
Dr. Leah Monique Backhus M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Uninversity Of Washington 1959 Ne Pacific St Bb-487 Box 356410 Seattle WA, 98195About
Dr. Backhus is an assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the VA Puget Sound. She trained in General Surgery at the University of Southern ...
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SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Residential segregation and lung cancer mortality in the United States.
- The effect of provider density on lung cancer survival among blacks and whites in the United States.
- Preoperative PET and the reduction of unnecessary surgery among newly diagnosed lung cancer patients in a community setting.
- Management of centrally located non-small-cell carcinoma.
- Occam's Razor versus Hickam's Dictum.
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