Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street
M-404
New York, NY 10065
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GHI
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Quality Health Management (QHM)
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VNS Health
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WellCare
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About Jonathan Villena-Vargas, M.D.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHQqie-VNqQ
Board Certifications
- Surgery, Thoracic
Expertise
- Benign Esophageal Disease
- Benign Tumor of Mediastinum
- Da Vinci Robotic Surgery
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer Surgery
- Esophageal Diverticulum
- Esophageal Surgery
- Esophagectomy
- Esophagectomy, Laparoscopic, Robot-Assisted
- Esophagomyotomy, Laparoscopic
- Excision of Chest Wall Tumor
- Excision of Mediastinal Cyst
- Excision of Mediastinal Tumor
- Excision, Esophagus, Combined Laparoscopic and VATS Approach
- Extrapleural Pneumonectomy
- Hiatal Hernia
- Hyperhidrosis, Focal, Primary
- Low Dose Computed Tomography of Lungs For Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Cancer-Diagnostic Testing
- Malignant Neoplasm of Anterior Mediastinum
- Management of Lung Nodules
- Mediastinal Mass Resection
- Mesothelioma
- Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery
- Pleurectomy
- Repair, Hiatal Hernia, Laparoscopic
- Repair, Hiatal Hernia, Paraesophageal
- Resection, Tumor, Pancoast, Rib and Chest Wall
- Robot-Assisted Thymectomy
- Secondary Cancer of Lung
- Surgical Management of Lung Cancer
- Surgical Removal of Thymoma
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thorascopic Lung Surgery
- Thymectomy With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
Education
- Degrees: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Degrees: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Languages
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital
Education
- Degrees: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
- Degrees: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
Board Certifications
- surgery, thoracic
Languages Spoken
- english
- portuguese
- spanish
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Research
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