NeilAlexanderChristieMD

Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Overview of Dr. Christie

Dr. Neil Christie is a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Passavant, UPMC St. Margaret, UPMC McKeesport, and Shadyside Campus. He received his medical degree from University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. Dr. Christie accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 17 doctors at UPMC McKeesport and one of 26 doctors at UPMC Passavant who specialize in Thoracic Surgery.

Office
200 Lothrop Street
Suite 9055
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Book by Phone412-534-6036
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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, General Surgery, 1995 - 1998
University of Toronto Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1998 - 2022
OH State Medical License 1993 - 2001
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Phase II Study of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Patients With Oligo-recurrent Disease (UPCI# 10-028) Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01Kubicek, G.J.
Phase II Study for Curative Intent Treatment for Patients With Oligometastatic Disease at Initial Presentation (UPCI #10-027) Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01Kubicek, G.J.
Esophageal Cancer Risk Registry Start of enrollment: 1999 Jun 01Luketich, J.D.,Ward, J.A.
Outcomes After Esophagectomy With a Focus on Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy and Quality of Life Start of enrollment: 1999 May 01Luketich, J.D.,Ward, J.A.,Ward, J.A.
Outcomes After Medical and Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Start of enrollment: 1999 Apr 01Luketich, J.D.,Ward, J.A.
LIFE-Lung Bronchoscopy in Patients at Risk for Developing Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 1998 Aug 01Christie, N.A.
Detection of Genetic Markers of Lung Cancer Initiation and Progression Start of enrollment: 1996 Jun 01Pennathur, A.

