
Christopher Wellington Towe MD
Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Physician
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11100 Euclid AveCleveland, OH 44106
Phone+1 216-844-5770
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Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2011 - 2014
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 2004 - 2011
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2014 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2006 - 2015
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts FollowMyHealth, Allscripts, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Response Regarding: Gender Disparities in Career Longevity Among Surgeons and Physicians: A Decade-long Analysis.Christina S Boutros, Omkar S Pawar, Aria Bassiri, John B Ammori, Julie Freischlag
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2026-01-01 - Evaluating failure to rescue after esophagectomy: The esophagectomy failure to rescue assessment, trends, and Evaluation (E-FATE) study.Christina S Boutros, Philip A Linden, Omkar Pawar, Boxiang Jiang, Jillian Sinopoli
JTCVS Open. 2025-12-01 - 2 citationsRobotic vs Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair: A Comparative Study of Short- and Long-Term Surgical Outcomes.Aria Bassiri, Omkar S Pawar, Christina Boutros, Boxiang Jiang, Jillian Sinopoli
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-11-01
Press Mentions
University Hospitals Is the First Health System in Northeast Ohio Utilizing Da Vinci 5 Surgical RobotDecember 17th, 2024
University Hospitals First in Northeast Ohio to Use Da Vinci 5 for Robotic-Assisted SurgeriesDecember 15th, 2024
In the Next IssueMarch 8th, 2018
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