Virginia Litle | Profiles RNS

Virginia R. Litle, MD

Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgery

MD, Brown University School of Medicine
BS, University of Vermont

Websites

	Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency
	LinkedIn

VTE prevention
Barrett's esophagus
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
miRNA profiling
Surgical education
Mentoring

Member
Boston University
BU-BMC Cancer Center

BU Research
BMC Research

truFreeze Spray Cryotherapy Patient Registry
01/22/2015 - 01/21/2022 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Hiran Fernando, MD
CSA Medical, Inc.

truFreeze Spray Cryotherapy Patient Registry
12/02/2019 - 01/21/2021 (PI)
STERIS CORPORATION

A Compliance Program Using the Caprini Risk Assessment Model to Reduce Venothromboembolic Complicati
07/01/2014 - 09/30/2015 (PI)
Cardinal Health Foundation

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Scully BB, Litle VR, Carpenter AJ, Sade RM. Should a Seemingly Opioid-Impaired Surgeon Be Reported to Authorities? Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Mar 16. PMID: 38493919

Litle V. Discussion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Nov 15. PMID: 37978960

Litle VR. From Residency to Retirement-Stop and Smell the Flowers. Thorac Surg Clin. 2024 Feb; 34(1):xiii-xiv. PMID: 37953060

Litle VR. Calling All Budding Innovators and Surgeon Scientists to Thoracic Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 Aug; 33(3):ix-x. PMID: 37414487

Litle VR. Just the Facts, Ma'am. Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 Nov; 33(4):xi-xii. PMID: 37806745

Naimi BR, Bajaj V, Wang J, Litle VR, Merrill AL. The Role of Gender-Concordant Mentorship in Women Premedical Students' Perception and Pursuit of Surgical Careers. J Surg Educ. 2023 Aug; 80(8):1089-1097.View Related Profiles.

Merrill, Andrea
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 37336665

Qureshi MM, Lin Y, Moeller AR, Yan SX, Dyer MA, Suzuki K, Everett P, Litle V, Truong MT, Mak KS. Change in stage after neoadjuvant chemoradiation is associated with survival in patients with esophageal cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct; 128(5):781-789.View Related Profiles.

Mak, Kimberley
Truong, Minh
Qureshi, Muhammad
Everett, Peter
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 37288789

Ungerleider JD, Ungerleider RM, James L, Wolf A, Kovacs M, Cerfolio R, Litle V, Cooke DT, Jones-Ungerleider KC, Maddaus M, Luc JGY, DeAnda A, Erkmen CP, Bremner K, Bremner RM. Assessment of the well-being of significant others of cardiothoracic surgeons. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jan; 167(1):396-402.e3. PMID: 37160214

Litle VR. Thoracic Surgery: Where's the Controversy? Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 May; 33(2):ix-x. PMID: 37045491

Qureshi MM, Kam A, Suzuki K, Litle V, Tapan U, Balasubramaniyan R, Dyer MA, Truong MT, Mak KS. Association between hospital safety-net burden and receipt of trimodality therapy and survival for patients with esophageal cancer. Surgery. 2023 May; 173(5):1153-1161.View Related Profiles.

Mak, Kimberley
Truong, Minh
Qureshi, Muhammad
Balasubramaniyan, Ramkumar
Tapan, Umit
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 36774317

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Litle VR. Ever-Evolving Thoracic Surgery: Chest Is Best. Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 Feb; 33(1):xi-xii. PMID: 36372539

Sridhar P, Litle VR. Quality of Survival, Not Just Quantity of Time. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Apr; 115(4):861. PMID: 36642259

Asokan S, Pavesi F, Bains A, Qureshi MM, Shetty S, Singh S, Mak KS, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Frailty Index is Associated with Treatment Decisions for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer at a High-Burden Safety-Net Hospital. Clin Lung Cancer. 2023 Mar; 24(2):153-164.View Related Profiles.

Bains, Ashank
Mak, Kimberley
Qureshi, Muhammad
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 36641324

Slater BJ, Collings A, Dirks R, Gould JC, Qureshi AP, Juza R, Rodríguez-Luna MR, Wunker C, Kohn GP, Kothari S, Carslon E, Worrell S, Abou-Setta AM, Ansari MT, Athanasiadis DI, Daly S, Dimou F, Haskins IN, Hong J, Krishnan K, Lidor A, Litle V, Low D, Petrick A, Soriano IS, Thosani N, Tyberg A, Velanovich V, Vilallonga R, Marks JM. Multi-society consensus conference and guideline on the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Surg Endosc. 2023 Feb; 37(2):781-806. PMID: 36529851

Shargall Y, Wiercioch W, Brunelli A, Murthy S, Hofstetter W, Lin J, Li H, Linkins LA, Crowther M, Davis R, Rocco G, Morgano GP, Schünemann F, Muti-Schünemann G, Douketis J, Schünemann HJ, Litle VR. Joint 2022 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The American Association for Thoracic Surgery guidelines for the prevention of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism in thoracic surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Mar; 165(3):794-824.e6. PMID: 36895083

Shargall Y, Wiercioch W, Brunelli A, Murthy S, Hofstetter W, Lin J, Li H, Linkins LA, Crowther M, Davis R, Rocco G, Morgano GP, Schünemann F, Muti-Schünemann G, Douketis J, Schünemann HJ, Litle VR. Joint 2022 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The American Association for Thoracic Surgery guidelines for the prevention of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism in thoracic surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Dec 02; 63(1). PMID: 36519935

Litle VR. Esophageal Cancer Management: Baby Steps Distally. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 Nov; 32(4):xi. PMID: 36266041

Bremner RM, Ungerleider RM, Ungerleider J, Wolf AS, Erkmen CP, Luc JGY, Litle VR, Cerfolio RJ, Cooke DT. Well-being of Cardiothoracic Surgeons in the Time of COVID-19: A Survey by the Wellness Committee of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Spring; 36(1):129-136. PMID: 36244627; PMCID: PMC9561391; DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2022.10.002;

Contreras N, Litle VR. Pulmonary Segmentectomy: Does Virtual Reality Have Bite? Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 May; 115(5):1255-1256. PMID: 36209930

Contreras N, Litle VR. Systemic Disease and the Impact on Esophageal Carcinoma Management: The Big Picture. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Jan; 117(1):197. PMID: 36030836

Litle VR. Think Globally, Act Globally. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 Aug; 32(3):xiii-xiv. PMID: 35961749

Natuzzi ES, Hair C, Wore EH, Litle V. Development of an Endoscopy Training Partnership in a Developing Country. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 Aug; 32(3):317-327. PMID: 35961740

Contreras N, Litle VR. Invited Commentary: COVID-19 and Cancer Casualty: Managing Esophageal Cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Aug 01; 235(2):184-185. PMID: 35839392

Oppenheimer-Velez M, Sims C, Labiner H, Baxter N, Kozar R, McCoy J, Sanfey H, Litle V, Klingensmith M, Pories S. Women Empowering Women: Assessing the American College of Surgeons Women in Surgery Committee Mentorship Program. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Aug 01; 235(2):375-381. PMID: 35839418

Contreras N, Litle VR. Follow the Leader? Can Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Follow Non-small Cell Lung Cancer's Lead With Immunotherapy? Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov; 114(5):e361. PMID: 35192794

Litle VR. Social Disparities in Thoracic Surgery: Actionable Items. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 Feb; 32(1):xi. PMID: 34801201

Adnan SM, Poulson M, Litle VR, Erkmen CP. Challenges in the Methodology for Health Disparities Research in Thoracic Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 Feb; 32(1):67-74. PMID: 34801197

Poulson MR, Kenzik KM, Singh S, Pavesi F, Steiling K, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Redlining, structural racism, and lung cancer screening disparities. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 06; 163(6):1920-1930.e2.View Related Profiles.

Steiling, Katrina
Suzuki, Kei
Kenzik, Kelly
Poulson, Michael
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 34774325

Raja S, Litle VR. The critical role of learning from investigating and debriefing adverse events. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Aug; 13(Suppl 1):S3-S7. PMID: 34447586; PMCID: PMC8371545; DOI: 10.21037/jtd-2020-epts-01;

Akpoviroro O, Asokan S, Steiling K, Rebello A, Burks EJ, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Lung Cancer Risk in Suspicious Lung Nodules With Negative Positron Emission Tomography. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jun; 113(6):1821-1826.View Related Profiles.

Burks, Eric
Steiling, Katrina
Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 34297988

Singh S, Pavesi F, Steiling K, Asokan S, Espinosa C, Cabral HJ, Burks EJ, Meister A, Akpoviroro O, Buck A, Drozdowicz K, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Risk Factors for Lung Cancer in an Underrepresented Safety-Net Screening Cohort. Clin Lung Cancer. 2022 03; 23(2):e165-e170.View Related Profiles.

Meister, Amanda
Burks, Eric
Cabral, Howard
Steiling, Katrina
Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 34393063; PMCID: PMC8766584; DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2021.07.009;

Richman AP, Brahmbhatt TS, Litle VR. Let's Not Fail the Flail Chest. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jun; 113(6):1865-1866.View Related Profiles.

Richman, Aaron
Brahmbhatt, Tejal
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 34270969

Suzuki K, Litle VR. Healthcare disparities in thoracic malignancies. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Jun; 13(6):3741-3744.View Related Profiles.

Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 34277065; PMCID: PMC8264713; DOI: 10.21037/jtd-2021-15;

Annesi CA, Poulson MR, Mak KS, Tapan U, Dechert TA, Litle VR, Suzuki K. The Impact of Residential Racial Segregation on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment and Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 04; 113(4):1291-1298.View Related Profiles.

Suzuki, Kei
Mak, Kimberley
Poulson, Michael
Dechert, Tracey
Tapan, Umit
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 34033745

Litle VR. Editorial: Stop, Look, and Contextually Value. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 09; 28(9):4762-4763. PMID: 33961171

Litle VR. Far from Benign: Thoracic Management of Emphysema. Thorac Surg Clin. 2021 05; 31(2):xiii. PMID: 33926677

Litle VR. Robotic Thoracic Surgery: Why It Is Here to Stay. Innovations (Phila). 2021 Mar-Apr; 16(2):113-114. PMID: 33866846

Yambayev I, Sullivan TB, Suzuki K, Zhao Q, Higgins SE, Yilmaz OH, Litle VR, Moreira P, Servais EL, Stock CT, Quadri SM, Williamson C, Rieger-Christ KM, Burks EJ. Pulmonary Adenocarcinomas of Low Malignant Potential: Proposed Criteria to Expand the Spectrum Beyond Adenocarcinoma In Situ and Minimally Invasive Adenocarcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 2021 04 01; 45(4):567-576.View Related Profiles.

Burks, Eric
Yambayev, Ilyas
Higgins, Sara
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 33177339; DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001618;

Godfrey TE, Litle VR. Commentary: For thoracic surgeons, a strategic approach to the funding game. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 03; 163(3):881-882.View Related Profiles.

Godfrey, Tony
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 33812681

Litle VR. Commentary: POEM: Provision of effective management (through collaboration). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 02; 163(2):520-521. PMID: 33781595

Litle VR. Commentary: "CT Surgeon Scientists, Where Are You? We Need Deliberate Engagement". Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021; 33(4):1059-1060. PMID: 33662552

Chen J, Staziaki PV, Zheng H, Burks EJ, Meibom S, Litle VR, Natcheva HN. 68Ga-DOTATATE-avid pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma in a man of North African descent: Case report, imaging findings and pathology. Clin Imaging. 2021 Sep; 77:175-179.View Related Profiles.

Burks, Eric
Zheng, Hanqiao
Natcheva, Hristina
Meibom, Sara
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 33725576

Litle VR. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Evaluation: Patience Is a Virtue. Thorac Surg Clin. 2021 02; 31(1):ix. PMID: 33220776

Perez SA, Reddy SB, Meister A, Pinjic E, Suzuki K, Litle VR. Venous thromboembolism in benign esophageal surgery patients: potential cost effectiveness of Caprini risk stratification. Surg Endosc. 2022 01; 36(1):764-770.View Related Profiles.

Meister, Amanda
Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 33492505

Kane L, Litle VR, Blackmon SH, Yanagawa J. The national and global impact of "Women in Thoracic Surgery". J Thorac Dis. 2021 Jan; 13(1):432-438. PMID: 33569228; PMCID: PMC7867828; DOI: 10.21037/jtd-20-2225;

Litle VR. Commentary: "What's in your diversity toolkit? Get the C-suite support". J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 12; 162(6):1788-1789. PMID: 33514467

Litle VR. Discussion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar; 161(3):816. PMID: 33139064

Suzuki K, Litle VR. Don't Anger the Host: New Etiquette in Standard Cancer Assessment? Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Feb; 28(2):598-599.View Related Profiles.

Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 33108595

Reddy SB, Mizelle J, Sterbling HM, Lin B, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Type 2 diabetes is associated with failure of non-operative treatment for sternoclavicular joint infection. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Oct; 12(10):5468-5474.View Related Profiles.

Lin, Brenda
Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 33209380; PMCID: PMC7656360; DOI: 10.21037/jtd-20-1897;

Iskander KN, Litle VR. Commentary: Parental Leave Policies: Have We Come a Long Way, Baby? World J Surg. 2020 10; 44(10):3349-3350.View Related Profiles.

Iskander, Kendra
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 32613340

Litle VR. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: An Insidious Disease. Thorac Surg Clin. 2020 11; 30(4):ix. PMID: 33012436

de Geus SWL, Hirji S, Hachey KJ, Sachs TE, Suzuki K, Ng SC, Swanson S, Litle VR, D'Amico T, Tseng JF. Lymphadenectomy and Survival After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Is More Better? J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 11; 24(11):2447-2455.View Related Profiles.

Tseng, Jennifer
Suzuki, Kei
Sachs, Teviah
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 32875442

Litle VR. Foreword. Thorac Surg Clin. 2020 Aug; 30(3):xi. PMID: 32593369

Litle VR. Commentary: Health equity and enhanced recovery protocols: Mind the gap. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 09; 162(3):721-722. PMID: 32800367

Litle VR, Canelli RJ. Perioperative Management of the Thoracic Patient Continues to Evolve. Thorac Surg Clin. 2020 Aug; 30(3):xiii-xiv.View Related Profiles.

Canelli, Robert
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 32593370

Sridhar P, Litle VR, Okada M, Suzuki K. Prevention of Postoperative Prolonged Air Leak After Pulmonary Resection. Thorac Surg Clin. 2020 Aug; 30(3):305-314.View Related Profiles.

Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 32593363

Agzarian J, Litle V, Linkins LA, Brunelli A, Schneider L, Kestenholz P, Li H, Rocco G, Girard P, Nakajima J, Samama CM, Scarci M, Anraku M, Falcoz PE, Bertolaccini L, Lin J, Murthy S, Hofstetter W, Okumura M, Solli P, Minervini F, Kirk A, Douketis J, Shargall Y. International Delphi survey of the ESTS/AATS/ISTH task force on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in thoracic surgery: the role of extended post-discharge prophylaxis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 05 01; 57(5):854-859. PMID: 31769796

Litle VR. Commentary: Back to the future: Lessons from our residents. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 10; 160(4):999-1000. PMID: 32417060

Miller MI, Meister AC, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Delayed lung expansion after decortication in a case of trapped lung resulting from catamenial haemothorax. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 03 01; 30(3):493-494.View Related Profiles.

Meister, Amanda
Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 31691801

Litle VR. Commentary: To Bleed or to Breathe? Never a Time to Die. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020; 32(2):345-346. PMID: 32061887

Shargall Y, Brunelli A, Murthy S, Schneider L, Minervini F, Bertolaccini L, Agzarian J, Linkins LA, Kestenholz P, Li H, Rocco G, Girard P, Venuta F, Samama M, Scarci M, Anraku M, Falcoz PE, Kirk A, Solli P, Hofstetter W, Okumura M, Douketis J, Litle V. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in thoracic surgery patients: an international survey. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 02 01; 57(2):331-337. PMID: 31363740

Steiling K, Loui T, Asokan S, Nims S, Moreira P, Rebello A, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Age, Race, and Income Are Associated With Lower Screening Rates at a Safety Net Hospital. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 05; 109(5):1544-1550.View Related Profiles.

Steiling, Katrina
Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 31981498

Asokan S, Sridhar P, Qureshi MM, Bhatt M, Truong MT, Suzuki K, Mak KS, Litle VR. Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of Vulnerable Populations With Esophageal Cancer Treated at a Safety-Net Hospital. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Summer; 32(2):347-354.View Related Profiles.

Suzuki, Kei
Mak, Kimberley
Truong, Minh
Qureshi, Muhammad
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 31866573

Litle VR. Discussion. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020; 32(2):343-344. PMID: 31857152

Sulibhavi A, Asokan S, Miller MI, Moreira P, Daly BD, Fernando HC, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes and Platelets Are Prognostic in Surgical pT1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 02; 109(2):337-342.View Related Profiles.

Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 31593659

Sterbling HM, Litle VR. Reply: Leading the way in cardiothoracic surgery career development. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 11; 158(5):e178-e179. PMID: 31378407

Semenkovich TR, Subramanian M, Yan Y, Hofstetter WL, Correa AM, Cassivi SD, Inra ML, Stiles BM, Altorki NK, Chang AC, Brescia AA, Darling GE, Allison F, Broderick SR, Etchill EW, Fernandez FG, Chihara RK, Litle VR, Muñoz-Largacha JA, Kozower BD, Puri V, Meyers BF. Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Positive Esophageal Cancer After Induction and Surgery: A Multisite Study. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 09; 108(3):828-836. PMID: 31229485; PMCID: PMC6904117; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.099;

Zhou Z, Kalatskaya I, Russell D, Marcon N, Cirocco M, Krzyzanowski PM, Streutker C, Liang H, Litle VR, Godfrey TE, Stein L. Combined EsophaCap cytology and MUC2 immunohistochemistry for screening of intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia and carcinoma. Clin Exp Gastroenterol. 2019; 12:219-229.View Related Profiles.

