Renee Levesque MD (She/Her)

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

Thoracic Surgeon, University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Summary

Dr. Renee Levesque is a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is primarily affiliated with UPMC Shadyside and VA Pittsburgh. She has clinics at the Hillman Cancer Center, UPMC St Margaret, UPMC Natrona Heights and UPMC Somerset. She is also affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Hamot. She received her medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. She completed her General Surgery Residency at University of Tennessee in Memphis TN. She went on to complete her Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She specializes in adult general thoracic surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery (including robotic surgery), and thoracic surgical oncology.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus, Hiatal hernia, Lung cancer, Minimally invasive surgery, Endoscopy/airway procedures, Lung nodules, Upper GI Endoscopy, Esophagectomy, Paraesophageal hernia repair, Thymectomy, Minimally invasive esophagectomy, Esophageal carcinoma, Robotic surgery, Diaphragmatic surgery, Gatroesophageal reflux, Cardiothoracic surgery, Thoracic oncology, Robotic bronchoscopy

PubMed

Total Robotic Resection for Superior Sulcus Tumors: Technical Description and Case Series.
Yota Suzuki, Inderpal S Sarkaria, Chigozirim N Ekeke, Nicholas Baker, Rajeev Dhupar
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports. 2025-06-01
2 citations
State of the Art in Lung Nodule Localization.
Evan T Alicuben, Renee L Levesque, Syed F Ashraf, Neil A Christie, Omar Awais
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022-10-26
2 citations
Restaging Patients with Rectal Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation: A Systematic Review.
Leah E. Hendrick, Renee L. Levesque, Nathan M. Hinkle, Justin J. Monroe, Evan S. Glazer
World Journal of Surgery. 2020-03-01

Journal Articles

Total Robotic Resection for Superior Sulcus Tumors: Technical Description and Case Series
Yota Suzuki, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, Chigozirim N. Ekeke, Nicholas Baker, Rajeev Dhupar, Renee L. Levesque, Ryan M. Levy, Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports, 1/2/2025
Unilateral Diaphragm Paralysis Following COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report
Mikayla N. Lowenkamp; Matthew Vercauteren; Renee L. Levesque; Rajeev Dhupar, Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 6/1/2023
Use of gastropexy for paraesophageal hernias—a narrative review
Levesque RL, Alicuben ET, Ekeke C, Luketich JD, Sarkaria IS, Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery, 9/30/2022