Dr. William Richard Wrightson MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
800 Zorn Ave Louisville KY, 40206About
Dr. William Wrightson is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Louisville, KY. Dr. Wrightson specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Wrightson 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 Louisville Sch of Med, Louisville Ky 1998
University of Louisville School of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Decreasing mortality of bile leaks after elective hepatic surgery.
- Intercostal herniation of the gallbladder after thoracotomy with right lower lobe lung resection.
- HPLC analysis of 5-FU and FdUMP in tissue and serum.
- Suppository administration of chemotherapeutic drugs with concomitant radiation
- Analysis of minocycline by high-performance liquid chromatography in tissue and serum.
- Infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast: the survival impact of race.
Treatments
- Aneurysm
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (aaa)
- Aortic Aneurysm
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