Varun Puri, MD, MSCI

Varun Puri, MD, MSCI

Surgeon, Thoracic Surgeon

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Surgery and Chief, Thoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine

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

Selected Research Publications

Use of a novel donor lung scoring system as a tool for increasing lung recovery for transplantation.
  • Bai YZ, Yan Y, Chang SH, [...] Puri V
  • J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2025
NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Lung Cancer Screening, Version 1.2025.
  • Wood DE, Kazerooni EA, Aberle DR, [...] Puri V, [...] Ramakrishnan S
  • J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2025
Lobe-specific lymph node sampling is associated with lower risk of cancer recurrence.
  • Subramanian MP, Eaton DB, Heiden BT, [...] Puri V
  • JTCVS Open 2024
Clonal Hematopoiesis and Risk of Incident Lung Cancer.
  • Tian R, Wiley B, Liu J, [...] Puri V, [...] Cao Y
  • J Clin Oncol 2023

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Contact Information

  • Washington University Medical Campus

    Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center
    4500 Forest Park Avenue
    Saint Louis, MO 63108

    Center for Advanced Medicine at Siteman Cancer Center
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    Saint Louis, MO 63110

    Parkview Tower
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    S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center
    224 Euclid Ave.
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    Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
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  • St. Charles County

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    Shiloh, IL 62269

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