Dr. Wilder's clinical interests include lung cancer, esophageal cancer, chest wall and mediastinal diseases and airway tumors. She prioritizes the use of the robot for her surgical procedures whenever appropriate. Dr. Wilder serves on the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In her spare time Dr. Wilder loves to spend time with her family, cook, and travel.
Selected publications from PubMed
Changing Faces: Match Rates and Demographic Shifts in Cardiothoracic Training Programs.
Burmistrova M, Zhou A, Rizaldi AA, Jennings MR, Wilder FG, Scully BB, Alejo D, Gammie JS, Yang SC, Wang H
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2026 Jun;4(2):727-732 doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2025.10.009.
Social Determinants of Health in Thoracic Surgery: Critical Points for Understanding and Implementing Change.
Wilder FG, Bostock IC, Watkins A, Erfe JM, Bradley G, Erkmen C, Pereira S, Erhunmwunsee L, Workforce on Inclusion and Belonging
Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Dec;120(6):1188-1194 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.07.052.
Finding the Right Mentor.
Wilder FG, Han JJ
Thorac Surg Clin. 2024 Feb;34(1):1-7 doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2023.08.010.
A primer for the student joining the general thoracic surgery service tomorrow: Primer 2 of 7.
Yost CC, Bhagat R, Blitzer D, Louis C, Han J, Wilder FG, Meguid RA
JTCVS Open. 2023 Jun;14:293-313 doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.04.001.
The utilization of educational resources published by the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association.
Brescia AA, Louis C, Luc JGY, Coyan GN, Han JJ, Blitzer D, Wilder FG, Bergquist CS, Bloom JP, Reddy RM, Sandhu G, Mehaffey JH, Thoracic Surgery Residents Association
JTCVS Open. 2022 Sep;11:241-264 doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.04.047.
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