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Raghav Chandra, MD

Title(s)FELLOW, Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address35 Medical Center Way
San Francisco CA 94143
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    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX06/2025General Surgery Residency
    Rush Medical College, Chicago, ILM.D.04/2018Medical School
    Carleton College, Northfield, MNB.A. (Magna Cum Laude)06/2014Political Science
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    Rush Medical College2017Alpha Omega Alpha
    Rush Medical College2017Gold Humanism Honor Society

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    1. Macrovascular tumor infiltration and circulating tumor cell cluster dynamics in patients with cancer approaching the end of life. Nat Med. 2025 Oct 16. Newcomer K, Bifolco A, Reeves S, Pontecorvi G, Asawa S, Sznurkowska MK, Nüesch M, Ozimski LL, Bolm L, Sieren MM, Müller L, Chi Z, Gasper W, Wachsmann MB, Moore W, Zheng X, Fokkema A, Ring A, Nguyen-Sträuli BD, Budinjas S, Ten Winkel M, Färber B, Zaki A, Fatimah N, Crecca E, Karalis JD, Chandra R, Prince H, Goff KL, Choi SH, Abousaab C, Zhang S, Cole S, Naumann K, Keck T, Polanco PM, Gvozdenovic A, Krol I, Castro-Giner F, Arteaga C, Zeh HJ, Kloeckner R, Ghersi D, Aceto N, Ligorio M. PMID: 41102560.
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    2. The Parkland Trauma Handbook. Esophageal Trauma. 2025. Raghav Chandra, Melissa Thornton.
    3. The Parkland Trauma Handbook. Thoracic Trauma. 2025. Jasmina Ehab, Raghav Chandra. .
    4. Multifocal bowel perforation from angioinvasive aspergillosis after bilateral lung transplantation: a case report and review of the literature. AME Case Rep. 2025; 9:91. Kerlee K, Ehab J, Watson J, Weill P, Chandra R, Keshavamurthy S, Mehta A, Shoultz TH. PMID: 40761222; PMCID: PMC12319623.
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    5. The Current State of Tumor Microenvironment-Specific Therapies for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2025 May 22; 17(11). Chandra R, Ehab J, Hauptmann E, Gunturu NS, Karalis JD, Kent DO, Heid CA, Reznik SI, Sarkaria IS, Huang H, Brekken RA, Minna JD. PMID: 40507214; PMCID: PMC12153686.
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    6. Advances in Endocarditis - A 2025 Update. Advances and Ongoing Challenges in the Management of Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis. 2025. Erin Hoover, Edward Hauptmann, Paige DeBlieux, Lakisha Haran, Raghav Chandra, Suresh Keshavamurthy. View Publication.
    7. The Ligament of Marshall: Far From Vestigial! Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2025 Mar; 3(1):253-257. Chandra R, Ehab J, Nagaraj M, Keshavamurthy S. PMID: 40098866; PMCID: PMC11910779.
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    8. Jumonji histone demethylases are therapeutic targets in small cell lung cancer. Oncogene. 2024 Sep; 43(38):2885-2899. Nguyen A, Nuñez CG, Tran TA, Girard L, Peyton M, Catalan R, Guerena C, Avila K, Drapkin BJ, Chandra R, Minna JD, Martinez ED. PMID: 39154123; PMCID: PMC11405284.
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    9. Treating Atrial Fibrillation is No Maze: A Reminder to Heart Teams for Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation With Cardiac Surgery. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Jul 01; 222:96-100. Chandra R, Guo J, Sohn J, Jessen ME, Heid CA. PMID: 38701874.
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    10. The Conduit Conundrum: A Commentary on "Outcomes of Radial Artery Versus Saphenous Vein as a Second Conduit After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting". Am J Cardiol. 2024 Apr 15; 217:158-160. Chandra R, Heid CA. PMID: 38417649.
