Virginia Litle
In this CTSNet To Go podcast, we share the archived version of the webinar that concluded the Guest Editor Series, “Lung Cancer Screening – Health Care Disparities.” The panelists discuss the various videos contributed to...
This is the archived version of the webinar that concluded the Guest Editor Series, “Lung Cancer Screening – Health Care Disparities.” The panelists discuss the various videos contributed to the...
For the CTSNet Guest Editor Series, Lung Cancer Screening – Health Care Disparities, Virginia Litle, MD, brought together video presentations and discussions to broaden our perspectives on disparities regarding the...
Dr. Virginia Litle is currently Chief of Thoracic Surgery and System Medical Director of Thoracic Surgery at Intermountain Healthcare. She is a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery,...
Drs M. Blair Marshall, Virginia Litle, Andrea Wolf, and Mara Antonoff discuss the importance of having a support network, the joy they get from their careers and their families, and...
Filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, Blair Marshall of Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, moderates a discussion on the experience of motherhood as a cardiothoracic...
Filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, four cardiothoracic surgeons share why and how they have made humanitarian cardiothoracic surgery a part of their careers. Emily Farkas...
Introduction: Marginal ulcers (MUs) occur in approximately 1% of patients after bariatric surgery, especially Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Rarely, MUs are refractory to maximal medical management and may require operative intervention....
Filmed at the 2014 STS Annual Meeting, Virginia Litle, past President of the Women in Thoracic Surgery, leads a discussion on the growing role of women in the cardiothoracic surgery...
STSA Surgical Motion Picture 2008 Annual Meeting Minimally invasive VATS enucleation of a proximal esophageal leiomyoma is a safe approach to treat this unusual benign esophageal tumor.
...Patient Selection Conventional esophagectomy requires either a laparotomy with a transhiatal dissection or laparotomy combined with thoracotomy and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Reductions in complication rates have...









