Dennis A. Wigle MD, PhD, MSc

Dennis A. Wigle is a Professor of Surgery and Consultant in the Division of Thoracic Surgery and in the Department of Surgery at the Mayo Clinic. Dennis Wigle is also a thoracic surgeon who also conducts research on understanding and treating thoracic malignancies, mainly lung cancer and esophageal cancer. Working with his lab research team, Dr. Wigle uses several modern genomic, stem cell, and regenerative medicine technologies in his studies. This work is translationally focused, with an emphasis on basic discoveries impacting disease understanding and the translation of novel scientific findings into clinical trials and patient care.