Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS
@leahbackhusmd
I am a thoracic surgeon, wife, mother and fierce Stanford and USC football fan!
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https://profiles.stanford.edu/leah-backhus 02-05-2017 03:53:04
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“While women surgeons are growing in number and continuing to shatter glass ceilings by taking on new positions of #leadership [in #CTsurgery], ample challenges still remain.”👩⚕️ Drs.Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS & Mara Antonoff, MD, FACS discuss in this American College of Surgeons piece. ow.ly/2G0w50QO77x
The AATS Mentorship and Diversity Committee, African American Cardiothoracic Surgeons ABCTS, and Latinos in Cardiothoracic Surgery Latinos in Cardiothoracic Surgery are holding an informal meeting at the Delta Hotel Rooftop Bar at 7pm to discuss #DEI in CT surgery. All are welcome! #AATS2024
Come join us to wrap up a great day at #AATS2024 #abcts Dr. David Tom Cooke Sara Pereira MD Loretta Erhunmwunsee, MD, FACS Rian M. Hasson Charles, MD, MPH, FACS (She/Her)
Can't wait to head to the meeting next year! Huge thank you to those who paved the way! Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸 Sherry Wren Dr. David Tom Cooke Joe Shrager Shanda Blackmon, MD, MPH Robert Higgins, MD, MSHA
Excellent grand rounds this morning by Dr. Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS on attracting and retaining diverse talent in CT surgery
😀 “I truly believe there is not a single program in the country that would prepare me as well and expose me to the breadth of CT surgery in the way that Stanford did,” says graduating thoracic surgery fellow Dr. Ioana Baiu on her training at Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery. ow.ly/aSKv50SmMWb
.Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS, of Stanford Medicine, discusses the evolving definition of surgical resectability in patients with borderline resectable NSCLC. @gotoper #gotoPER #LCSM onclive.com/view/dr-backhu…
Great day of discussions of Gaps in the literature in treating our lung cancer patients! OncLive.com Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS Sandip Patel MD Elaine Shum
July Issue: Complications of Outpatient Chest Tube Management for Prolonged Air Leaks After #PulmonarySurgery Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS Natalie Lui rdcu.be/dPsp7 Zaid Abdelsattar, MD, MS, FACS Syed A. Ahmad
Join Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery at the 2024 Cardinal Walk on Aug. 7th at Stanford Stadium! This year’s theme is to be a “superhero for your community.” 🦸♀️✨🦸♂️ Let's get outside, support your well-being, and celebrate wellness. ☀️👣 More info: ow.ly/KObA50SRx2B
Excited to welcome Dr. Vaughn Starnes, Keck School of Medicine of USC Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery, to Stanford Medicine as our Norman E. Shumway Visiting Professor!
