Virginia Litle

Virginia R. Litle, M.D.

Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery

University of Vermont (B.S. 1985)
Brown-Dartmouth Program in Medicine (M.D. 1990)
University of California, San Francisco General Surgery Residency (1990-1997)
University of Pittsburgh Surgical Oncology Fellowship (1999-2001)
University of Pittsburgh Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency (2002-2004)
Assistant Professor, Mount Sinai (2004-2008)
Associate Professor, University of Rochester (2008-2012)
Associate Professor, Boston University (2013-2016)
Professor, Boston University (2016-2021)
Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Boston Medical Center (2016-2021)
Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Director Thoracic Surgery, Intermountain Healthcare (2021-2022)
Chief of Thoracic Surgery, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Professor, Boston University (2023-2024)
Director of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, CPMC

Esophageal and Lung microRNA
Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer
Benign Esophageal Surgery
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
VTE prevention
Global Surgery