Associate Professor of Surgery, USC School of Medicine

Thoracic Surgery

Winfield J. Wells is an expert in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He studied medicine at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Keck School of Medicine of USC is ranked 31/72 in Research/PrimaryCare. He over the years received 5 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "Top Doctors:LA Area", "Top Doctors:Southern California", "Super Doctor" and "Fellow (FACS)". Winfield J. Wells is a published doctor. He has 27 papers published. The most current publication "Reduced pleural drainage, length of stay, and readmissions using a modified Fontan management protocol."

Publications

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• Giant Pseudoaneurysm of Reconstructed Right Ventricular Outflow Tract.
• Reduced pleural drainage, length of stay, and readmissions using a modified Fontan management protocol.
• A novel reconstruction of the left superior vena cava.
• Reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates with hypoplastic left Heart syndrome with the introduction of an enteral feed protocol.
• Ascending aortitis and aortic Valve endocarditis in an infant.
• Novel use of a vascular plug to anchor an azygous vein ICD lead.
• Obstruction of lateral tunnel fontan by an adjustable occluder device.
• Right ventricular exclusion procedure with total cavoPulmonary connection: an alternative operative approach in adults with severe Ebstein anomaly.
• Hemidiaphragm plication after repair of Congenital heart defects in children: quantitative return of diaphragm function over time.
• Fate of the right ventricle after fenestrated right ventricular exclusion for severe neonatal Ebstein anomaly.
• A novel approach to the surgical correction of scimitar syndrome.
• Current surgical therapy for Ebstein anomaly in neonates.
• Mesenteric blood flow velocities in the newborn with single-ventricle physiology: modified Blalock-Taussig shunt versus right ventricle-Pulmonary artery conduit.
• The ethics of living donor lung transplantation.
• Successful repair of ectopia cordis using alloplastic materials: 10-year follow-up.
• Previous thoracic surgery does not increase peri-operative mortality in pediatric Heart-lung transplant recipients.
• Use of the Palmaz stent in the treatment of severe tracheomalacia.
• Stenting of the mainstem bronchus in children: a word of caution.
• Needle embolism to the Heart.
• Neochordal repair of the posterior mitral leaflet.
• A decade of living lobar lung transplantation: recipient outcomes.
• Management of phrenic nerve stimulation caused by epicardial pacemaker leads in children.
• Late recovery of atrioventricular conduction after pacemaker implantation for complete heart block associated with surgery for Congenital heart disease.
• Cor triatriatum: a cause of hemoptysis.
• Homograft conduit failure in infants is not due to somatic outgrowth.
• Intermediate outcome after Mustard and Senning procedures: A study by the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society.

Schools

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• University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

• Colum Presby Med Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Cardiac Shunting Procedures With or Without Aortic Repair or Coronary Anomaly Repair
• Heart Defect Repair
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy

Conditions Treated

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• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Pulmonary Valve Disease
• Septal Defect

Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiac Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• Top Doctors:LA Area
• Top Doctors:Southern California
• Super Doctor
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus
• Keck School of Medicine of USC

Hospital

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• Huntington Memorial Hospital
• Keck Hospital of USC
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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