Dr. Virginia R. Litle, MD
Surgeon
1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl Boston MA, 02118About
Dr. Virginia Litle is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Litle specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Litle 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.
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The continent ileostomy: long-term durability and patient satisfaction.
- Prognostic significance of micrometastasis in non-small-cell lung cancer.
- Postoperative bleeding: coagulopathy, bleeding, hemothorax.
- Laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia: a review of the controversies.
- MicroRNA expression profiles of esophageal cancer.
- Effect of local therapy for the treatment of superficial esophageal cancer in non-operative candidates.
- Benign diseases of the esophagus. In brief.
- Benign diseases of the esophagus.
- Placental transmogrification of the lung presenting as emphysema and a lung mass.
- Advanced lung disease: meeting the challenges.
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
- MicroRNA prognostic signature for nodal metastases and survival in esophageal adenocarcinoma.
- Emphysematous gastritis: A young diabetic's recovery.
- Comparative genomics of esophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
- Spontaneous esophageal hematoma in a patient with atrial fibrillation.
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