LeahMonique(Fuller)BackhusMD
Thoracic Surgery • Palo Alto, CAMinimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University
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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94304Phone+1 650-723-4000
Summary
- Dr. Leah Backhus is a thoracic surgeon in Palo Alto, CA and is affiliated with Stanford Health Care. She received her medical degree from Keck School of Medicine of USC and has been in practice 19 years. She specializes in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, thoracic surgical oncology, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in mesothelioma, endometriosis, chest wall reconstruction, pectus excavatum repair, and chest wall tumors.
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2007 - 2009
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Surgery, 2000 - 2007
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2000
University of WashingtonMPH, Health Services
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2001 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2009 - 2020- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2023
- McGoon Award for Teaching in Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Residents Association, 2019
- Levi Watkins Innovation and Leadership Scholarship Thoracic Surgery Foundation, 2019
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPractical Guide to Multiomics Big Data Sources.Leah Backhus, Shaunak Adkar, Derek Klarin
JAMA Surgery. 2025-01-08 - Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network (ThORN) Consensus Document on Defining a High Quality Wedge Resection for Early Stage Lung Cancer.Seth B Krantz, Brian Mitzman, Mara B Antonoff, Leah Backhus, Stephen R Broderick
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-01-08 - The Role of Primary Care Providers in Lung Cancer Screening: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Lye-Yeng Wong, Ntemena Kapula, Augustine Kang, Anuradha J Phadke, Andrew D Schechtman
Clinical Lung Cancer. 2025-01-01
Journal Articles
- Esophageal Cancer SurgeryIoana Baiu, Leah Backhus, JAMA
Authored Content
- From Maximal to Minimal in Thoracic Surgery: Less is More…But Not AlwaysFebruary 2017
Press Mentions
Women in Thoracic Surgery: Asian PerspectiveAugust 4th, 2020
Women in Thoracic Surgery: Social Media and the Value of MentorshipApril 11th, 2020
From Female Surgical Resident to Academic Leaders: Challenges and Pathways ForwardMarch 13th, 2021
Grant Support
- iSALT: Imaging Surveillance After Lung Cancer TreatmentDepartment of Veterans AffairsPresent
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Society of Thoracic SurgeonsDirector-At-Large
- American Association for Thoracic SurgeryMember
External Links
- Stanford Faculty Profilehttps://profiles.stanford.edu/leah-backhus
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