Dr. Wickii T. Vigneswaran, MD, MBA, FACS, Cardiothoracic Surgeon
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Dr. Wickii T. Vigneswaran, MD, MBA, FACS

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

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James A Haley VA Hospital Tampa FL, 33612
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About

Dr. Wickii Vigneswaran is an internationally known expert in the surgical management of diseases of the lung, pleura and mediastinum. He is a pioneer in the field of thoracic surgery including minimal ...

Education and Training

Univ Of Peradeniya- Fac Of Med- Peradeniya- Sri Lanka (Univ Sri Lanka) 1978

University Of Peradeniya, Fac Of Medicine

Board Certification

Surgery - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh; UK

Thoracic Surgery – European Community

Cardiothoracic Surgery – Intercollegiate Board of the Royal College of Surgeons; UK

Cardiothoracic Surgery – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS

Provider Details

Male English, Tamil

Areas of expertise and specialization

Lung Cancer SurgeryPleural MesotheliomaMediastinal and Chest wall TumorsAcupuncture

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Professor Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa Florida 2023 - Present
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Illinois School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 1994 - 1998
  • Associate Professor Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 1998 - 2004
  • Professor Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University and Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 2004 - 2005
  • Professor of Surgery University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2005 - 2015
  • Professor of Surgery Loyola University Health System and Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 2016 - 2023
  • Professor of Surgery University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine 2024 - Present
  • Director of Thoracic Surgery University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, IL 1994 - 1998
  • Chief Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, West Side Veteran's Administration Hospital, Chicago, IL 1994 - 1998
  • Director of Heart Heart-Lung and Lung Transplantation, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, IL 1995 - 1998
  • Chief of Thoracic Surgery Director of Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation, Co-Director Thoracic Oncology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 1998 - 2005
  • Staff Cardiac Surgeon Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Maywood, IL 1998 - 2003
  • Associate Chief of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 2005 - 2015
  • Director of Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 2005 - 2013
  • Director of Thoracic Surgery Loyola University Health System, Maywood, IL 2016 - 2023
  • System Director of Thoracic Surgery Edward and Elmhurst Health, Naperville, IL 2017 - 2023
  • Staff Surgeon Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Maywood, IL 2018 - 2021
  • Staff Thoracic Surgeon James A. Haley Veterans Hospital and Clinics, Tampa, FL 2023 - Present

Awards

  • Top Doctor 2025 US News and World Report 
  • Chicago Super Doctors 2012  

Treatments

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (vats)
  • Lung Transplant

Professional Memberships

  • Royal College of Surgeon and Physicians of Canada  
  • American College of Surgeons  
  • Member of Surgical Teams, International College of Surgeons  

Fellowships

  • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • International Medical Mission

Areas of research

Robotic Surgery

Molecular Markers in Lung Cancer

Acupuncture in Health and Disease

 

Dr. Wickii T. Vigneswaran, MD, MBA, FACS's Practice location

James A Haley VA Hospital -
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