Wael Yacoub, MD
Thoracic & Cardiac Surgeon
Asbestosis Diffuse Pleural Thickening Laryngeal Cancer Lung Cancer Pericardial Mesothelioma Peritoneal Mesothelioma Pleural Effusions Pleural Effusions Pleural Mesothelioma Pleuritis
Dr. Wael Yacoub graduated the medical school from the George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency program at the University of Southern California. A fellowship followed at the Washington University soon after that. He is specialized in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery and board certified in General Surgery and Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Yacoub has been in practice for more than 11 years and is affiliated with the Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center and the Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center. During his career, he has also contributed to 2 publications of medical interest.
George Washington University School of Medicine
Medical School
University of Southern California - LAC+USC Medical Center
Residency
Washington University
Fellowship
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Endoscopic ultrasound for early stage esophageal adenocarcinoma: implications for staging and survival.
Crabtree TD, Yacoub WN, Puri V, Azar R, Zoole JB, Patterson GA, Krupnick AS, Kreisel D, Meyers BF; Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 May.
See more >>Surgical resection in combination with lung volume reduction surgery for stage I non-small cell lung cancer.
Yacoub WN, Meyers BF; Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Spring.
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Society of Thoracic Surgeons