Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
General Surgery
Dr. Neil A. Christie, MD
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Neil A. Christie, MD practices General Surgery. He received awards:"Regional Top Doctor" and "Top MD". Neil Christie is a published MD. He has 62 publications published. The most current publication "Postoperative portable chest radiographs: optimum use in thoracic surgery." He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Minimally invasive versus open thymectomy: a systematic review of surgical techniques, patient demographics, and perioperative outcomes.
- Thoracic Esophageal Diverticula: A 15-Year Experience of Minimally Invasive Surgical Management.
- The revised American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system (7th edition) improves prognostic stratification after minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophagogastr...
- Postesophagectomy Chylothorax: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes.
- Comparison of surgical techniques for early-stage thymoma: feasibility of minimally invasive thymectomy and comparison with open resection.
- Management of pleural space: effusions and Empyema.
- Outcomes after a decade of laparoscopic giant paraEsophageal hernia repair.
- Minimally invasive surgical treatment of sigmoidal esophagus in achalasia.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of stage I non-small cell lung Cancer in high-risk patients.
- Should endobronchial ultrasonography be part of the thoracic surgeon's armamentarium?
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for early stage non-small cell lung Cancer: rationale, patient selection, results, and complications.
- Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of stage I non-small cell lung Cancer in high-risk patients.
- Photodynamic therapy with curative intent for Barrett's esophagus with high grade dysplasia and superficial Esophageal cancer.
- Case 4. Pulmonary stent migration and ingestion in a lung Cancer patient.
- Efficacy of laparoscopic fundoplication in controlling pulmonary symptoms associated with gastroesophageal reflux Disease.
- Esophageal palliation--photodynamic therapy/stents/brachytherapy.
- Biliary Pleural fistula detected by hepatobiliary scintigraphy.
- Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of non-small cell lung Cancer in marginal surgical candidates.
- Fluorescent bronchoscopy.
- Comparison of mutational changes in involved N1 lymph nodes with those in primary tumors in stage II non-small cell lung Cancer: a pilot study.
- Photodynamic therapy as palliation for Esophageal cancer: experience in 215 patients.
- Outcomes of minimally invasive antireflux operations in the elderly: a comparative review.
- Minimally invasive esophagectomy: outcomes in 222 patients.
- Photodynamic therapy for endobronchial metastases from nonbronchogenic primaries.
- Radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary Malignant tumors in nonsurgical candidates.
- Results of laparoscopic repair of giant paraEsophageal hernias: 200 consecutive patients.
- Minimally invasive esophagectomy in the elderly.
- Outcomes after minimally invasive reoperation for gastroesophageal reflux Disease.
- Fractionated stereotactic body radiation therapy in the treatment of primary, recurrent, and metastatic Lung tumors: the role of positron emission tomography/computed ...
- Elevated hepatocyte growth factor level correlates with poor outcome in early-stage and late-stage adenocarcinoma of the Lung.
- Human non-small cell Lung tumors and cells derived from normal Lung express both estrogen receptor alpha and beta and show biological responses to estrogen.
- Basaloid squamous cell Cancer arising in Barrett's esophagus.
- Outcomes of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for high-grade dysplasia of the esophagus.
- Total videothoracoscopic lobectomy versus open thoracotomy for early-stage non small-cell lung Cancer.
- The role of positron emission tomography in evaluating mediastinal lymph node metastases in non-small-cell lung Cancer.
- Results of a randomized trial of HERMES-assisted versus non-HERMES-assisted laparoscopic antireflux surgery.
- M1a/M1b Esophageal carcinoma: clinical relevance.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for lung Cancer.
- Postoperative portable chest radiographs: optimum use in thoracic surgery.
- Reliable thirty-hour Lung preservation by donor Lung hyperinflation.
- Pretreatment SUVmax predicts progression-free survival in early-stage non-small cell lung Cancer treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy.
- Surgical resection is justified in non-small cell lung Cancer patients with node negative T4 satellite lesions.
- Endobronchial ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in patients with Mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of Lung neoplasm: experience in 100 consecutive patients.
- Image-guided radiofrequency ablation of Lung neoplasm in 100 consecutive patients by a thoracic surgical service.
- Minimally invasive myotomy for achalasia in the elderly.
- Minimally-invasive esophagomyotomy in 200 consecutive patients: factors influencing postoperative outcomes.
- Long-term results of a phase II trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by esophagectomy for locally advanced Esophageal neoplasm.
- Polyflex expandable stents in the treatment of esophageal Disease: initial experience.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of Lung neoplasm: initial experience.
- Nicotine signals through muscle-type and neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in both human bronchial epithelial cells and airway fibroblasts.
- Minimally invasive operation for Esophageal diverticula.
- Endoscopic photodynamic therapy for obstructing Esophageal cancer: 77 cases over a 2-year period.
- Minimally invasive surgical staging for Esophageal cancer.
- Laparoscopic repair of giant paraEsophageal hernia: 100 consecutive cases.
- Results of expandable metal stents for malignant Esophageal obstruction in 100 patients: short-term and long-term follow-up.
- Outcomes after minimally invasive esophagomyotomy.
- Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy.
- Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery and lobectomy, sublobar resection, radiofrequency ablation, and stereotactic radiosurgery: advances and controversies in the manag...
- Outcomes of laparoscopic Toupet compared to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.
- Endobronchial Ultrasound-Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Lymphoma in Patients With Low Suspicion for Lung Cancer and Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy.
Schools
University Of Toronto College Of Medicine
Toronto Western Hospital
University Toronto
Cleveland Clinic
University Of Pittsburgh
Procedures Preformed
- Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
- Decortication and Pleurectomy
- Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy)
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Conditions Treated
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiac Surgery
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- Top MD
Education
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation -
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Hospital
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UPMC Passavant -
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1730151580 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | CHRISTIE | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | NEIL | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 152132546 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | Thoracic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 148.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 12.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 8.11 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1730151580 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | CHRISTIE |
| First Name Of The Provider | NEIL |
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