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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
- 17 citationsThe role of gender in non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative reviewIoana Baiu, Ashley L. Titan, Linda W. Martin, Andrea S. Wolf, Leah M. Backhus
Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2021-06-01 - 78 citationsGlobal analysis of shared T cell specificities in human non-small cell lung cancer enables HLA inference and antigen discovery.Shin Heng Chiou, Diane Tseng, Alexandre Reuben, Vamsee Mallajosyula, Irene S. Molina
Immunity. 2021-03-09 - 8 citationsSocial Disparities in Lung CancerIrmina A. Elliott, Cayo Gonzalez, Leah M. Backhus, Natalie S. Lui
Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 2022-02-01
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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