About Ugo Ogwudu, M.D
- Board-Certified Thoracic Surgeon
- Associate Professor of Surgery at Texas A&M College of Medicine.
- Thoracic Surgeon at Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Tx
- Section Chief of Thoracic Surgery- Central Texas Veterans Administration, in Temple, Tx.
Thoracic Surgery Training
- Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery | 2011-2012
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery | 2008-2011
- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Residency in General Surgery | 2003-2008
- Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
- Medical School | 1999-2003
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Undergraduate | Bachelor of Science | 1996-1998
- University of Massachusetts
My Philosophy
I approach doctoring a little differently- I’m a strong believer in doctor-patient relationships that ease patients’ fears and make health care interactions more comfortable, and more useful. Patients (especially Veterans) are usually more comfortable when they’re better informed; and I believe it’s my duty to provide you with the information you need, to make the right decision. And I present it to you in a way that you can understand. You deserve a knowledgeable, trustworthy and caring thoracic surgeon who is equally skillful in his craft.
You deserve a knowledgeable, trustworthy and caring thoracic surgeon who is equally skillful in his craft.
My Practice: Surgeries Performed
My passion is minimally invasive thoracic surgery and I utilize Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), for most of my patients when indicated. Below is a list of surgical procedures most frequently performed by Dr. Ogwudu:
- Surgical treatment of Lung Cancer, and other tumors inside the chest
- Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery, (VATS) lobectomy, etc
- Correction of collapsed lungs (bullectomy & pleurodesis),
- Evacuation of fluid inside the chest (Pleural decortication).
- Surgery to correct paralyzed diaphragm
- VATS to imbricate the diaphragm
- Lung volume reduction surgery for severe bullous Emphysema
- Anti-reflux surgery for chronic acid reflux (GERD)
- Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication, etc
- Surgery for Achalasia (non functioning esophagus)
- Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy
- Surgery to correct abnormal pocket in Esophagus (Zenker’s diverticulum)
- Cricopharyngeal myotomy
- Surgery to repair perforation of the Esophagus
- Lymph node biopsies in the chest
- Mediastinoscopy
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