Himalaya E. Lele, M.D.

Specialty:
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Intuitive Certified Console Surgeon on Davinci Robot

Clinics:
HeartPlace Arlington Surgery

Academic Background:

• University of Illinois, Chicago, IL - Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery 2006-2008
• Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA- Resident in General Surgery 1998-2003
• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - Doctor of Medicine 1994-1998
• Tulane University, New Orleans, LA - Bachelor of Science 1990-1994, Cum Laude

Publications:

Weathering the Storm: How can thoracic surgery training programs meet the new challenges in the era of less-invasive technologies?, J Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery 2009, Jun;137(6):1317-25

A Perspective on the Surgical Management of Congestive Heart Failure, World Journal of Surgery 2008, Mar;32(3):375-80

Endovascular Treatment of Aortic aneurysms: Techniques and Clinical Update, Cardiology, 22-23 2007

Recent Developments in Antithrombotic Therapy: Will Sodium Warfarin be a Drug of the Past?, Recent Patents on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery 2007, 307-316

Immune Thrombocytopenia and Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Hodgkin's Disease, Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 18(2): 227-229, 1996

The Limited Bra-Line Infra-mammary Incision for Trans-sternal Thymectomy, Annals of Thoracic Surgery (in submission)

Presentations/Abstracts:

"Coumadin in the Trauma Patient" - Cape Cod Conference 2001

"New Trends and Technologies in Thoracic Surgery" - Memorial City Grand Rounds 2010

 

Last Updated: 09.30.11

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