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, 2003 - 2004
Medical College of GeorgiaFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2001 - 2003
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1999 - 2000
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 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

MD State Medical License 2000 - 2025
NV State Medical License 2001 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
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 Start of enrollment: 1999 May 01
Recruiting
Outcomes After Medical and Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Start of enrollment: 1999 Apr 01
Active, not recruiting
Esophageal Cancer Risk Registry Start of enrollment: 1999 Jun 01
Recruiting
Detection of Genetic Markers of Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 1996 Jun 01
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
Phase 1
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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. 2024-12-13
Systematic Review of Sublobar Resection for Treatment of High-Risk Patients with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Robert E Merritt, Alessandro Brunelli, Garrett Walsh, Sudish Murthy, Matthew J Schuchert
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-12-12
Systematic Review of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR)/ Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Treatment of High-Risk Patients with Stage I Non-Small C...
Andrea Wolf, Billy W Loo, Raymond H Mak, Michael Liptay, Brian Pettiford
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-12-12

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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