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Alex Little, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Oro Valley, AZ

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Thoracic Surgery Oro Valley, AZ

Cardiovascular Surgery

Retired Thoracic Surgeon

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  • Office

    9731 N. Horizon Vista Pl
    Oro Valley, AZ 85704
    Phone+1 520-498-5154

Education & Training

  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1979 - 1981
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1977 - 1979
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1974 - 1976
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1974
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    University of North Carolina at Chapel HillB.A., 1965

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License Active through 2021

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Alumni Achievement Award McCallie School, 2011
  • Honorary Commander, 88th Surgical Operations Squadron 2008
  • Best Cancer Doctors for Women Good Housekeeping, 1999
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • changes in tracheostomy and intubation related tracheal stenosis: Implications for surgery  
    Kim S, Khalpey Z, Hsu c, Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2017
  • Factors in the Selection and Management of chest Tubes after Pulmonary Lobectomy: Results of a National Survey of Thoracic Surgeons  
    Kim S, Khalpey Z, Daugherty SL, Torabi M, Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2015
  • The left thoracotomy approach for esophagectomy Letter to the editor  
    Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2014
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Quality of care among patients with early stage non-small-cell lung cancer.
    Virgo KS, Gay EG, Little AG, 138th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, cO, 1/10/2010
  • Risk and benefit: the eternal Yin and Yang of thoracic surgery
    Little AG, Thorax, 1/1/2007
  • No Nodes Is Good Nodes
    Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2006
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Lectures

  • The Sentinel Lymph Node and Lung cancer: Where are we? 
    1/1/2013
  • Esophageal cancer Surgery 
    Island of Kos, Greece - 1/2/2008
  • Patterns of Surgical care of Lung cancer Patients. 
    1/1/2005
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