Godfrey, Tony
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 31190949; PMCID: PMC6527096; DOI: 10.2147/CEG.S186958;

Egyud M, Tejani M, Pennathur A, Luketich J, Sridhar P, Yamada E, Ståhlberg A, Filges S, Krzyzanowski P, Jackson J, Kalatskaya I, Jiao W, Nielsen G, Zhou Z, Litle V, Stein L, Godfrey T. Detection of Circulating Tumor DNA in Plasma: A Potential Biomarker for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 08; 108(2):343-349.View Related Profiles.

Godfrey, Tony
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 31059681; PMCID: PMC6676214; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.004;

Muñoz-Largacha JA, Rao SR, Brinckerhoff LH, Daly BD, Fernando HC, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Induction chemoradiation is associated with improved survival in chest wall invasion lung cancer. Tumori. 2019 Aug; 105(4):331-337.View Related Profiles.

Daly, Benedict
Suzuki, Kei
Brinckerhoff, Laurence
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 30905273

Sterbling HM, Molena D, Rao SR, Stein SL, Litle VR. Initial report on young cardiothoracic surgeons' first job: From searching to securing and the gaps in between. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 08; 158(2):632-641.e3. PMID: 30857819; PMCID: PMC8142151; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.12.104;

Sridhar P, Bhatt M, Qureshi MM, Asokan S, Truong MT, Suzuki K, Mak KS, Litle VR. Esophageal Cancer Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes Vary With Hospital Safety-Net Burden. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 05; 107(5):1472-1479.View Related Profiles.

Suzuki, Kei
Mak, Kimberley
Truong, Minh
Qureshi, Muhammad
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 30605641

Handy JR, Bremner RM, Crocenzi TS, Detterbeck FC, Fernando HC, Fidias PM, Firestone S, Johnstone CA, Lanuti M, Litle VR, Kesler KA, Mitchell JD, Pass HI, Ross HJ, Varghese TK. Expert Consensus Document on Pulmonary Metastasectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 02; 107(2):631-649. PMID: 30476477

Litle VR. The Good, the Bad and the Socially Challenged. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018; 30(4):496-497. PMID: 30359732

Parker CS, Siracuse CG, Litle VR. Identifying lung cancer in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Oct; 10(Suppl 28):S3392-S3397. PMID: 30505526; PMCID: PMC6218365; DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.07.11;

Litle VR, Mitchell JD. Global infections, local solutions: a guide for thoracic surgeons. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Oct; 10(Suppl 28):S3376-S3377. PMID: 30505524; PMCID: PMC6218361; DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.09.40;

Shin TH, Inagaki E, Ganta T, Hartshorn K, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Tumor Lysis Syndrome After Bilobectomy for Typical Carcinoid Tumor of the Lung. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 03; 107(3):e199-e201.View Related Profiles.

Inagaki, Elica
Suzuki, Kei
Hartshorn, Kevan
Shin, Thomas
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 30218665

Van Haren RM, Litle VR. Venous thromboembolism events after thoracic surgery: global steps toward prevention. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Sep; 10(Suppl 26):S3058-S3059. PMID: 30370078; PMCID: PMC6186636; DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.07.127;

Yan SX, Qureshi MM, Suzuki K, Dyer M, Truong MT, Litle V, Mak KS. Definitive treatment patterns and survival in stage II non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 2018 10; 124:135-142.View Related Profiles.

Suzuki, Kei
Mak, Kimberley
Dyer, Michael
Truong, Minh
Qureshi, Muhammad
Yan, Sherry
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 30268452

Shargall Y, Litle VR. European perspectives in Thoracic Surgery, the ESTS venous thromboembolism (VTE) working group. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Apr; 10(Suppl 8):S963-S968. PMID: 29744223

Gopal M, Skobodzinski AA, Sterbling HM, Rao SR, LaChapelle C, Suzuki K, Litle VR. Bronchoscopy Simulation Training as a Tool in Medical School Education. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 07; 106(1):280-286.View Related Profiles.

Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 29530773

Litle VR. Management of Post-pneumonectomy Bronchopleural Fistula: A Roadmap for Rescue. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018; 30(1):114-115. PMID: 29454674

Muñoz-Largacha JA, Steiling KA, Kathuria H, Charlot M, Fitzgerald C, Suzuki K, Litle VR. Initial surgical experience following implementation of lung cancer screening at an urban safety net hospital. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 06; 155(6):2674-2681.View Related Profiles.

Kathuria, Hasmeena
Steiling, Katrina
Suzuki, Kei
Charlot, Marjory
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 29534906

Litle VR. Imaging and scopes? It's bloody time for another branch in the decision tree. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 05; 155(5):2243-2244. PMID: 29482847

Sterbling HM, Rosen AK, Hachey KJ, Vellanki NS, Hewes PD, Rao SR, Pinjic E, Fernando HC, Litle VR. Caprini Risk Model Decreases Venous Thromboembolism Rates in Thoracic Surgery Cancer Patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 03; 105(3):879-885.View Related Profiles.

Rosen, Amy
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 29397103

Muñoz-Largacha JA, Slama J, Kalish J, Jalisi S, Litle VR, Suzuki K. Approach to resection of sternoclavicular tumor abutting the common carotid artery in irradiated field. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Jan; 10(1):E38-E41.View Related Profiles.

Slama, Jaromir
Kalish, Jeffrey
Suzuki, Kei
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 29600101; PMCID: PMC5863209; DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.60;

Narsule CK, Sridhar P, Nair D, Gupta A, Oommen RG, Ebright MI, Litle VR, Fernando HC. Percutaneous thermal ablation for stage IA non-small cell lung cancer: long-term follow-up. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct; 9(10):4039-4045.View Related Profiles.

Gupta, Avneesh
Narsule, Chaitan
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 29268414; PMCID: PMC5723816; DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.142;

Muñoz-Largacha JA, Litle VR. Endoscopic mucosal ablation and resection of Barrett's esophagus and related diseases. J Vis Surg. 2017; 3:128. PMID: 29078688

Litle VR. Endoscopic resection and the T category: Baby steps toward risk stratification. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 11; 154(5):1785-1786. PMID: 28916218

Hon C, O'Hara CJ, Litle VR. Endotracheal hamartoma case report: Two contrasting clinical presentations of a rare entity. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2017; 38:98-101.View Related Profiles.

