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Osita I. Onugha, MD

Accepting New Patients
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3831 Hughes Avenue, Suite 105
Culver City, CA 90232
7829.2 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Axminster Medical Group
Saint John's Physician Partners Affiliated Providers
Speaks: English and Spanish
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West Coast Thoracic Surgery

3831 Hughes Avenue, Suite 105, Culver City, CA 90232

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About Osita I. Onugha

Osita Onugha, M.D., is a board-certified surgeon and assistant professor of thoracic surgery at the Saint John’s Cancer Institute. Dr. Onugha practices all aspects of thoracic surgery, including procedures for benign and malignant conditions of the lung, esophagus and mediastinum. He has a particular interest in minimally invasive techniques that leave small scars, and has extensive experience in treating thoracic surgical conditions using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS), robotic assisted thoracic surgery (RATS), laparoscopic and bronchoscopic approaches. While in medical school, Dr. Onugha became the first cardiothoracic fellow to be awarded the prestigious Excellence in Teaching with Humanism Fellow and Residents Award. During his residency at Stanford, he helped design a novel catheter that detects and treats infections. He was a named inventor on multiple invention disclosures and has two filed patents. Dr. Onugha holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School in England. He has co-authored several book chapters and manuscripts, and has presented at multiple national conferences.

Fellowship

UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
2016

Residency

Stanford University Hospital & Clinics, Stanford, CA
2014

Internship

Stanford University Hospital & Clinics, Stanford, CA
2008

Medical School

UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
2007

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Surgery, Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
West Coast Thoracic Surgery
3831 Hughes Avenue, Suite 105
Culver City, CA 90232

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Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Axminster Medical Group

Affiliated Locations
Saint John’s Health Center Cancer Clinic – Santa Monica
Providence Saint John's Health Center

  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Interests

  • Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
  • Adult Onset Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Barrx
  • Bronchial Fistula
  • Bronchial Stenosis
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Centrimag Ventricular Assist Device Removal
  • Centrimag Ventricular Assist Device Surgery
  • Chest Wall Defects Treatment
  • Chest Wall Disorder
  • Chest Wall Injury
  • Chest Wall Resection
  • Diaphragmatic Fistula
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Elevated Hemidiaphragm
  • Eloesser Flap Thoracostomy Window
  • Emphysema Surgery
  • Empyema
  • Endobronchial One Way Valve Placement
  • Endoscopic Laser Therapy For Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer Surgery
  • Esophageal Stent
  • External Fistula Of The Trachea
  • Failed Fundoplication
  • Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer Surgery
  • Glomus Tumor
  • Laryngeal Cancer Surgery
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
  • Lung Abscess
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Lung Mass
  • Lung Resection
  • Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
  • Malignant Effusion
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Esophagus
  • Mediastinal Abscess
  • Mediastinal Mass
  • Mediastinitis
  • Mediastinoscopy
  • Mediastinum Cancer Surgery
  • Mesothelioma
  • Metastasectomy
  • Metastatic Rib Cancer
  • Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Lobectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Video Assisted Thyroidectomy
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Of The Lung
  • Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (Tos)
  • Omentoplasty
  • Open Biopsy Of Bronchus
  • Open Biopsy Of Lesions Of Mediastinum
  • Open Biopsy Of Lung
  • Palmar Hyperhidrosis
  • Paralyzed Diaphragm
  • Pectus Carinatum
  • Pectus Excavatum
  • Pericardial Effusion
  • Pericardiocentesis
  • Pericardiotomy
  • Plantar Hyperhidrosis
  • Pleurectomy
  • Pleurectomy/Decortication (P/D)
  • Pleurodesis
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Metastases
  • Repair Tracheoesophageal Fistula
  • Rigid Bronchoscopy
  • Robotic Heller Myotomy For Achalasia
  • Robotic Lung Surgery
  • Segmentectomy
  • Spontaneous Pneumothorax
  • Sternal Wound Flap
  • Stress Maneuver Testing
  • Subglottic Stenosis
  • Substernal Thyroid Mass
  • Surgery For Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
  • Thoracic Endoscopy
  • Thoracic Reconstruction Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Thoracoscopic Laser Ablation
  • Thymectomy
  • Thymoma
  • Tracheal Compression
  • Tracheal Resection
  • Tracheal Stent Placement
  • Tracheobronchomalacia
  • Tracheostomy
  • Tracheostomy Revision
  • Trapped Lung
  • Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery