Varun Puri, MD, MS

Clinical Expertise

Lung and esophageal cancers and Barrett’s esophagus

Research Interest

Evaluation of positron emission tomography in predicting survival after esophagectomy in patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer; Determination of risk factors predictive of occult mediastinal lymph node involvement in patients with early non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): and evaluation of hand-held spirometry as an alternative to laboratory based volume-displacement spirometry in a low-risk population undergoing lung resection. Lobar distribution as a predictor of outcome in early stage lung cancer.

Education

• 2014: MSCI, Washington University, St. Louis
• 1998: MBBS, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, India

Training

• 1998 - 2001: Resident, surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
• 2002 - 2007: Resident, general surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.
• 2007 - 2009: Fellow, cardiothoracic surgery, Washington University, St. Louis

Board Certification

• 2008: American Board of Surgery
• 2010: American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Journal Articles

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