O'Hara, Carl
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Ebright MI, Sridhar P, Litle VR, Narsule CK, Daly BD, Fernando HC. Endoscopic Fundoplication: Effectiveness for Controlling Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Innovations (Phila). 2017 May/Jun; 12(3):180-185.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 28296655; DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0000000000000351;

Muñoz-Largacha JA, Gower AC, Sridhar P, Deshpande A, O'Hara CJ, Yamada E, Godfrey TE, Fernando HC, Litle VR. miRNA profiling of primary lung and head and neck squamous cell carcinomas: Addressing a diagnostic dilemma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 08; 154(2):714-727.View Related Profiles.

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Muñoz-Largacha JA, Glocker RJ, Moalem J, Singh MJ, Litle VR. Incidental posterior mediastinal paraganglioma: The safe approach to management, case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2017; 35:25-28. PMID: 28427002; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.03.040;

Muñoz-Largacha JA, Ebright MI, Litle VR, Fernando HC. Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy with dye marking for identification of small peripheral lung nodules during minimally invasive surgical resection. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Mar; 9(3):802-808. PMID: 28449489

Muñoz-Largacha JA, Fernando HC, Litle VR. Optimizing the diagnosis and therapy of Barrett's esophagus. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Mar; 9(Suppl 2):S146-S153. PMID: 28446978

Muñoz-Largacha JA, Litle VR, Fernando HC. Navigation bronchoscopy for diagnosis and small nodule location. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Mar; 9(Suppl 2):S98-S103. PMID: 28446971

Muñoz-Largacha JA, Sterbling HM, Laklouk I, Zhao Q, Litle VR. A Moroccan Cattleman with Chronic Cough, Persistent Hemoptysis, and a Cavitary Lung Mass. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 02; 14(2):279-282. PMID: 28146378; DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201607-520CC;

Bhatt N, Sloan JM, O'Hara CJ, Oommen R, Steiling K, Litle VR. Extranodal Marginal Zone Endobronchial Lymphoma Associated With Hepatitis C. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Nov; 102(5):e407-e408.View Related Profiles.

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Litle, Virginia

PMID: 27772593; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.060;

Datta S, Muñoz-Largacha JA, Li L, Zhao GQ, Litle VR. Subcutaneous metastases from early stage esophageal adenocarcinoma case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2016; 29:108-112. PMID: 27837701; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.10.063;

Litle VR. When the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 09; 152(3):754-5. PMID: 27436093; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.06.041;

Muñoz-Largacha JA, O'Hara CJ, Sloan JM, Fernando HC, Litle VR. Surgical Management of Pulmonary Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Associated With Light-Chain Deposition Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jun; 101(6):e207-10.View Related Profiles.

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Fernando, Hiran
Sloan, J.
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 27211983; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.10.089;

Litle VR. Don't look now! Risk stratify first. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 08; 152(2):533-4. PMID: 27131849; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.03.063;

Muñoz-Largacha JA, Hess DT, Litle VR, Fernando HC. Lower Esophageal Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation for Persistent Reflux After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Obes Surg. 2016 Feb; 26(2):464-6.View Related Profiles.

Hess, Donald
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Litle, Virginia

PMID: 26667163; DOI: 10.1007/s11695-015-1990-2;

Antonoff MB, David EA, Donington JS, Colson YL, Litle VR, Lawton JS, Burgess NL. Women in Thoracic Surgery: 30 Years of History. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jan; 101(1):399-409. PMID: 26694290; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.11.014;

Mella-Catinchi JR, Sachs TE, Pistey R, Litle VR. A Malignant Incarcerated Bochdalek Hernia. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jan; 101(1):366.View Related Profiles.

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Litle, Virginia

PMID: 26694283; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.09.072;

Hachey KJ, Sterbling H, Choi DS, Pinjic E, Hewes PD, Munoz J, McAneny D, Tripodis Y, Fernando HC, Litle VR. Prevention of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism in Thoracic Surgical Patients: Implementation and Evaluation of a Caprini Risk Assessment Protocol. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Jun; 222(6):1019-27.View Related Profiles.

McAneny, David
Fernando, Hiran
Litle, Virginia
Tripodis, Yorghos

PMID: 26775163; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.12.003;

Hachey KJ, Hewes PD, Porter LP, Ridyard DG, Rosenkranz P, McAneny D, Fernando HC, Litle VR. Caprini venous thromboembolism risk assessment permits selection for postdischarge prophylactic anticoagulation in patients with resectable lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Jan; 151(1):37-44.e1.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 26386868; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.039;

Hewes PD, Hachey KJ, Zhang XW, Tripodis Y, Rosenkranz P, Ebright MI, McAneny D, Fernando HC, Litle VR. Evaluation of the Caprini Model for Venothromboembolism in Esophagectomy Patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Dec; 100(6):2072-8.View Related Profiles.

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Litle VR. Esophagectomy first: a shift in the treatment algorithm for regionally advanced cancer? Only with brains and brawn. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Feb; 149(2):412-3. PMID: 25467370; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.117;

Sridhar P, Steenkamp DW, Lee SL, Ebright MI, Litle VR, Fernando HC. Mediastinal parathyroid adenoma with osteitis fibrosis cystica: robot-assisted thoracic surgical resection. Innovations (Phila). 2014 Nov-Dec; 9(6):445-7.View Related Profiles.

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Pham DT, Stephens EH, Antonoff MB, Colson YL, Dildy GA, Gaur P, Correa AM, Litle VR, Blackmon SH. Birth trends and factors affecting childbearing among thoracic surgeons. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Sep; 98(3):890-5. PMID: 25087932; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.041;

Bandla S, Peters JH, Ruff D, Chen SM, Li CY, Song K, Thoms K, Litle VR, Watson T, Chapurin N, Lada M, Pennathur A, Luketich JD, Peterson D, Dulak A, Lin L, Bass A, Beer DG, Godfrey TE, Zhou Z. Comparison of cancer-associated genetic abnormalities in columnar-lined esophagus tissues with and without goblet cells. Ann Surg. 2014 Jul; 260(1):72-80.View Related Profiles.

