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Virginia R. Litle, M.D.

Current Position
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
Professional Address
1190 Fifth Avenue, Box 1028
New York, NY-6574
(212) 659-6800
Virginia.litle@mountsinai.org
Board Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners July 1991
California License: G-074440 June 1992
American Board of Surgery June 1998
Pennsylvania License: MD-072610L December 2000
New York License: 233613-1 August 2004
Education/
Degree

University of Vermont May 1985
Burlington, Vermont
(B.S.-Biology)

Brown-Dartmouth Program in Medicine May 1990
Providence, Rhode Island
(M.D.)

Appointments

Residency: Resident I through V Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of California, San Francisco 1990-1997

Fellowships: Surgical Oncology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 1999-2001

Thoracic Minimally Invasive 2001-2002
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Visiting Thoracic Surgery Fellow October and
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center November 2003

Cardiothoracic Surgical Resident July 2002- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center June 2004

Research: Indian Health Service
Rapid City, South Dakota Summer 1988

Division of Molecular Cytometry
Principal Investigator: Maria Pallavicini, Ph.D.
Department of Laboratory Medicine
University of California, San Francisco 1993-1995

Gastrointestinal Research Laboratory
Principal Investigators: Mark L. Welton, M.D.
and Robert S. Warren, M.D.
Department of Surgery
University of California, San Francisco 1997-1999

Professional Membership
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 1996
Howard C. Naffziger Surgical Society 1997
American College of Surgeons, Associate Fellow 1999
The Society of Surgical Oncology 2000
Association of Women Surgeons 2001
American Society of Clinical Oncology 2002
Honors/Awards
Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa May 1985
University of Vermont

Piedmont Society Award for Basic Science Research May 3-6, 1999
ASCRS 100th Anniversary and Tripartite Meeting

ASCO/AACR Workshop July 26-August 1, 2003
Methods in Clinical Cancer Research
Vail, Colorado

Publications  

Journals

1. WeinstockM MA, Bogaars HA, Ashley M, Litle V, Bilodeau E, Kimmel S.: Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Mortality. A Population-Based Study. Archives of Dermatology 127: 1194 (1991)

2. Weinstock MA, Bogaars HA, Ashley M, Litle V, Bilodeau E, Kimmel S.: Inaccuracies in Certification of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Deaths. American Journal of Public Health 82: 278 (1992)

3. Litle VR, Lockett SJ, Pallavicini MG: Genotype/Phenotype Analyses of Low Frequency Tumor Cells Using Computerized Image Microscopy. Cytometry 23: 344 (1996)

4. Litle VR, Reilly LM, Ramos TK: Preoperative Embolization of Carotid Body Tumors: When is it Appropriate? Annals of Vascular Surgery 10: 464 (1996)

5. Litle VR, Warren RS, Moore DH, Pallavicini MG: Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis of Cytokeratin 20-Labeled Cells in Primary Tumors and Bone Marrow Aspirates from Colorectal Carcinoma Patients. Cancer 79:1664 (1997)

6. Litle VR, Barbour S, Schrock TR, Welton ML: The Continent Ileostomy: Long-term Durability and Patient Satisfaction Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 3:625 (1999)

7. Litle VR, Leavenworth JD, Darragh TM, Kosinski LA, Moore DH, Smith-McCune KK, Warren RS, Palefsky JM, Welton ML: Angiogenesis, Proliferation and Apoptosis in Anal High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL) Diseases of Colon and Rectum 43:346 (2000)

8. Luketich JD, Fernando HC, Christie NA, Litle VR, Ferson PF, Buenaventura PO: Photodynamic Therapy in Thoracic Oncology: A Single Institution Experience. Proceedings of SPIE 4248 (2001)

9. Litle VR, Buenaventura PO, Luketich JD. Minimally Invasive Resection for Esophageal Cancer. Surgical Clinics of North America 82:711 (2002)

10. Pierre AF, Luketich JD, Fernando HC, Christie NA, Buenaventura PO, Litle VR, Schauer PR. Results of Laparoscopic Repair of Giant Paraesophageal Hernias: 200 Consecutive Patients. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 74:1909 (2002)

11. Litle VR, Christie NA, Fernando HC, Buenaventura PO, Ferson PF, Luketich JD. Photodynamic Therapy for Endobronchial Metastases from Non-Bronchogenic Primaries. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 76:370 (2003).

12. Luketich JD, Alvelo-Rivera M, Buenaventura PO, Christie NA, McCaughan JS, Litle VR, Schauer PR, Close JM, Fernando HC. Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE): Outcomes in 222 Cases. Annals of Surgery 238:486 (2003).

13. Litle VR, Luketich JD, Christie NA, Buenaventura PO, Alvelo-Rivera M, McCaughan JS, Nguyen NT, Fernando HC. Photodynamic Therapy as Palliation for Esophageal Cancer: Experience in 215 Patients. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 76:1687 (2003).

14. Coello M., Luketich JD, Litle VR, Godfrey TE. Prognostic Significance of Micrometastasis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 5:214  (2004).

