
Gavitt Alida Woodard MD
Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Assistant Professor
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330 Cedar StNew Haven, CT 06519
Phone+1 203-200-5864
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Summary
- Dr. Gavitt Woodard is a thoracic surgeon based in New Haven, CT, with a subspecialty in Thoracic Surgical Oncology. She completed her surgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco in 2018 and is a graduate of the Stanford University School of Medicine. She has had numerous publications in the field, including in Clinical Lung Cancer, JTO Clinical and Research Reports, and Annals of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Woodard is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 2011 - 2018
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2020 - 2027
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2022
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsNatural History, Treatment, Survival, and Causes of Mortality in Patients With Subsolid and Ground-Glass Nodules.Justin M Bader, Samantha R Prince, William de Santis, Emma R Kane, Lynn Tanoue
Chest. 2026-10-01 - Association Between N1 Nodal Assessment, Upstaging, and Survival in Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Christopher W Seder, Levi N Bonnell, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Seth B Krantz, Christopher W Towe
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-09-18 - Phenotypic and functional characterization of tumor-reactive T cells in malignant pleural effusions.Noam S Gaiger, Jack Coburn, Mark N Lee, Lin Zhang, Heng-Le Chen
Cancer Immunology Research. 2026-09-11
Press Mentions
Drs. Elliott Brea, Esther Redin, and Gavitt Woodard Announced as Recipients of LUNGevity's Career Development AwardsNovember 24th, 2025
Patient Coughed a Blood Clot Exactly like the Lung Passage It Was BlockingAugust 20th, 2025
Coughing up A Giant Blood ClotAugust 21st, 2019
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