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    11. Circumferential tracheal replacement with silicone stent supported, cryopreserved aortic homograft. J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Feb; 2024(2):rjae040. Hauptmann E, Dhar S, Harirah O, Chandra R, Reznik S, Waters J. PMID: 38344140; PMCID: PMC10857853.
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    12. IASLC 50-Year History: Advances in Thoracic Oncology Treatment and Research - Legacy of Impact, Future of Promise. Biology. 2024; 159-193. Raghav Chandra, Michele Carbone, John V. Heymach, Tetsuya Mitsudomi, Rolf A. Stahel, John D. Minna.
    13. Safety-Net Hospital Status Is Associated With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Outcomes at an Urban Academic Medical Center. J Surg Res. 2024 Feb; 294:112-121. Chandra R, Meier J, Marshall N, Chuckaree I, Harirah O, Khoury MK, Ring WS, Peltz M, Wait MA, Jessen ME, Hackmann AE, Heid CA. PMID: 37866066.
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    14. To radiate or not to radiate: that is the question?-a commentary on "Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by minimally invasive esophagectomy for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a prospective multicenter randomized clinical trial". Chin Clin Oncol. 2023 Dec; 12(6):60. Chandra R, Reznik SI. PMID: 37731309.
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    15. How I Teach It: The Ross Procedure Using Explanted Hearts During Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. CJC Open. 2023 Sep; 5(9):700-703. Chandra R, Heid CA, Chuckaree I, Marshall N, Wait MA, Peltz M, Murala JS. PMID: 37744656; PMCID: PMC10516720.
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    16. Virtual Mentoring: A Novel Approach to Facilitate Medical Student Applications to General Surgery Residency. J Surg Educ. 2023 May; 80(5):726-730. Scrushy M, Thornton M, Stevens A, Chandra R, Carrasco A, Philip K, Gupta VS, Khoury M, Babb J, Sharma R, Abdelfattah KR, Zeh H, Dumas RP. PMID: 36894386; PMCID: PMC9991872.
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    17. Essentials of Pulmonary Lobectomy. Chapter 4: Principles of Pulmonary Lobectomy. 2023. Raghav Chandra, Alberto De Hoyos.
    18. "Mega" Cisterna Chyli: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Cureus. 2023 Jan; 15(1):e34111. Chandra R, Murphy T, Jordan KG, Waters JK, Reznik SI, Chandra R, Murphy T, Jordan KG, Waters JK, Reznik SI. PMID: 36843809; PMCID: PMC9946758.
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    19. Homelessness and Race are Mortality Predictors in US Veterans Undergoing CABG. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024; 36(3):323-332. Chandra R, Meier J, Khoury MK, Weisberg A, Nguyen YT, Peltz M, Jessen ME, Heid CA. PMID: 36223817.
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    20. Vacutainers and Primers Over X-Rays and Gamma Rays: The Role of Circulating Tumor DNA in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Staging and Surveillance: Invited Commentary on "Potential Clinical Utility of a Targeted Circulating Tumor DNA Assay in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma". Ann Surg. 2022 Aug 01; 276(2):e127-e128. Chandra R, Reznik SI, Chandra R, Reznik SI. PMID: 36036995.
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    21. Tumor Cells Modulate Macrophage Phenotype in a Novel In Vitro Co-Culture Model of the NSCLC Tumor Microenvironment. J Thorac Oncol. 2022 Oct; 17(10):1178-1191. Park JV, Chandra R, Cai L, Ganguly D, Li H, Park JV, Toombs JE, Girard L, Chandra R, Brekken RA, Cai L, Minna JD, Ganguly D, Li H, Toombs JE, Girard L, Brekken RA, Minna JD. PMID: 35798240; PMCID: PMC9529910.
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    22. Mesothelial cell-derived antigen-presenting cancer-associated fibroblasts induce expansion of regulatory T cells in pancreatic cancer. Cancer Cell. 2022 Jun 13; 40(6):656-673.e7. Huang H, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Pradhan RN, Ganguly D, Chandra R, Murimwa G, Wright S, Gu X, Maddipati R, Müller S, Turley SJ, Brekken RA. PMID: 35523176; PMCID: PMC9197998.
