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Aravind Krishnan, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Palo Alto, CA

AravindKrishnanMD

Thoracic Surgery Palo Alto, CA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

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  • Office

    870 Quarry Road
    Palo Alto, CA 94304

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 2020 - 2028
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2020
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Biophysics, Phi Beta Kappa, 2011 - 2015

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2023 - 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa, 2015
  • Plenary Session + Top 20 Research Poster Digestive Disease Week Summit, 2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Elevated Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio is Associated with Poor Long-Term Survival and Graft Failure after Lung Transplantation  
    Aravind Krishnan MD, Joshua Hsu ScM, Jinny Suk Ha MD, Stephen Broderick MD, Pali Shah MD, Robert Higgins MD MHS, Christian A Merlo MD MPH, Errol L Bush MD, American Journal of Surgery, 4/7/2020
  • Delayed Operative Management of Type A Intramural Hematoma is Not Associated with Worse Outcomes  
    Xun Zhou, Aravind Krishnan, Joshua Hsu, Austin Burns, Kaushik Mandal, The Heart Surgery Forum
  • Role of Virtual Reality in Congenital Heart Disease  
    Ong CS, Krishnan A, Huang CY, Spevak P, Vricella L, Hibino N, Garcia JR, Gaur L, Congenital Heart Disease
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Outlier Characteristics in Mohs Micrographic Surgery
    Krishnan A, Xu T, Hutfless S, Park A, Makary MA, Patient Safety Summit, Baltimore, 10/15/2016

Other

Press Mentions

  • Stanford Medicine Surgeons Perform First Beating-Heart Transplants from Cardiac Death Donors
    Stanford Medicine Surgeons Perform First Beating-Heart Transplants from Cardiac Death DonorsApril 19th, 2023

Other Languages

  • French