Chukwumere Nwogu MD PhD

Thoracic Cancer

Professor of Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Elm and Carlton StreetsBuffalo, NY 14263
Phone+1 716-845-2300

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Education & Training

University At Buffalo (SUNY)PhD, Cancer Epidemiology, 2008 - 2012
State University of New York at BuffaloPhD, 2008 - 2012
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1998 - 1999
UMass Chan Medical SchoolFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1995 - 1998
Flushing Hospital Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1995

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1999 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1996 - 2003
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Special Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies Roswell Park Graduate Division, 2013
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Award (K-23) National Cancer Institute, 2008
Career Development Award Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE), 2008

Clinical Trials

Fludeoxyglucose F 18 in Detecting Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients With Stage I or Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 16
COMPLETED
NA
Photodynamic Therapy During Surgery in Treating Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 21
COMPLETED
PHASE1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Resection With Superior Vena Cava and Innominate Vein Reconstruction Using Cryopreserved Arterial Graft.
Kaylan Gee, Abigail Driscoll, Saikrishna Yendamuri, Chukwumere Nwogu
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-05-01
Evaluating the impact of financial navigation on financial catastrophe and distress for cancer care: a randomized control trial-COST-FIN.
Amir H Sohail, Oluwasegun Afolaranmi, Funmilola Olanike Wuraola, Matthew Caputo, George Gutierrez
Trials. 2026-01-28
1 citations
Evaluating the Impact of Financial Navigation on Financial Catastrophe and Distress for Cancer Care: A Randomized Control Trial- COST-FIN.
Amir H Sohail, Oluwasegun Afolaranmi, Funmilola Olanike Wuraola, Matthew Caputo, George Guiterrez
Research Square. 2026-01-21

Journal Articles

VATS Lobectomy Has Better Peri-operative Outcomes than Open Lobectomy
Nwogu CE, D'Cunha J, Pang H, Gu L, Wang X, Richards WG, Veit LJ, Demmy TL, Sugarbaker DJ, Kohman LJ, Swanson SJ, Ann Thor Surg, 1/1/2015
Invited Commentary on "Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Pneumonectomy: Retrospective Outcome Analysis of 47 Consecutive Patients"
Nwogu CE, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2014
Promoting Cancer Control Training in Resource Limited Environments: Lagos, Nigeria
Nwogu CE, Mahoney M, George S, Dy G, Hartman H, Animashaun M, Popoola A, Michalek A, J Canc Educ, 1/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

Cardiothoracic Surgery Review
Chapter: Thoracoscopic Pneumonectomy.
Page 1047 - 1050Nwogu CE, Demmy TLEditors: Franco KL, Thourani VH.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia2012
Adult Chest Surgery: Concepts and Procedures
Chapter: Benign Lung Masses.
Platis IE, Bogner PN, Nwogu CEEditors: Sugarbaker D.McGraw-Hill Professional, New York2009
Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America
Chapter: Complications after Pulmonary Surgery: Chylothorax.
Page 209 - 214Platis IE, Nwogu CEEditors: Demmy TL.W.B. Saunders, New York2006

Abstracts/Posters

"Exploration of the Role of the Surgical Robot in an Advanced VATS Program"
Nwogu CE, University at Buffalo Department of Surgery's Annual Research Day, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1/29/2014
"Promoting Cancer Control Workshops in Resource Limited Environments"
Nwogu CE, University at Buffalo Department of Surgery's Annual Research Day, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1/29/2014
Promoting Cancer Control Training in Resource Limited Environments: Lagos, Nigeria.
Nwogu CE, Mahoney M, George S, Dy G, Hartman H, Animashaun M, Popoola A, Michalek A, African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer BiAnnual Meeting, Durban, South Africa, 1/21/2013

Lectures

Surgical Management of Breast Cancer.
Lagos, Nigeria - 1/21/2015
Overview of Cancer Epidemiology in Nigeria.
Lagos, Nigeria - 1/21/2015
Photodynamic Therapy of Human Lung Cancer Xenografts in Mice.
Las Vegas, NV - 1/4/2015

Other

Technical Enhancements for Right and Left Thoracoscopic Pneumonectomy. (Surgical Film)
Demmy T, Dexter E, Hennon M, Yendamuri S, Nwogu CE, Society of Thoracic Surgeons 48th Annual Meeting
Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1/30/2012
Thoracoscopic Right Upper Lobectomy with Bronchoplasty. (Video)
Nwogu CEhumy, Yendamuri Sai, Demmy, Todd, ISMICS Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA - 1/4/2009
Salvage Esophagectomy for Recurrent Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Vaible Option for Chemotherapy Responders.
Javle MM, Nanavati, KI, Nava HR, Nwogu CE, Iyer RV, Hematology Oncology Today
1/1/2005