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Litle, Virginia

PMID: 24509200; PMCID: PMC4047149; DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000424;

Wali RK, Hensing TA, Ray DW, Dela Cruz M, Tiwari AK, Radosevich A, Jepeal L, Fernando HC, Litle VR, Charlot M, Momi N, Backman V, Roy HK. Buccal microRNA dysregulation in lung field carcinogenesis: gender-specific implications. Int J Oncol. 2014 Sep; 45(3):1209-15.View Related Profiles.

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Litle, Virginia

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Guzman R, Ding L, Watson TJ, Hobbs SK, Litle VR. Spontaneous esophageal hematoma in a patient with atrial fibrillation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Mar; 95(3):1089-91. PMID: 23438542; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.063;

Pennathur A, Xi L, Litle VR, Gooding WE, Krasinskas A, Landreneau RJ, Godfrey TE, Luketich JD. Gene expression profiles in esophageal adenocarcinoma predict survival after resection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Feb; 145(2):505-12; discussion 512-3.View Related Profiles.

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Litle, Virginia

PMID: 23321130; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.10.031;

Wilshire CL, Salvador R, Sepesi B, Niebisch S, Watson TJ, Litle VR, Peyre CG, Jones CE, Peters JH. Reflux-associated oxygen desaturations: usefulness in diagnosing reflux-related respiratory symptoms. J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Jan; 17(1):30-8. PMID: 23143640; DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-2065-5;

Wilshire CL, Niebisch S, Watson TJ, Litle VR, Peyre CG, Jones CE, Peters JH. Dysphagia postfundoplication: more commonly hiatal outflow resistance than poor esophageal body motility. Surgery. 2012 Oct; 152(4):584-92; discussion 592-4. PMID: 22939748; DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.07.014;

Donington JS, Litle VR, Sesti J, Colson YL. The WTS report on the current status of women in cardiothoracic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug; 94(2):452-8; discussion 458-9. PMID: 22698775; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.102;

Niebisch S, Fleming FJ, Galey KM, Wilshire CL, Jones CE, Litle VR, Watson TJ, Peters JH. Perioperative risk of laparoscopic fundoplication: safer than previously reported-analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program 2005 to 2009. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Jul; 215(1):61-8; discussion 68-9. PMID: 22578304; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.03.022;

Bandla S, Pennathur A, Luketich JD, Beer DG, Lin L, Bass AJ, Godfrey TE, Litle VR. Comparative genomics of esophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Apr; 93(4):1101-6.View Related Profiles.

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Litle, Virginia

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Iannuzzi J, Watson TJ, Litle VR. Emphysematous gastritis: A young diabetic's recovery. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2012; 3(4):125-7. PMID: 22297191; PMCID: PMC3282254; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2011.12.002;

Galey KM, Wilshire CL, Watson TJ, Schneider MD, Kaul V, Jones CE, Litle VR, Ullah A, Peters JH. Endoscopic management of early esophageal neoplasia: an emerging standard. J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Oct; 15(10):1728-35. PMID: 21811883; DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1618-3;

Ismail A, Bandla S, Reveiller M, Toia L, Zhou Z, Gooding WE, Kalatskaya I, Stein L, D'Souza M, Litle VR, Peters JH, Pennathur A, Luketich JD, Godfrey TE. Early G1 cyclin-dependent kinases as prognostic markers and potential therapeutic targets in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Jul 1; 17(13):4513-22.View Related Profiles.

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Litle, Virginia

PMID: 21593195; PMCID: PMC3390776; DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-0244;

Galey KM, Wilshire CL, Niebisch S, Jones CE, Raymond DP, Litle VR, Watson TJ, Peters JH. Atypical variants of classic achalasia are common and currently under-recognized: a study of prevalence and clinical features. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Jul; 213(1):155-61; discussion 162-3. PMID: 21435920; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.02.008;

Feber A, Xi L, Pennathur A, Gooding WE, Bandla S, Wu M, Luketich JD, Godfrey TE, Litle VR. MicroRNA prognostic signature for nodal metastases and survival in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 May; 91(5):1523-30.View Related Profiles.

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Litle, Virginia

PMID: 21420070; PMCID: PMC3399250; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.056;

Litle VR, Rice TW. The esophagus: do sex and gender matter? Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011; 23(2):131-6. PMID: 22041043; DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2011.08.008;

Dubecz A, Sepesi B, Salvador R, Polomsky M, Watson TJ, Raymond DP, Jones CE, Litle VR, Wisnivesky JP, Peters JH. Surgical resection for locoregional esophageal cancer is underutilized in the United States. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Dec; 211(6):754-61. PMID: 20980174; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.07.029;

Wu M, Gordon RE, Herbert R, Padilla M, Moline J, Mendelson D, Litle V, Travis WD, Gil J. Case report: Lung disease in World Trade Center responders exposed to dust and smoke: carbon nanotubes found in the lungs of World Trade Center patients and dust samples. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Apr; 118(4):499-504. PMID: 20368128; PMCID: PMC2854726; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901159;

Sepesi B, Watson TJ, Zhou D, Polomsky M, Litle VR, Jones CE, Raymond DP, Hu R, Qiu X, Peters JH. Are endoscopic therapies appropriate for superficial submucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma? An analysis of esophagectomy specimens. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Apr; 210(4):418-27. PMID: 20347733; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.01.003;

Polomsky M, Hu R, Sepesi B, O'Connor M, Qui X, Raymond DP, Litle VR, Jones CE, Watson TJ, Peters JH. A population-based analysis of emergent vs. elective hospital admissions for an intrathoracic stomach. Surg Endosc. 2010 Jun; 24(6):1250-5. PMID: 20033732; DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0755-1;

Polomsky M, Jones CE, Sepesi B, O'Connor M, Matousek A, Hu R, Raymond DP, Litle VR, Watson TJ, Peters JH. Should elective repair of intrathoracic stomach be encouraged? J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Feb; 14(2):203-10. PMID: 19957207; DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-1106-1;

Sepesi B, Raymond DP, Polomsky M, Watson TJ, Litle VR, Jones CE, Hu R, Qiu X, Peters JH. Does the value of PET-CT extend beyond pretreatment staging? An analysis of survival in surgical patients with esophageal cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Dec; 13(12):2121-7. PMID: 19795177; DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-1038-9;

Morrow DJ, Avissar NE, Toia L, Redmond EM, Watson TJ, Jones C, Raymond DP, Litle V, Peters JH. Pathogenesis of Barrett's esophagus: bile acids inhibit the Notch signaling pathway with induction of CDX2 gene expression in human esophageal cells. Surgery. 2009 Oct; 146(4):714-21; discussion 721-2. PMID: 19789031; PMCID: PMC3371765; DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.06.050;

Watson TJ, Jones CE, Litle VR. Benign diseases of the esophagus. In brief. Curr Probl Surg. 2009 Mar; 46(3):190-3. PMID: 19150522; DOI: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2008.10.005;

Watson TJ, Jones CE, Litle VR. Benign diseases of the esophagus. Curr Probl Surg. 2009 Mar; 46(3):195-259. PMID: 19150523; DOI: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2008.10.006;

Shapiro M, Vidal C, Lipskar AM, Gil J, Litle VR. Placental transmogrification of the lung presenting as emphysema and a lung mass. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Feb; 87(2):615-6. PMID: 19161794; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.076;

Padilla ML, Litle VR. Advanced lung disease: meeting the challenges. Mt Sinai J Med. 2009 Feb; 76(1):1. PMID: 19170132; DOI: 10.1002/msj.20092;

Liptay MJ, D'amico TA, Nwogu C, Demmy TL, Wang XF, Gu L, Litle VR, Swanson SJ, Kohman LJ. Intraoperative sentinel node mapping with technitium-99 in lung cancer: results of CALGB 140203 multicenter phase II trial. J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Feb; 4(2):198-202. PMID: 19179896; DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318194a2c3;

Pashinsky YY, Jaffin BW, Litle VR. Gastroesophageal reflux disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Mt Sinai J Med. 2009 Feb; 76(1):24-9. PMID: 19170215; DOI: 10.1002/msj.20088;

Xi L, Feber A, Gupta V, Wu M, Bergemann AD, Landreneau RJ, Litle VR, Pennathur A, Luketich JD, Godfrey TE. Whole genome exon arrays identify differential expression of alternatively spliced, cancer-related genes in lung cancer. Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Nov; 36(20):6535-47.View Related Profiles.

Godfrey, Tony
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 18927117; PMCID: PMC2582617; DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn697;

Greenstein AJ, Wisnivesky JP, Litle VR. Effect of local therapy for the treatment of superficial esophageal cancer in non-operative candidates. Dis Esophagus. 2008; 21(8):673-8. PMID: 18459986; DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2008.00832.x;

Greenstein AJ, Litle VR, Swanson SJ, Divino CM, Packer S, Wisnivesky JP. Effect of the number of lymph nodes sampled on postoperative survival of lymph node-negative esophageal cancer. Cancer. 2008 Mar 15; 112(6):1239-46. PMID: 18224663; DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23309;

Nicastri DG, Wisnivesky JP, Litle VR, Yun J, Chin C, Dembitzer FR, Swanson SJ. Thoracoscopic lobectomy: report on safety, discharge independence, pain, and chemotherapy tolerance. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Mar; 135(3):642-7. PMID: 18329487; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.09.014;

Weiser TS, Hyman K, Yun J, Litle V, Chin C, Swanson SJ. Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy: a surgeon's perspective. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb; 85(2):S797-801. PMID: 18222220; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.052;

Chin CS, Litle V, Yun J, Weiser T, Swanson SJ. Airway stents. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb; 85(2):S792-6. PMID: 18222219; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.051;

Litle VR. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia: a review of the controversies. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb; 85(2):S743-6. PMID: 18222208; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.004;

Shaw JP, Dembitzer FR, Wisnivesky JP, Litle VR, Weiser TS, Yun J, Chin C, Swanson SJ. Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: state of the art and future directions. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb; 85(2):S705-9. PMID: 18222201; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.048;

Feber A, Xi L, Luketich JD, Pennathur A, Landreneau RJ, Wu M, Swanson SJ, Godfrey TE, Litle VR. MicroRNA expression profiles of esophageal cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Feb; 135(2):255-60; discussion 260.View Related Profiles.

Godfrey, Tony
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 18242245; PMCID: PMC2265073; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.08.055;

Greenstein AJ, Litle VR, Swanson SJ, Divino CM, Packer S, Wisnivesky JP. Prognostic significance of the number of lymph node metastases in esophageal cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Feb; 206(2):239-46. PMID: 18222375; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.09.003;

Greenstein AJ, Litle VR, Swanson SJ, Divino CM, Packer S, McGinn TG, Wisnivesky JP. Racial disparities in esophageal cancer treatment and outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Mar; 15(3):881-8. PMID: 17987341

Litle VR, Swanson SJ. Postoperative bleeding: coagulopathy, bleeding, hemothorax. Thorac Surg Clin. 2006 Aug; 16(3):203-7, v. PMID: 17004547

Xi L, Coello MC, Litle VR, Raja S, Gooding WE, Yousem SA, El-Hefnawy T, Landreneau RJ, Luketich JD, Godfrey TE. A combination of molecular markers accurately detects lymph node metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Apr 15; 12(8):2484-91.View Related Profiles.

Godfrey, Tony
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 16638856; PMCID: PMC1933488; DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-2037;

de Hoyos A, Litle VR, Luketich JD. Minimally invasive esophagectomy. Surg Clin North Am. 2005 Jun; 85(3):631-47. PMID: 15927657

Xi L, Luketich JD, Raja S, Gooding WE, Litle VR, Coello MC, Finkelstein SD, Chestney ML, Landreneau RJ, Hughes SJ, Godfrey TE. Molecular staging of lymph nodes from patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2005 Feb 1; 11(3):1099-109.View Related Profiles.

Godfrey, Tony
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 15709177

Fernando HC, Hoyos AD, Litle V, Belani CP, Luketich JD. Radiofrequency ablation: identification of the ideal patient. Clin Lung Cancer. 2004 Nov; 6(3):149-53.View Related Profiles.

Fernando, Hiran
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 15555215

Coello MC, Luketich JD, Litle VR, Godfrey TE. Prognostic significance of micrometastasis in non-small-cell lung cancer. Clin Lung Cancer. 2004 Jan; 5(4):214-25.View Related Profiles.

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Litle, Virginia

PMID: 14967073

Litle VR, Luketich JD, Christie NA, Buenaventura PO, Alvelo-Rivera M, McCaughan JS, Nguyen NT, Fernando HC. Photodynamic therapy as palliation for esophageal cancer: experience in 215 patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Nov; 76(5):1687-92; discussion 1692-3.View Related Profiles.

Fernando, Hiran
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 14602313

Luketich JD, Alvelo-Rivera M, Buenaventura PO, Christie NA, McCaughan JS, Litle VR, Schauer PR, Close JM, Fernando HC. Minimally invasive esophagectomy: outcomes in 222 patients. Ann Surg. 2003 Oct; 238(4):486-94; discussion 494-5.View Related Profiles.

Fernando, Hiran
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 14530720; PMCID: PMC1360107

Litle VR, Christie NA, Fernando HC, Buenaventura PO, Ferson PF, Luketich JD. Photodynamic therapy for endobronchial metastases from nonbronchogenic primaries. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Aug; 76(2):370-5; discussion 375.View Related Profiles.

Fernando, Hiran
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 12902066

Pierre AF, Luketich JD, Fernando HC, Christie NA, Buenaventura PO, Litle VR, Schauer PR. Results of laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernias: 200 consecutive patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Dec; 74(6):1909-15; discussion 1915-6.View Related Profiles.

Fernando, Hiran
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 12643372

Litle VR, Buenaventura PO, Luketich JD. Minimally invasive resection for esophageal cancer. Surg Clin North Am. 2002 Aug; 82(4):711-28. PMID: 12472126

Litle VR, Buenaventura PO, Luketich JD. Laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernia. Adv Surg. 2001; 35:21-38. PMID: 11579812

Litle VR, Leavenworth JD, Darragh TM, Kosinski LA, Moore DH, Smith-McCune KK, Warren RS, Palefsky JM, Welton ML. Angiogenesis, proliferation, and apoptosis in anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions. Dis Colon Rectum. 2000 Mar; 43(3):346-52. PMID: 10733116

Litle VR, Barbour S, Schrock TR, Welton ML. The continent ileostomy: long-term durability and patient satisfaction. J Gastrointest Surg. 1999 Nov-Dec; 3(6):625-32. PMID: 10554370

Litle VR, Warren RS, Moore D, Pallavicini MG. Molecular cytogenetic analysis of cytokeratin 20-labeled cells in primary tumors and bone marrow aspirates from colorectal carcinoma patients. Cancer. 1997 May 1; 79(9):1664-70. PMID: 9128980

Litle VR, Reilly LM, Ramos TK. Preoperative embolization of carotid body tumors: when is it appropriate? Ann Vasc Surg. 1996 Sep; 10(5):464-8. PMID: 8905066

Litle VR, Lockett SJ, Pallavicini MG. Genotype/phenotype analyses of low frequency tumor cells using computerize image microscopy. Cytometry. 1996 Apr 1; 23(4):344-9. PMID: 8900478

Weinstock MA, Bogaars HA, Ashley M, Litle V, Bilodeau E, Kimmel S. Inaccuracies in certification of nonmelanoma skin cancer deaths. Am J Public Health. 1992 Feb; 82(2):278-81. PMID: 1739165; PMCID: PMC1694309

Weinstock MA, Bogaars HA, Ashley M, Litle V, Bilodeau E, Kimmel S. Nonmelanoma skin cancer mortality. A population-based study. Arch Dermatol. 1991 Aug; 127(8):1194-7. PMID: 1863078

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 169 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 18 publications in 2021

Bar chart showing 169 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 18 publications in 2021

Year	Publications
1991	1
1992	1
1996	2
1997	1
1999	1
2000	1
2001	1
2002	2
2003	3
2004	2
2005	2
2006	2
2007	3
2008	8
2009	10
2010	3
2011	6
2012	5
2013	2
2014	5
2015	3
2016	8
2017	11
2018	15
2019	9
2020	17
2021	18
2022	15
2023	11
2024	1

Media Mentions

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Names Virginia R. Litle, MD, Chief of Thoracic Surgery

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Month long course of VTE prophylaxis post discharge improves outcomes finds panel

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2003 ASCO/AACR Workshop

1999 ASCRS: Piedmont Society Award for Basic Science Research

In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

General Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Venothromboembolic risk reduction in thoracic surgery
Barrett's esophagus screening with cytosponge
Postablative Barrett's esophagus
Simulation training for students and residents
MicroRNA profiling of lung cancer

Regarding mentorship I am a mentor at BU and beyond for students and residents interested in surgery. These relationships have also provided insight for my activities as an Associate Program Director for the General Surgery Residency and help me provide guidance to them about residency, fellowship and academic pursuits. Over the years at each institution I have had an increasing number of student and resident mentees and now am mentoring on average seven a year. I teach them how to prepare abstracts and manuscripts as well as prepare poster and oral presentations for the BU, regional and national forums. I have mentored students from all four years of medical school. First- and second-year students have co-authored papers with one of my resident mentees, and through the research and writing process that mentee has learned how to mentor multiple students as well. I have also worked with a particular surgery resident mentee to obtain a foundation grant and to apply for other patient safety funding opportunities. I serve on the General Surgery Resident Research Committee at BU and attend resident research presentations up to eight times a year. This represents another forum for mentorship. Finally I also have been a mentor through national organizations including Women in Thoracic Surgery, of which I am a past president, and the Women in Surgery Committee for the American College of Surgeons, for which I serve on the mentoring subcommittee.

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