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Aggressive invasive recurrence of a right atrial myxofibrosarcoma.
Diana S DeAndrade, Arman Kilic, Neil A. Christie, Ibrahim Sultan> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2019 Apr 1
Mesh cruroplasty in laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernias is not associated with better long-term outcomes compared to primary repair.
Vernissia Tam, James D. Luketich, Ryan M. Levy, Neil A. Christie, Omar Awais, Manisha Shende, Katie S. Nason> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Oct 1
Endobronchial Ultrasound-Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Lymphoma in Patients With Low Suspicion for Lung Cancer and Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
Katie S. Nason, Amy Kirchner, Matthew J. Schuchert, James D. Luketich, Neil A. Christie, Liron Pantanowitz, Arivarasan Karunamurthy, Sara E. Monaco> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 May 1
Minimally invasive versus open thymectomy: a systematic review of surgical techniques, patient demographics, and perioperative outcomes
Nicholas R. Hess, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, Arjun Pennathur, Ryan M. Levy, Neil A. Christie, James D. Luketich> ;Annals of cardiothoracic surgery. 2016 Jan 31
Thoracic Esophageal Diverticula: A 15-Year Experience of Minimally Invasive Surgical Management.
Ryan A. Macke, James D. Luketich, Arjun Pennathur, Valentino Bianco, Omar Awais, William E. Gooding, Neil A. Christie, Matthew J. Schuchert, Katie S. Nason, Ryan M. Levy> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015 Nov 1
The revised American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system (7th edition) improves prognostic stratification after minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophagogastr...
Zahoor, H.,Luketich, J. D.,Weksler, B.,Winger, D. G.,Christie, N. A.,Levy, R. M.,Gibson, M. K.,Davison, J. M.,Nason, K. S.> ;Am. J. Surg.. 2015 Jul 21
Pretreatment SUVmax predicts progression-free survival in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy.
Zachary D. Horne, David A. Clump, John A. Vargo, Samir S. Shah, Sushil Beriwal, Steven A. Burton, Annette E. Quinn, Matthew J. Schuchert, Rodney J. Landreneau, Neil A....> ;Radiation Oncology. 2014 Jan 30
Postesophagectomy Chylothorax: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes
Rachit D. Shah, James D. Luketich, Matthew J. Schuchert, Neil A. Christie, Arjun Pennathur, Rodney J. Landreneau, Katie S. Nason> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012 Mar 1
Comparison of surgical techniques for early-stage thymoma: feasibility of minimally invasive thymectomy and comparison with open resection.
Arjun Pennathur, Irfan Qureshi, Matthew J. Schuchert, Rajeev Dhupar, Peter F. Ferson, William E. Gooding, Neil A. Christie, Sebastien Gilbert, Manisha Shende, Omar Awa...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2011 Mar 1
Management of pleural space: effusions and empyema.
Neil A. Christie> ;Surgical Clinics of North America. 2010 Oct 1
Outcomes after a decade of laparoscopic giant paraesophageal hernia repair.
James D. Luketich, Katie S. Nason, Neil A. Christie, Arjun Pennathur, Blair A. Jobe, Rodney J. Landreneau, Matthew J. Schuchert> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2010 Feb 1
Stereotactic radiosurgery for lung cancer.
Farzaneh Banki, James D. Luketich, H. Chen, Neil A. Christie, Arjun Pennathur> ;Minerva Chirurgica. 2009 Dec 1
Image-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Neoplasm in 100 Consecutive Patients by a Thoracic Surgical Service
Arjun Pennathur, Ghulam Abbas, William E. Gooding, Matthew J. Schuchert, Sebastien Gilbert, Neil A. Christie, Rodney J. Landreneau, James D. Luketich> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Nov 1
Stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of lung neoplasm: experience in 100 consecutive patients.
Arjun Pennathur, James D. Luketich, Dwight E. Heron, Matthew J. Schuchert, Steven A. Burton, Ghulam Abbas, William E. Gooding, Peter F. Ferson, Cihat Ozhasoglu, Sebast...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Nov 1
Endobronchial Ultrasound as a Diagnostic Tool in Patients With Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
Sebastien Gilbert, David O. Wilson, Neil A. Christie, Arjun Pennathur, James D. Luketich, Rodney J. Landreneau, John M. Close, Matthew J. Schuchert> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Sep 1
Minimally invasive surgical treatment of sigmoidal esophagus in achalasia.
Matthew J. Schuchert, James D. Luketich, Rodney J. Landreneau, Arman Kilic, Yun Wang, Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, Neil A. Christie, Sebastien Gilbert, Arjun Pennathur> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2009 Mar 27
Surgical resection is justified in non-small cell lung cancer patients with node negative T4 satellite lesions.
Arjun Pennathur, Brenessa Lindeman, Peter F. Ferson, Mathew Ninan, Irfan Quershi, William E. Gooding, Matthew J. Schuchert, Neil A. Christie, Rodney J. Landreneau, Jam...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Mar 1
Stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of stage I non–small cell lung cancer in high-risk patients
Arjun Pennathur, James D. Luketich, Dwight E. Heron, Ghulam Abbas, Steven A. Burton, Mang Chen, William E. Gooding, Cihat Ozhasoglu, Rodney J. Landreneau, Neil A. Chri...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2009 Mar 1
Should endobronchial ultrasonography be part of the thoracic surgeon's armamentarium?
Sebastien Gilbert, David O. Wilson, Neil A. Christie, James D. Luketich, Rodney J. Landreneau, John M. Close, Matthew J. Schuchert> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2009 Feb 1
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Rationale, Patient Selection, Results and Complications
Neil A. Christie, Arjun Pennathur, Steven A. Burton, James D. Luketich> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2008 Dec 1
Fractionated stereotactic body radiation therapy in the treatment of primary, recurrent, and metastatic lung tumors: the role of positron emission tomography/computed ...
Devin Coon, Abhay S. Gokhale, Steven A. Burton, Dwight E. Heron, Cihat Ozhasoglu, Neil A. Christie> ;Clinical Lung Cancer. 2008 Jul 1
Polyflex expandable stents in the treatment of esophageal disease: initial experience.
Arjun Pennathur, Andrew C. Chang, Kevin McGrath, Gregory Steiner, Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, Omar Awais, William E. Gooding, Neil A. Christie, Sebastien Gilbert, Rodney J. ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 Jun 1
Long-term results of a phase II trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by esophagectomy for locally advanced esophageal neoplasm.
Arjun Pennathur, James D. Luketich, Rodney J. Landreneau, Julie Ward, Neil A. Christie, Michael K. Gibson, Matthew J. Schuchert, Kristi Cooper, Stephanie R. Land, Chan...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 Jun 1
Minimally-Invasive Esophagomyotomy in 200 Consecutive Patients: Factors Influencing Postoperative Outcomes
Matthew J. Schuchert, James D. Luketich, Rodney J. Landreneau, Arman Kilic, William E. Gooding, Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, Neil A. Christie, Sebastien Gilbert, Arjun Pennathur> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 May 1
Minimally invasive myotomy for achalasia in the elderly.
Arman Kilic, Matthew J. Schuchert, Arjun Pennathur, Rodney J. Landreneau, Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, Neil A. Christie, Sebastien Gilbert, Ghulam Abbas, James D. Luketich> ;Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques. 2008 Apr 1
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Professional Memberships

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons - SLS
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Hospital Affiliations

UPMC PresbyterianPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC MercyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC St. MargaretPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC McKeesportMcKeesport, Pennsylvania
Shadyside CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Choice
Great West PPO
Health Net Oregon CommunityCare
Health Net Oregon PPO
HealthAmerica HealthAssurance PPO
Highmark BCBS ClassicBlue
Highmark BCBS PPOBlue
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Lifewise Health Plan of Oregon
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
ODS Network
PacificSource Preferred PSN
Providence Health System Personal Option
Providence Health System Preferred PPO
Regence Oregon - Preferred Provider Network
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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