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    23. Gemella morbillorum mitral valve endocarditis in a patient with a history of mitral valve annuloplasty. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Apr 29; 15(4). Liu CR, Heid CA, Chandra R, Hauptmann E, Brickner ME, Hwang M, Wait MA, Liu CR, Heid CA, Chandra R, Hauptmann E, Brickner ME, Hwang M, Wait MA. PMID: 35487637; PMCID: PMC9058679.
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    24. Schlossberg's Clinical Infectious Disease. 45. Biliary Infection: Cholecystitis, Cholangitis. 2022. Raghav Chandra, Robert Rege.
    25. The Colorectal Cancer Tumor Microenvironment and Its Impact on Liver and Lung Metastasis. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Dec 09; 13(24). Chandra R, Karalis JD, Liu C, Murimwa GZ, Voth Park J, Heid CA, Reznik SI, Chandra R, Huang E, Minna JD, Karalis JD, Brekken RA, Liu C, Murimwa GZ, Voth Park J, Heid CA, Reznik SI, Huang E, Minna JD, Brekken RA. PMID: 34944826; PMCID: PMC8699466.
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    26. Cardiac transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease: A single center case series. Clin Transplant. 2021 10; 35(10):e14430. Heid CA, Chandra R, Liu C, Pruszynski J, Khoury MK, Vela R, Zeng X, Maaraoui K, Kalsbeek A, Ring WS, Amin A, Murala J, Peltz M. PMID: 34288107.
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    27. When All Else Fails: A Rare Case of Postoperative Toxic Shock Syndrome Arising from Surgical Site Infection after Decompressive Neurectomy Successfully Treated with Angiotensin-2. Case Rep Crit Care. 2021; 2021:6698218. Chandra R, Gold S, Kohler C, Valladares J, Hennessy SA, Bhat SG. PMID: 33628522; PMCID: PMC7889388.
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    28. The changing face of gastric cancer: epidemiologic trends and advances in novel therapies. Cancer Gene Ther. 2021 May; 28(5):390-399. Chandra R, Balachandar N, Wang S, Reznik S, Zeh H, Porembka M, Chandra R, Balachandar N, Wang S, Reznik S, Zeh H, Porembka M. PMID: 33009508.
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    29. Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts: Versatile Players in the Tumor Microenvironment. Cancers (Basel). 2020 Sep 17; 12(9). Ganguly D, Chandra R, Karalis J, Teke M, Aguilera T, Maddipati R, Wachsmann MB, Ghersi D, Ganguly D, Siravegna G, Zeh HJ, Brekken R, Chandra R, Ting DT, Karalis J, Ligorio M, Teke M, Aguilera T, Maddipati R, Wachsmann MB, Ghersi D, Siravegna G, Zeh HJ, Brekken R, Ting DT, Ligorio M. PMID: 32957515; PMCID: PMC7564346.
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    30. Peritonitis from perforated sigmoid mass as the first manifestation of metastatic squamous cell lung cancer: a case report and review of literature. J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Sep; 2020(9):rjaa315. Chandra R, Dogeas E, Nevarez N, Augustine M, Huerta S. PMID: 32963763; PMCID: PMC7490971.
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    31. Small Cell Lung Cancer Invading the Left Atrium With Subsequent Malignant Embolic Stroke: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Cardiol Res. 2019 Jun; 10(3):188-192. Chandra R, Abugroun A, Goldberg A, Cooney E, Mehrotra S, Volgman A. PMID: 31236182; PMCID: PMC6575106.
