ArjunPennathurMDFACS

Thoracic Surgery • Pittsburgh, PA

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Cardiovascular Surgery

Sampson Family Endowed Chair in Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Associate Professor (tenured) of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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Office
200 Lothrop St
# Puh
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-647-7555

Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2003 - 2004
Medical College of GeorgiaFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2001 - 2003
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1999 - 2000
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1997 - 1999
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLVResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1996
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1991
Tirunelveli Med CollClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2000 - 2025
NV State Medical License 2001 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2003 - 2014
MA State Medical License 1992 - 2005
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Outcomes After Esophagectomy with a Focus on Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy and Quality of Life
RECRUITING
Outcomes After Medical and Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
RECRUITING
Esophageal Cancer Risk Registry
RECRUITING
Detection of Genetic Markers of Lung Cancer
RECRUITING
Radiosurgery for Patients With Oligometastatic Disease at Initial Presentation Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 07
Terminated
Phase 2
Radiosurgery for Patients Recurrent Oligometastatic Disease Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 28
Completed
Not Applicable
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Oncology Registry Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Recruiting
MUC1 Vaccine in Preventing Lung Cancer in Current and Former Smokers at High Risk for Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 27
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE1
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Initial patient characteristics of Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 102: A multicenter prospective registry of active surveillance in patients with multiple ground-gla...
James Huang, Kay See Tan, Nasser Altorki, Mara Antonoff, Shanda Blackmon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-04-01
Systematic Review of the Comparative Studies of Image-Guided Thermal Ablation, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, and Sublobar Resection for Treatment of High-Risk Patients wi...
Arjun Pennathur, Michael Lanuti, Robert E Merritt, Andrea Wolf, Homa Keshavarz
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-12-14
Systematic Review of Sublobar Resection for Treatment of High-Risk Patients with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Expe...
Robert E Merritt, Alessandro Brunelli, Garrett Walsh, Sudish Murthy, Matthew J Schuchert
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-12-12

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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