ChristopherWigfieldMD
Thoracic Surgery • Chicago, ILCardiopulmonary Transplantation, Adult General Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director Lung Transplantation, University of Chicago Medical Center
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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
University Of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL 60637Phone+1 773-702-3551Fax+1 773-702-4187- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Free Univ Berlin- Fac MedClass of 1993, MD, Fulbright Scholarship
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2008 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2020 - 2024
ME State Medical License 2022 - 2024- UK Board Certifiation: General Surgery & Cardiothoracic SurgeryUNOS Cert. Lung Transplantation
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fulbright Alumni Fulbright Commission, 1988
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 87 citationsISHLT Consensus Statement on adult and pediatric airway complications after lung transplantation: Definitions, grading system, and therapeutics.Maria M. Crespo, Daniel P. McCarthy, Peter Hopkins, Stephen Clark, Marie Budev, Christian A. Bermudez, Christian Benden, Pirooz Eghtesady, Erika D. Lease, Lorriana E. ...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2018 May 1
- 10 citationsPatient factors associated with lung transplant referral and waitlist for patients with cystic fibrosis and pulmonary fibrosis.Yuan Liu, Monica B. Vela, Tanya M Rudakevych, Christopher H. Wigfield, Edward R. Garrity, Milda R. Saunders> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2017 Mar 1
- 15 citations"Age" in lung transplantation: factors related to outcomes and other considerations.Christopher H. Wigfield, Vanessa Buie, David Onsager> ;Current Pulmonology Reports. 2016 Aug 13
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Press Mentions
They Call Him LazarusApril 6th, 2018
Breathing New Life into Donor LungsFebruary 10th, 2016
Grant Support
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPRoyal College of Surgeons, London, EnglandPresent
Committees
- CHAIR AND DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION 2012 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- German
Hospital Affiliations
City of Hope ChicagoZion, Illinois
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Midwest Medical CenterGalena, Illinois
UPMC AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania- UPMC AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania
- UPMC AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania
- UPMC AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania
- UPMC AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania
- UPMC AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania
- UPMC AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, Maine
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