Andrea Axtell, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Andrea L. Axtell, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She is also the Surgical Director of the UW Carbone Cancer Center’s Thoracic Oncology Disease Oriented Team and a member of the Lung Cancer Screening Program at the William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital.
axtell@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-6551
Education
- MD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- MPH, Harvard University, Boston, MA
- Residency, General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Research Fellowship, Cardiac Surgery and General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Axtell’s primary clinical practice includes the treatment of patients with thoracic malignancies, including chest wall tumors, lung and esophageal cancer, and tracheal and mediastinal malignancies. She is particularly interested in the development of minimally invasive techniques for cancer surgery and has an expertise in both thoracoscopic and robotic surgery.
Dr. Axtell provides a wide range of services including Bronchoscopy, Thoracoscopic Lobectomy, Segmentectomy, Extrapleural Pneumonectomy, Thoracoscopic Thymectomy, Chest Wall Tumor Resection, Chest Wall and Thoracic Reconstruction, Tracheal Resection, Thoracoscopic Talc Pleurodesis, Pleurectomy and Decortication, Esophagectomy (Minimally-invasive), Laparoscopic and Robotic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair.
Research Interests
Dr. Axtell’s research interests include health services and clinical outcomes research. She has a particular interest in the biology, screening, and management of patients with lung cancer and an expertise in predictive analytics, risk-development modeling, and outcomes research focused on improving the care of her patients.
Recent Publications
Anastomotic Leak After Esophagectomy: Analysis of the STS General Thoracic Surgery Database.
Axtell AL, Angeles C, McCarthy DP, Maloney JD, Leverson GE, DeCamp MM
Ann Thorac Surg 2025 Apr; 119(4): 796-804
[PubMed ID: 39864771]Management of Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Tracheoinnominate Fistula.
Walker B, Axtell AL
Thorac Surg Clin 2025 Feb; 35(1): 73-81
[PubMed ID: 39515897]Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection.
Axtell AL, Gaissert HA, Bao X, Auchincloss HG, Walsh E, Chang DC, Colson YL, Lanuti M
Ann Thorac Surg 2024 May; 117(5): 998-1005
[PubMed ID: 38295925]Left-Ventricular Unloading With Impella During Refractory Cardiac Arrest Treated With Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Thevathasan T, Füreder L, Fechtner M, Mørk SR, Schrage B, Westermann D, Linde L, Gregers E, Andreasen JB, Gaisendrees C, Unoki T, Axtell AL, Takeda K, Vinogradsky AV, Gonçalves-Teixeira P, Lemaire A, Alonso-Fernandez-Gatta M, Sern Lim H, Garan AR, Bindra A, Schwartz G, Landmesser U, Skurk C
Crit Care Med 2024 Mar 01; 52(3): 464-474
[PubMed ID: 38180032]Association between implanted cardioverter-defibrillators and mortality for patients with left ventricular ejection fraction between 30% and 35.
Wasfy JH, Achanta A, Hidrue MK, Urbut S, Axtell AL, Berman AN, Zhao Y, Chen J, Gustus S, Picard MH
Open Heart 2023 Aug; 10(2)
[PubMed ID: 37625819]