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Leah Backhus trained in general surgery at the University of Southern California and cardiothoracic surgery at the University of California Los Angeles. She practices at Stanford Hospital and is Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the VA Palo Alto. Her surgical practice consists of general thoracic… Leah Backhus trained in general surgery at the University of Southern California and cardiothoracic surgery at the University of California Los Angeles. She practices at Stanford Hospital and is Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the VA Palo Alto. Her surgical practice consists of general thoracic surgery with special emphasis on thoracic oncology and minimally invasive surgical techniques. She also has special clinical expertise in adult chest wall surgery (including pectus excavated) and hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy or HITHOC (used to treat mesothelioma and other pleural tumors). She is Co-Director of the Thoracic Surgery Clinical Research Program, and has grant funding through the Veterans Affairs Administration and NIH. Read more
Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS
875 Blake Wilbur Dr, Palo Alto, CA
875 Blake Wilbur Dr, Palo Alto, CA
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Leah Backhus, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
3801 Miranda Ave, MC 111, Palo Alto, CA (5 Km Away)
Leah Backhus, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
5565 W Las Positas Blvd Ste 320, Pleasanton, CA (39 Km Away)