Winfield John Wells, MD

Professor of Clinical Surgery

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Overview

Winfield J. Wells, M.D., is Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery and Associate Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program. He earned his medical degree from USC, and completed his General and Cardiovascular Surgical Training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. He came to Los Angeles in 1977 where he practiced at Childrens Hospital and the Good Samaritan Hospital as part of the teaching faculty for the Good Samaritan based residency-training program. In 1992, Dr. Wells joined Dr. Starnes to form the full-time Academic Cardiothoracic Surgical service at USC.

The author of numerous peer-reviewed articles, Dr. Wells’ major areas of research interest include congenital heart disease, thoracic transplantation in children, and cryopreserved allograft tissues in congenital heart repair. He is also interested in complex tracheal reconstruction in infants and children.

Publications

  • Durability of Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduits Implanted in Patients Less Than One Year of Age. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2026 Aug 04; 21501351261458314.. View in PubMed
  • The complex and hazardous course for heterotaxy-associated congenital heart disease. JTCVS Open. 2025 Aug; 26:196-206.. View in PubMed
  • A Novel Model for Xenograft Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduit. ASAIO J. 2024 10 01; 70(10):e139-e141.. View in PubMed
  • Surgical pulmonary arterioplasty at bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis leads to favorable pulmonary hemodynamics at final stage palliation. JTCVS Open. 2024 Apr; 18:180-192.. View in PubMed
  • Anatomic considerations in the management of complete atrioventricular canal. Cardiol Young. 2024 Apr; 34(4):754-758.. View in PubMed
  • Recommendations for centers performing pediatric heart surgery in the United States. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 12; 166(6):1782-1820.. View in PubMed
  • Recommendations for Centers Performing Pediatric Heart Surgery in the United States. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2023 09; 14(5):642-679.. View in PubMed
  • Fate of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Following Valve-Sparing Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024; 36(2):242-249.. View in PubMed
  • The Surgical Approach to Pulmonary Valve Replacement. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022; 34(4):1256-1261.. View in PubMed
  • Ross procedure in neonates and infants: A valuable operation with defined limits. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 01; 165(1):262-272.e3.. View in PubMed