Eastridge-Cole Professor of Thoracic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Thoracic Surgery

Benny Weksler works in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He received awards:"Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors", "America's Top Doctors", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "Pittsburgh Magazine" and "Fellow (FACS)". Benny Weksler, MD is a published MD as well. He has 11 publications published. The latest was: Impact of Positive Nodal Metastases in Patients with Thymic Carcinoma and Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Benny Weksler, MD accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Impact of Positive Nodal Metastases in Patients with Thymic Carcinoma and Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumors.
• The revised American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system (7th edition) improves prognostic stratification after minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophagogastr...
• Alterations of the immune system in thymic malignancies.
• A clinical prediction rule for perioperative mortality and major morbidity after laparoscopic giant paraEsophageal hernia repair.
• Major perioperative morbidity does not affect long-term survival in patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer of the esophagus or gastroEsophageal junction.
• Thymic carcinoma: a multivariate analysis of factors predictive of survival in 290 patients.
• Profibrotic Role of miR-154 in Pulmonary Fibrosis.
• Surgical Resection Should Be Considered for Stage I and II Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung.
• Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy is equivalent to thoracoscopic minimally invasive esophagectomy.
• The role of adjuvant radiation therapy for resected stage III thymoma: a population-based study.

Schools

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• Federal University Of Brazil Brazil

• Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Anti-Reflux Surgery
• Arterial Catheterization With Robotic Assistance
• Bronchoscopy
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
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Conditions Treated

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• Achalasia
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Breathing Disorders
• Carotid Artery Disease
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Doctors Specialties

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• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors
• America's Top Doctors
• America's Top Doctors for Cancer
• Pittsburgh Magazine
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus
• Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1780803999
NPPES Provider LastName		WEKSLER
NPPES Provider FirstName		BENNY
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		381043519
NPPES Provider State		TN
Specialty Description		Thoracic Surgery
Total Claim Count		37.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1780803999
Last Name Of The Provider	WEKSLER
First Name Of The Provider	BENNY
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