BrianLPettifordMD
Thoracic Surgery • New Orleans, LACardiovascular Surgery
Wellspan Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Office
1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121Phone+1 504-842-3966Fax+1 717-851-1665
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2001 - 2003- UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 1996 - 2001
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2026
LA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
MS State Medical License 2020 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2024
PA State Medical License 1997 - 2014
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2004- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsPolyparaneoplastic Manifestations of Malignant Thymoma: A Unique Case of Myasthenia, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Pure Red Cell Aplasia, and Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca.Doron Feinsilber, Katrina A Mears, Brian L Pettiford
Cureus. 2017-06-20 - 22 citationsPreliminary results of anatomic lung resection using energy-based tissue and vessel coagulative fusion technology.Matthew J. Schuchert, Ghulam Abbas, Brian L. Pettiford, James D. Luketich, Rodney J. Landreneau
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2010-11-01 - 6 citationsThe use of esophageal transit and gastric emptying studies in the evaluation of patients undergoing laparoscopic fundoplicationMatthew J. Schuchert, Brian L. Pettiford, Ghulam Abbas, Alicia Oostdyk, James R. Landreneau
Surgical Endoscopy. 2010-05-19
Press Mentions
Ochsner Medical Center First in the State to Offer Robotic-Assisted Option for Lung BiopsyOctober 8th, 2021
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