Assistant Professor, Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Leah M. Backhus, MD
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Leah Backhus works in the field of Thoracic Surgery. She studied medicine at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Keck School of Medicine of USC is ranked 31/72 in Research/PrimaryCare. She received awards:"Fellow (FACS)". Leah Backhus has written publications. She has 19 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Imaging in Lung Transplantation: Surgical Considerations of Donor and Recipient.'
Publications
- Imaging in Lung Transplantation: Surgical Considerations of Donor and Recipient.
- Gaps in Guideline-Concordant Use of Diagnostic Tests Among Lung Cancer Patients.
- Imaging surveillance and survival for surgically resected non-small-cell Lung cancer.
- Failure to rescue and pulmonary resection for Lung cancer.
- Impact of primary caregivers on long-term outcomes after Lung transplantation.
- Assessment and Management of Symptoms for Outpatients Newly Diagnosed With Lung Cancer.
- Predictors of Imaging Surveillance for Surgically Treated Early-Stage Lung Cancer.
- Ninety-Day Costs of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Versus Open Lobectomy for Lung Cancer.
- Lung Resection Outcomes and Costs in Washington State: A Case for Regional Quality Improvement.
- Preoperative PET and the Reduction of Unnecessary Surgery Among Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer Patients in a Community Setting.
- Outcomes in Lung transplantation after previous Lung volume reduction surgery in a contemporary cohort.
- The Effect of Provider Density on Lung Cancer Survival Among Blacks and Whites in the United States.
- Images in clinical medicine. Intrathoracic splenosis after remote trauma.
- Perioperative cyclooxygenase 2 inhibition to reduce tumor cell adhesion and metastatic potential of circulating tumor cells in non-small cell Lung cancer.
- Pleural space problems after living lobar transplantation.
- Dimethyl celecoxib as a novel non-cyclooxygenase 2 therapy in the treatment of non-small cell Lung cancer.
- Evaluation of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition in an orthotopic murine model of Lung cancer for dose-dependent effect.
- Radiographic evaluation of the patient with Lung cancer: surgical implications of imaging.
Schools
Keck Sch Of Med Of The Usc
Procedures Preformed
- Decortication and Pleurectomy
- Lung Transplant
- Open Thymectomy
- Peripheral Artery Catheterization
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Conditions Treated
- Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Empyema
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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UCLA Medical Center -
University of Southern California - LAC+USC Medical Center -
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Hospital
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UW Medicine/Northwest Hospital & Medical Center -
University of Washington Medical Center -
Stanford Health Care
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