Chapters

1. Wanebo HJ, Litle VR, Muchmore JH. Regional Perfusion for Limb Melanoma and Soft      Tissue Sarcoma. In Cancer Chemotherapy by Infusion, 2nd ed. Jacob Lokich, editor.             Chicago: Precept Press. (1990)

2. Pallavicini MG, Moore II D, Litle VR, Mueller P. Detection and Characterization of Micrometastases: Slide-Based Rare Event Analyses. In Introduction to Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization: Principles and Clinical Applications. Dan Pinkel and Michael Andreeff, editors. John Wiley & Sons (November 1999)

3. Litle VR, Buenaventura PO, Luketich JD. Laparoscopic Repair of Giant Paraesophageal Hernia. In Advances in Surgery, Volume 35:21-38 John L. Cameron, editor. Mosby, Inc. (2001)

4. Litle VR, Luketich JD. Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. On CTSNet Experts’ Techniques web page. Mark Ferguson, editor. (2002)

5. Luketich JD, Litle VR. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Stage IV Disease. In Current Therapy in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1st ed. Stephen Yang and Duke Cameron, editors. Harcourt. (September 2003)

Abstracts

1. Mehrotra B, Moore DH, Litle VR et al: Detection of Cytogenetic Aberrations in Primary and Metastatic Colon Cancer using FISH. Advances in the Biology and Therapy of Colorectal Cancer, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, November 1993.

2. Litle VR, Warren RS, Pallavicini MG: CK20+ Cells are Present in Marrow of Patients with Colorectal Cancer. American Association for Cancer Research. Toronto, 1995.

3. Litle VR, Reilly LM, Ramos TK: Preoperative Embolization of Carotid Body Tumors: When is it Appropriate? Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society. Breckenridge, Colorado, February 1995.

4. Litle VR, Barbour S, Schrock TR, Welton ML: The Continent Ileostomy: Long-Term             Durability and Patient Satisfaction. The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary             Tract, New Orleans, May 18, 1998.

5. Litle VR, Welton ML, Warren RS: Identification of Micrometastases in Grossly Normal Liver of Colorectal Cancer Patients Using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization. Surgical Forum, American College of Surgeons, Orlando, October 26, 1998.

6. Litle VR, Leavenworth JD, Darragh TM, Kosinski LA, Moore DH, Smith-McCune KK,             Warren RS, Palefsky JM, Welton ML: Angiogenesis, Proliferation and Apoptosis in          Anal High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL). The American Society             of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Washington, DC, May 3, 1999.

7. Avisar E, Litle V, Johnson RJ, Edington H. Tumor Biology of Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer. The American Society of Clinical Oncology, New Orleans, May 20-23, 2000.

8. Luketich JD, Fernando HC, Christie NA, Litle VR, Ferson PF, Buenaventura PO: Photodynamic Therapy in Thoracic Oncology: A Single Institution Experience. Photonics West, Bios 2001, presented at San Jose, January 20-26, 2001.

9. Litle VR, Belani CP and Luketich JD. Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Esophageal Carcinoma. Society of Surgical Oncology Washington, DC, March 16, 2001.

10. Litle VR, Christie NA, Buenaventura PO, Ferson PF, Luketich JD. Photodynamic Therapy for Endobronchial Metastases from Non-Bronchogenic Primaries. Society of Surgical Oncology Washington, DC, March 16, 2001.

11. Litle VR, Fernando HC, Christie NA, Ferson PF, Buenaventura PO, Luketich JD. Expandable Metal Stents for Malignant Tracheobronchial Obstruction. Society of Surgical Oncology Denver, CO, March  2002.

12. Litle VR, Godfrey TE, Kelly LA, Raja S, Matli M, Warren RS. Detection of occult colorectal metastases in the liver using quantitative RT-PCR. American Association for Cancer Research San Francisco, CA, April 2002.

13. Fernando, HC, Ferson PF, Buenaventura PO, Christie NA, Pierre AF, Litle VR, Luketich     JD. Preliminary experience with endoscopic trans-oral stapling of Zenker’s diverticulum.  Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Big Sky, MT, June 19-22, 2002.

14. Litle VR, Luketich JD, Christie NA, Buenaventura PO, McCaughan JS, Nguyen NT, Fernando HC. Photodynamic Therapy as Palliation for Esophageal Cancer: Experience in 215 Patients. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons San Diego, CA, February 1, 2003.

15. Litle VR, Xi L, Raja S, Luketich JD, Chestney L, Finkelstein S, Gooding W, Coello M, Kelly L, Hughes S, Godfrey TE. Identification of New Molecular Diagnostic Markers for Esophageal Cancer Staging. American Association for Cancer Research. Washington D.C., July 2003.

16. Litle VR, Luketich JD, Christie NA, Buenaventura PO, McCaughan JS, Nguyen NT, Fernando HC. Photodynamic Therapy with Curative Intent for Esophageal Disease: 35 Patients. O.E.S.O. 7th World Congress (September 2003)

Videos 1. Pierre AF, Litle VR, Luketich JD. Thoracoscopic Mid-Esophageal Diverticulectomy. (American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, October 2002)
 
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