Richard Whyte

Richard Whyte, MD, MBA

Vice Chair of Quality Safety and Clinical Affairs, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Richard Whyte, MD, MBA, is the vice chair of surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. Richard received his BS in chemistry, his MD from the University of Pittsburgh, and MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is interested in bioethical issues pertaining to the field of surgery—particularly cardiothoracic surgery. Richard is on the ethics committees of two national surgical organizations, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (chair) and the American College of Surgeons.

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Convex Probe EBUS-guided Fiducial Placement for Malignant Central Lung Lesions.
Authors: Authors: Majid A, Palkar A, Kheir F, Alape D, Fernandez-Bussy S, Aronovitz J, Guerrero J, Gangadharan S, Kent M, Whyte R, Folch E.
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol
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Public Perceptions of Overlapping Surgery.
Authors: Authors: Kent M, Whyte R, Fleishman A, Tomich D, Forrow L, Rodrigue J.
J Am Coll Surg
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Teamwork and Communication Skills in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Authors: Authors: Wilson JL, Whyte RI, Gangadharan SP, Kent MS.
Ann Thorac Surg
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Statement: A Tool Kit to Assist Thoracic Surgeons Seeking Privileging to Use New Technology and Perform Advanced Procedures in General Thoracic Surgery.
Authors: Authors: Blackmon SH, Cooke DT, Whyte R, Miller D, Cerfolio R, Farjah F, Rocco G, Blum M, Hazelrigg S, Howington J, Low D, Swanson S, Fann JI, Ikonomidis JS, Wright C, Grondin SC.
Ann Thorac Surg
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The accuracy of computed tomography to predict completeness of pulmonary fissures. A prospective study.
Authors: Authors: Kent MS, Ridge C, O'Dell D, Lo P, Whyte R, Gangadharan SP.
Ann Am Thorac Soc
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Maximal Oxygen Uptake--Risk Predictor of NSCLC Resection in Patients With Comorbid Emphysema: Lessons From NETT.
Authors: Authors: Makey I, Berger RL, Cabral HJ, Celli B, Folch E, Whyte RI.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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Evaluation of rigid bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous dilational tracheostomy. A pilot study.
Authors: Authors: Majid A, Cheng GZ, Kent MS, Gangadharan SP, Whyte R, Folch E.
Ann Am Thorac Soc
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What is the prevalence of a "nontherapeutic" thymectomy?
Authors: Authors: Kent MS, Wang T, Gangadharan SP, Whyte RI.
Ann Thorac Surg
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Open, video-assisted thoracic surgery, and robotic lobectomy: review of a national database.
Authors: Authors: Kent M, Wang T, Whyte R, Curran T, Flores R, Gangadharan S.
Ann Thorac Surg
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Sternal fracture: isolated lesion versus polytrauma from associated extrasternal injuries--analysis of 1,867 cases.
Authors: Authors: Odell DD, Peleg K, Givon A, Radomislensky I, Makey I, Decamp MM, Whyte R, Gangadharan SP, Berger RL.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
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Address: 
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dept' of Surgery, Ste 9F
110 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02215