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Leonard Wudel, Jr
Leonard James Wudel, Jr, M.D.
Background
Western Regional Director, Thoracic Surgery
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Other Interests
Diaphragmatic Hernias
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Congenital Chest Wall Abnormalities
Benign Esophageal Disease/Reflux
Complex Chest Wall Reconstruction
Video Assisted Minimally Invasive Lung and Esophageal Surgery
Robotic Lung and Esophageal Surgery
Tracheal Disease
Lung Caner
Malignant Esophageal Disease
Additional Educational Information
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (B.S. 1990)
East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine (M.D. 1994)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency (1994-1997)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center General Surgery Residency (1997-2004)
University of Michigan Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency (2004-2006)
Practice Areas
- Thoracic
- Minimally Invasive
- Robotic
- VATS
- Pericardium
- Chest wall
- Diaphragm
- Lung
- Esophagus
- Mediastinum
- Pleura
- Trachea and bronchi
- Reconstruction
- Benign disease
- Cancer
- Congenital thoracic
- Infection