Osita I. Onugha, MD
Culver City, CA 90232
West Coast Thoracic Surgery
3831 Hughes Avenue, Suite 105, Culver City, CA 90232
Insurances Accepted
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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.
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
2016
UCLA Medical Center Cardiac Surgery
2016
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
2007
UCLA Medical Center MD Verification
2007
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
2014
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
2008
- American Board of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery)
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Saint John's Physician Partners Affiliated Providers
Providence Saint John's Health Center
Saint John's Health Center Cancer Clinic ' Santa Monica
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons