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Office
701 Ostrum St
Suite 503
Fountain Hill, PA 18015Phone+1 484-526-3950Fax+1 610-868-2915- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2001 - 2004
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2001
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1994
- Middlebury CollegeB.A., Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude with Highest Honors, 1986 - 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2006 - 2024
- NC State Medical License 1996 - 2007
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2013
- National Research Service Award National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 1997
- Research Fellowship Columbia University, International Society of Cardiovascular Surgeons, 1993
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsChoice of intrapleural fibrinolytic agents in the treatment of adult complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema: Network meta-analysis.Yujiro Yokoyama, Toshiki Kuno, Hisato Takagi, William Burfeind> ;Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals. 2023 Jun 1
- 1 citationsThe Impact of Age and Need for Emergent Surgery in Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Outcomes.Lye-Yeng Wong, Niharika Parsons, Elizabeth A David, William Burfeind, Mark F Berry> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Jul 1
- 10 citationsConversion to Thoracotomy During Thoracoscopic vs Robotic Lobectomy: Predictors and Outcomes.Elliot L Servais, Daniel L Miller, Dylan Thibault, Matthew G Hartwig, Andrzej S Kosinski, Cameron T Stock, Theolyn Price, Syed M Quadri, Richard S D'Agostino, William ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Aug 1
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Journal Articles
- Evaluation of the Reliability of Clinical Staging of T2N0 Esophageal Cancer: A Review of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.Crabtree TD, Kosinski AS, Puri V, Burfeind WR et al, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1/1/2013
- Obesity increases operating room time for lobectomy in the society of thoracic surgeons database.St Julien JB, Aldrich MC, Sheng S, Deppen SA, Burfeind WR Jr, Putnam JB, Lambright ES, Nesbitt JC, Grogan EL, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 12/1/2012
- Incorporating research into thoracic surgery practice.D'Amico TA, Tong BC, Berry MF, Burfeind WR Jr, Onaitis MW, Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 8/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Evaluation of the Reliability of Clinical Staging of T2N0 Esophageal Cancer: A Review of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.Crabtree TD, Kosinski AS, Puri V, Burfeind WR et al, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Ft. Lauderdale, FL., 1/1/2013
- Thoracoscopic Lobectomy is Associated with Lower Morbidity Compared to Thoracotomy.Villamizar NR, Darrabie MD , Burfeind WR, Petersen RP, Onaitis MW, Toloza EM, Harpole DH, D'Amico TA, Western Thoracic Surgical Society, Hawaii, HI., 6/1/2008
- Outcomes of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Decortication.Tong BC, Hanna J, Toloza EM, Onaitis MW, D'Amico TA, Harpole DH, and Burfeind WR, General Thoracic Surgical Club, San Diego, CA., 3/1/2008
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem CampusBethlehem, Pennsylvania
- St. Luke's Quakertown CampusQuakertown, Pennsylvania
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