".
- Arterioplasty for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Arterial Switch Is a Durable Procedure.
- Giant Pseudoaneurysm of Reconstructed Right Ventricular Outflow Tract.
- Aortopulmonary collaterals: Angiogenesis, or a whole lot more?
Awards
- 2009 Southern California Super Doctors 2008
- 2011 list of America's Top Doctors, compiled by Castle Connolly Medical Lt
Treatments
- Lung Cancer, Congenital Heart Disease, Trachea
- Congenital Heart Disease
Fellowships
- Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery), New York, NY 1974
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