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Office
1540 Spring Valley Dr
Huntington, WV 25704Phone+1 304-429-6741
Education & Training
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, IncFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1996 - 1998
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1996
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1992
- Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- WV State Medical License 2001 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 1999 - 2014
- WI State Medical License 1996 - 2009
- TX State Medical License 1998 - 2000
- MD State Medical License 1992 - 1995
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsIncidental finding of congenital thoracic malformations in adult population.Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari, Devin Edwards, Jessica Besenhaver, Rebecca S. Wolfer
Southern Medical Journal. 2006-05-01 - 70 citationsHemodynamic effects of carbon dioxide insufflation during thoracoscopy.Rebecca S. Wolfer, Mark J. Krasna, Jawad U. Hasnain, Joseph S. McLaughlin
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1994-08-01 - 10 citationsExtravascular fluid uptake during cardiopulmonary bypass in hypertensive dogsRebecca S. Wolfer, Gregory G. Bishop, Maureen G. Burdett, Kenji Shigemi, Josefina P. Freeman
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1994-04-01
Press Mentions
- Dr. Joseph Shapiro Recognized as One of Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors®February 21st, 2018
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