Wayne L. Hofstetter MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery and Deputy Chair, University Tex Houston
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1515 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-792-6161
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Education & Training
Texas Heart InstituteFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2000 - 2002
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Surgery, 1993 - 1999
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
TN State Medical License 2022 - 2028
MS State Medical License 2022 - 2027
TX State Medical License 2005 - 2027
AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1995 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification ClinicStation, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013-2015
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Nutritional Supplementation in Reducing Complications in Patients With Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and/or Surgery Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 14
- Microwave Ablation or Wedge Resection for the Treatment of Lung, Sarcoma and Colorectal Lesions, ALLUME Study Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 07
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical Machine Learning Model for Predicting Pathological Complete Response in Patients with Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma After Trimodalit...Kohei Yamashita, Evan Kwiatkowski, Matheus Sewastjanow-Silva, Jane E Rogers, Katsuhiro Yoshimura
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-08-01 - Divergent biology and outcomes of somatic transformations in germ cell tumors.Zachariah Thomas, Andrew C Johns, Michael Glover, Emanuele Crupi, Yago L Nieto
The Oncologist. 2026-07-08 - Outcomes of Lobectomy Versus Sublobar Resection for Clinical Stage IA3 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Zamaan Hooda, Shanique Ries, Ana McCracken, Gabriele Carbone, Mara B Antonoff
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-06-22
Journal Articles
- Surgeon Assessment of Gastric Cancer Lymph Node Specimens with a Video of TechniquePaul F Mansfield, Wayne L Hofstetter, Keith F Fournier, Brian D Badgwell, Jaffer A Ajani, John M Skibber, Jeannelyn S Estrella, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Press Mentions
A ‘Major Step Forward’ for Patients with Esophageal CancerMarch 31st, 2021- 10 Things to Know About Esophageal CancerNovember 10th, 2020
Taking Charge of Esophageal Cancer TreatmentJanuary 3rd, 2017
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