Leah M. Backhus

Thoracic Surgery
875 Blake Wilbur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Provider Follow-Up and Adherence to Imaging Surveillance Recommendations for Lung Cancer Survivors in a Nationwide Health Care System.

Provider Follow-Up and Adherence to Imaging Surveillance Recommendations for Lung Cancer Survivors in a Nationwide Health Care System.

Journal: JCO oncology practice
Published: April 24, 2026

Lung Cancer Risk for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Chest CT: Identification of a New High Risk Population for Lung Cancer Screening.

Lung Cancer Risk for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Chest CT: Identification of a New High Risk Population for Lung Cancer Screening.

Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery
Published: February 16, 2026

Post-Treatment Imaging in Lung Cancer Patients: Adherence to Surveillance Guidelines Is Associated with Improved Survival in a Longitudinal Cohort.

Post-Treatment Imaging in Lung Cancer Patients: Adherence to Surveillance Guidelines Is Associated with Improved Survival in a Longitudinal Cohort.

Journal: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Published: February 11, 2026

Impact of High SUVmax on Recurrence by Resection Strategy in Stage IA Adenocarcinoma ≤2 cm.

Impact of High SUVmax on Recurrence by Resection Strategy in Stage IA Adenocarcinoma ≤2 cm.

Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery
Published: January 06, 2026

Updated Analysis of the Impact of Pulmonary Function Tests on Complications After Lung Resection.

Updated Analysis of the Impact of Pulmonary Function Tests on Complications After Lung Resection.

Journal: Annals of thoracic surgery short reports
Published: December 16, 2025

Eligibility and Prognostic Performance of Smoking Duration-Based Versus Pack-Year-Based U.S. National Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Across Racial and Ethnic Groups.

Eligibility and Prognostic Performance of Smoking Duration-Based Versus Pack-Year-Based U.S. National Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Across Racial and Ethnic Groups.

Journal: Annals of internal medicine
Published: December 15, 2025

Is Lung Cancer Changing?: Impact of Epidemiologic Data in Thoracic Surgical Practice.

Is Lung Cancer Changing?: Impact of Epidemiologic Data in Thoracic Surgical Practice.

Journal: Surgical oncology clinics of North America
Published: October 19, 2025

Deep-learning based quantitative evaluation of postoperative atelectasis following right upper lobectomy.

Deep-learning based quantitative evaluation of postoperative atelectasis following right upper lobectomy.

Journal: NPJ digital medicine
Published: October 02, 2025

Staged Hybrid Treatment of a Large Aneurysmal Pulmonary Sequestration With Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Followed by Lobectomy.

Staged Hybrid Treatment of a Large Aneurysmal Pulmonary Sequestration With Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Followed by Lobectomy.

Journal: Annals of thoracic surgery short reports
Published: September 29, 2025

Automatic Abstraction of Computed Tomography Imaging Indication Using Natural Language Processing for Evaluation of Surveillance Patterns in Long-Term Lung Cancer Survivors.

Automatic Abstraction of Computed Tomography Imaging Indication Using Natural Language Processing for Evaluation of Surveillance Patterns in Long-Term Lung Cancer Survivors.

Journal: JCO clinical cancer informatics
Published: July 23, 2025

Leveraging large language models to extract smoking history from clinical notes for lung cancer surveillance.

Leveraging large language models to extract smoking history from clinical notes for lung cancer surveillance.

Journal: NPJ digital medicine
Published: July 11, 2025

The impact of perioperative outcomes on long-term survival after esophageal cancer resection.

The impact of perioperative outcomes on long-term survival after esophageal cancer resection.

Journal: JTCVS open
Published: June 26, 2025
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Last Updated: 09/26/2026