Virginia R. Litle, MD
Professor, Surgery

Biography
VTE prevention
Barrett’s esophagus
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
miRNA profiling
Surgical education
Mentoring
Other Positions
- Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center, Boston University
Education
- Brown University School of Medicine, MD
- University of Vermont, BS
Publications
- Published on 3/1/2025
Dezube AR, Litle VR. Silent Cost of Private Equity Hospitals. JAMA Surg. 2025 Mar 01; 160(3):303. PMID: 39745740.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/24/2024
Litle VR. Collaboration, Innovation, Investigation: The Safe- and Creative-Path to Managing Tracheal Complexities. Thorac Surg Clin. 2025 Feb; 35(1):xiii-xiv. PMID: 39515900.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/13/2024
Litle VR. Esophageal Disasters: A Redundant Term? Thorac Surg Clin. 2024 Nov; 34(4):ix-x. PMID: 39332867.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2024
Litle VR. The Holistic Well of Being-Let the Cup Runneth Over. Thorac Surg Clin. 2024 Aug; 34(3):xi-xii. PMID: 38944458.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/1/2024
Litle VR. To Eat and To Breathe, Respect the Diaphragm. Thorac Surg Clin. 2024 May; 34(2):ix-x. PMID: 38705668.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/16/2024
Scully BB, Litle VR, Carpenter AJ, Sade RM. Should a Seemingly Opioid-Impaired Surgeon Be Reported? Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Jul; 118(1):141-146. PMID: 38493919.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/17/2023
Litle V. Discussion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May; 167(5):1613-1614. PMID: 37978960.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/10/2023
Litle VR. From Residency to Retirement-Stop and Smell the Flowers. Thorac Surg Clin. 2024 Feb; 34(1):xiii-xiv. PMID: 37953060.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2023
Litle VR. Calling All Budding Innovators and Surgeon Scientists to Thoracic Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 Aug; 33(3):ix-x. PMID: 37414487.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/26/2023
Litle VR. Just the Facts, Ma'am. Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 Nov; 33(4):xi-xii. PMID: 37806745.
Read at: PubMed
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