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    32. Successful non-operative management of intraabdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome after complex ventral hernia repair: a case series. Am J Surg. 2018 Oct; 216(4):819-823. Chandra R, Jacobson RA, Poirier J, Millikan K, Robinson E, Siparsky N, Chandra R, Jacobson RA, Poirier J, Millikan K, Robinson E, Siparsky N. PMID: 30243791.
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    33. Palatal tremor as a manifestation of posterior circulation haemorrhagic stroke. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 May 14; 2018. Alnaimat S, Chandra R, Gupta S, Mba B, Alnaimat S, Chandra R, Gupta S, Mba B. PMID: 29764830; PMCID: PMC5961545.
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    34. Current treatment paradigms in pediatric short bowel syndrome. Clin J Gastroenterol. 2018 Apr; 11(2):103-112. Chandra R, Kesavan A. PMID: 29280097.
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    35. Progressive Dysphagia in an Adolescent Female. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Apr; 57(4):491-493. Chandra R, Kesavan A. PMID: 28770622.
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    36. Translational research on Barrett's esophagus. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014 Sep; 1325:170-86. Baruah A, Buttar N, Chandra R, Chen X, Clemons NJ, Compare D, El-Rifai W, Gu J, Houchen CW, Koh SY, Li W, Nardone G, Phillips WA, Sharma A, Singh I, Upton MP, Vega KJ, Wu X, Baruah A, Buttar N, Chandra R, Chen X, Clemons NJ, Compare D, El-Rifai W, Gu J, Houchen CW, Koh SY, Li W, Nardone G, Phillips WA, Sharma A, Singh I, Upton MP, Vega KJ, Wu X. PMID: 25266024.
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    37. Strategy for prevention of cancers of the esophagus. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014 Sep; 1325:108-26. Akiyama J, Alexandre L, Baruah A, Buttar N, Chandra R, Clark AB, Hart AR, Hawk E, Kandioler D, Kappel S, Krishnadath SK, Sharma A, Singh I, Straub D, Triadafilopoulos G, Umar A, Wolf B, Akiyama J, Alexandre L, Baruah A, Buttar N, Chandra R, Clark AB, Hart AR, Hawk E, Kandioler D, Kappel S, Krishnadath SK, Sharma A, Singh I, Straub D, Triadafilopoulos G, Umar A, Wolf B. PMID: 25266020.
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    38. Emergency Department hyperglycemia as a predictor of early mortality and worse functional outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2010 Aug; 13(1):67-74. Stead LG, Jain A, Bellolio MF, Odufuye A, Gilmore RM, Stead LG, Rabinstein A, Chandra R, Stead LG, Dhillon R, Jain A, Manivannan V, Jain A, Bellolio MF, Serrano LA, Bellolio MF, Odufuye A, Yerragondu N, Odufuye A, Gilmore RM, Palamari B, Gilmore RM, Rabinstein A, Jain M, Rabinstein A, Chandra R, Decker WW, Chandra R, Dhillon R, Dhillon R, Manivannan V, Manivannan V, Serrano LA, Serrano LA, Yerragondu N, Yerragondu N, Palamari B, Jain M, Palamari B, Jain M, Decker WW, Decker WW. PMID: 20390379.
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    39. Effect of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in patients with spontaneous intra-cerebral hemorrhage: Does medication use predict worse outcome? Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2010 May; 112(4):275-81. Stead LG, Stead LG, Stead LG, Jain A, Jain A, Jain A, Bellolio MF, Bellolio MF, Bellolio MF, Odufuye AO, Odufuye AO, Odufuye AO, Dhillon RK, Dhillon RK, Dhillon RK, Manivannan V, Manivannan V, Manivannan V, Gilmore RM, Gilmore RM, Gilmore RM, Rabinstein AA, Rabinstein AA, Rabinstein AA, Chandra R, Chandra R, Chandra R, Serrano LA, Serrano LA, Serrano LA, Yerragondu N, Yerragondu N, Yerragondu N, Palamari B, Palamari B, Palamari B, Decker WW, Decker WW, Decker WW. PMID: 20042270.
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