DouglasEWoodMDFACS, FRCSEd

Thoracic Surgery • Seattle, WA

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

The Henry N. Harkins Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Washington

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Office
1959 NE Pacific St, BB-487, Box 356410
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-685-3228

Summary

Dr. Douglas Wood is a thoracic surgeon in Seattle, WA and affiliated with UW Medicine. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 30 years. He specializes in adult general thoracic surgery, with a focus on lung cancer, esophageal cancer, chest wall, mediastinum, airway pathology and bronchoscopic and surgical treatment of emphysema.

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1989 - 1991
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1989
Royal North Shore Hospital, University of SydneyFellowship, Surgery, 1986 - 1987
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1983
Harvard UniversityAB, Biology, cum laude, 1975 - 1979

Certifications & Licensure

AK State Medical License 2023 - 2026
WA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Vice-Chair, National Lung Cancer Roundtable American Cancer Society
Board of Regents American College of Surgeons
John H Gibbon Jr Honorary Lecture American College of Surgeons, 2020
Academy of Master Surgeon Educators American College of Surgeons, 2020
International Councilor European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2016-2019
Honorary Membership Women in Thoracic Surgery, 2018
Honorary Member Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons, 2018
President Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSNet)
President The Thoracic Surgery Foundation
Honorary Member The Mackenzie Society, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 2017
President Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2013-2014
Fellow (ad hom) Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2013
Vice-Chair Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Panel, National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Chair Lung Cancer Screening Panel, National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Honorary Member Society of Thoracic Radiology, 2015
Honorary Alumnus Seoul National University, 2013
Honorary Member La Sociedad Mexicana de Cirujanos Torácicos Generales, 2012
Chair Thoracic Residency Review Committee, Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education, 2010-2013
Councilor European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2009-2012
Board of Directors Cardiothoracic Surgery Network, 2009-2015
Board of Directors Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education, 2008-2012
President Western Thoracic Surgical Association, 2007-2008
Honorary Member Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 2006
Secretary Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2005-2010
Director American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2005-2012
President Seattle Surgical Society, 2004-2005
Editorial Board Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, 2002-2010
Board of Directors Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2002-2015
Board of Directors United Network of Organ Sharing, 2001-2003
Editorial Board Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2001-2010
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

IBV Valve System for the Treatment of Prolonged Air Leak Under HDE H060002 - Post Approval Study Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Gender Representation in Cardiothoracic Surgical Academia: A Call to Support Women Across the Globe.
Cecilia Pompili, Rita Costa, Busra Cangut, Isabelle Opitz, Paula Ugalde Figueroa
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-02-01
NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Lung Cancer Screening, Version 1.2025.
Douglas E Wood, Ella A Kazerooni, Denise R Aberle, Christine Argento, Jonathan Baines
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2025-01-01
The American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable strategic plan: Promoting guideline-concordant lung cancer staging.
Farhood Farjah, Julie A Barta, Douglas E Wood, M Patricia Rivera, Raymond U Osarogiagbon
Cancer. 2024-12-15

Press Mentions

Time for Change: Women Leading in Cardiothoracic Surgery, a Global PerspectiveNovember 16th, 2020
Wuhan Virus Watch: Nevada and Michigan Governors Reverse Decision Banning Chloroquine TreatmentsApril 2nd, 2020
With Surgeries Delayed, Patients Wait with Anxiety — Some in Pain — as Hospitals Make Way for Coronavirus CasesMarch 30th, 2020
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