Dr. Richard Ian Whyte M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
300 Pasteur Drive Cvrb 205 Stanford CA, 94305Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Richard Whyte is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Stanford, CA. Dr. Whyte specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Whyte typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med, Pittsburgh Pa 1983
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Superior vena cava syndrome caused by pulmonary artery sarcoma.
- Pulmonary aspiration of a milk/cream mixture.
- Pulmonary vascular compromise in a child with postpneumonectomy syndrome.
- Primary non-small-cell lung cancer: determining the suitability of the patient and tumor for resection.
- The current role of transhiatal esophagectomy.
- Boerhaave's syndrome.
- Advances in the staging of intrathoracic malignancies.
- A cystic upper lobe lesion in a healthy nonsmoking man.
- Role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and classic thoracotomy in lung cancer management.
- Absent secretion to vasoactive intestinal peptide in cystic fibrosis airway glands.
- Lung transplantation: a decade of experience.
- Boerhaave's syndrome: diagnosis and treatment.
- Preoperative patient education in thoracic surgery.
- Photochemotherapy: more heat than light?
- Results of a phase I dose-escalation study using single-fraction stereotactic radiotherapy for lung tumors.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Lung Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
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