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Olusola Oduntan

Olusola Oduntan, MD, FACS, FCCP

Associate Professor

Department: MD-SURGERY-THORACIC
Business Phone: (352) 273-5501
Business Email: olusola.oduntan@surgery.ufl.edu

About Olusola Oduntan

As an associate professor in the University of Florida Division of Thoracic Surgery, I assure patients that our team is with them every step along the way. I specialize in thoracic surgery, and my clinical and research areas of interest are benign diseases of the esophagus, esophageal cancer, general thoracic surgery and lung cancer.

I received my medical degree from the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and completed an internship and general surgery residency at the University College Hospital, also in Ibadan. I completed another general surgery residency at Yale New Haven Hospital, Hospital of Saint Raphael in Connecticut, and a cardiothoracic surgery residency at the Medical College of Georgia, followed by an advanced general thoracic surgery fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Harvard Medical School.

My specialty training is in robotic thoracic surgery, a type of minimally invasive surgery used in thoracic procedures for some lung cancer cases, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy, a minimally invasive surgical technique used to diagnose and treat problems of the chest. Outside of UF Health Shands Hospital, I am a committee member of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).

In my free time, I enjoy staying active by playing tennis and soccer.

Accomplishments

Patient Satisfaction
2016 · Press Ganey Award
Patient Satisfaction
2012 · Press Ganey Award

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2018
MDC7600 Surgery Clerkship

Board Certifications

  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery
    American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Thoracic Surgery
Areas of Interest
  • Achalasia
  • Barrett esophagus
  • Collapsed lung (pneumothorax)
  • Diaphragmatic hernia
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Esophageal perforation
  • Gastrointestinal cancer
  • Hemothorax
  • Hiatal hernia
  • Interstitial lung disease
  • Lung Cancer
  • Mediastinal tumor
  • Mediastinoscopy with biopsy
  • Metastatic pleural tumor
  • Pleural effusion
  • Solitary pulmonary nodule

Research Profile

Areas of Interest
  • Benign diseases of the esophagus
  • Esophageal cancer
  • General thoracic surgery
  • Lung cancer

Publications

2023
Low Muscle Mass and Radiodensity Associate with Impaired Pulmonary Function and Respiratory Complications in Patients with Esophageal Cancer.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 236(4):677-684 [DOI] 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000535. [PMID] 36728466.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2022
Posttraumatic pneumonectomy and management of severely contaminated pleural space.
JTCVS techniques. 13:275-279 [DOI] 10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.02.016. [PMID] 35711215.
1 citation · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Esophageal Carcinoma Cuniculatum Diagnosed on Mucosal Biopsies Using a Semiquantitative Histologic Schema: Report of Two Esophagectomy-Confirmed Cases.
Gastroenterology research. 13(1):44-51 [DOI] 10.14740/gr1262. [PMID] 32095173.
3 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2018
Angiographic embolization followed by piecemeal resection of giant posterior mediastinal schwannoma: Case report and concise review.
International journal of surgery case reports. 53:250-253 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.10.055. [PMID] 30439671.
10 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2014
Foreign body retained in the esophagus for more than a decade: thoracic esophagotomy for retrieval.
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 98(3):e73-5 [DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.063. [PMID] 25193227.
1 citation · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2014
Pyomyositis of the chest wall presenting with empyema thoracis.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 148(5):e237-9 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.07.092. [PMID] 25167984.
3 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2014
Strategies of dose escalation in the treatment of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: image guidance and beyond.
Frontiers in oncology. 4 [DOI] 10.3389/fonc.2014.00156. [PMID] 24999451.
9 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2013
Empyema thoracis due to intrapleural migration of retained vascular catheter.
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 95(5):e123-5 [DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.076. [PMID] 23608294.
5 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2006
Intrathoracic peripheral nerve sheath tumors in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (von Recklinghausen disease).
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 131(3):736-7 [PMID] 16515934.
4 citations · PubMed

Education

Fellowship, Advanced General
2005-2007 · Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Residency, Cardiothoracic Surgery
2003-2005 · Medical College of Georgia
Residency, General Surgery
1998-2003 · Yale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael
Residency, General Surgery
1993-1997 · University College Hospital
Medical School
1984-1990 · University of Ibadan

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-5501
Emails:
Business:
olusola.oduntan@surgery.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100129
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
DIVISION OF THORACIC & CARDIOVASCULAR SURGER
DIVISION OF THORACIC & CARDIOVASCULAR SURGER
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
 GAINESVILLE FL 326100001