DR. LEONARD JAMES WUDEL, M.D.
Radiology at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC

Thoracic Surgery

Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open, Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography), Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair, Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs), Decortication and Pleurectomy, Diaphragmatic/Paraesophagel Hiatal Hernia Repair, Open, Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy, Esophageal Cancer Resections, Esophageal Surgery, Esophagomyotomy, Lobectomy, Open, Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open, Lung Removal, Open, Lung Surgery, Lung Surgery - Abscesses and Diagnostic Procedures, Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS), Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision, Mediastinal Surgery, Mediastinal Tumors and Minimally Invasive Resection, Mediastinoscopy, Nerve Block, Sympathetic, Peripheral Artery Catheterization, Port Placements or Replacements, Surgery, Robotic Assisted, Thoracentesis, Thoracic Surgical Procedures, Thoracic Sympathectomy for Sweaty Palms, Thoracoscopic Lobectomy, Thoracoscopic Procedures, Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy, Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection, Thoracotomy, Tracheal Surgery, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy, Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), Video-Assisted Thorascopic (VATS) Lobectomy

Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome, Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Disease, Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation), Cardiomegaly, Cardiomyopathy, Carotid Artery Disease, Cerebral Artery Thrombosis, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Empyema, Esophageal Cancer, Esophageal Diverticulum, Esophageal Motility Disorders, Lung Cancer, Lung Mass, Lung Neoplasms, Not Specified as Malignant, Lung Nodules, Lung Tumor, Mediastinal Cancer, Mediastinal Tumors, Mediastinal Tumors, Malignant, Mediastinitis, Mitral Valve Disease, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pericardial Disease, Pleura Cancer, Pleural Neoplasm, Malignant, Pulmonary Embolism, Thymomas, Thymus Cancer, Thymus Disorders

National Institutes of Health-Indvidual National Research Service Award, 2000, The Alfred Blalock Surgical Resident Award-Outstanding Research, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2004, House Staff Clinical Teaching Award, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2004, Kenneth Jacobs Research Fellowship Award, Vanderbilt University Department of Surgery, 2000, Super Award-Outstanding Employee, University of Michigan Medical Center, 2004, The Joseph W. and Bonnie J. Graves Award, Vanderbilt University Department of Surgery, 2003, Lloyd S. Rogers Award-Overall Best Research Presentation, The Association of VA Surgeons, 2002, Star Award, St. Thomas Hospital, 2011, Disparate outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer: effect of race on long-term survival., 2002 May, Hepatic cryoablation-induced multi-system injury: bioluminescent detection of NF-kappa B activation in a transgenic mouse model., 2002, Orthotopic Liver transplantation and hepatic resection: lessons learned from complimentary disciplines., 2002, Multi-organ inflammation after hepatic cryoablation in BALB/c mice, 2003, Biliary reconstruction is enhanced with a collagen-polyethylene glycol sealant., 2002 Jun., Long-Term Detrimental Effect of Bile Duct Injury on Health Related Quality of Life, 2004, Bile duct injury following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a cause for continued concern., 2001 Jun., Modulation of endotoxin-induced NF-kappa B activation in lung and liver through TNF type 1 and IL-1 receptors., 2002 Dec., The role of [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging in the evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma., 2003 Feb., Indications and limitations of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma, 2003, Superior vena cava syndrome., 2001 Feb., Prevention of gallstone formation in morbidly obese patients undergoing rapid weight loss: results of a randomized controlled pilot study., 2002 Jan.

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To provide the most compassionate, complete, individualized and technologically advanced surgical care for thoracic disease(s).