KiranKTuragaMDMPH

General Surgery • New Haven, CT

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Chief of Surgical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine

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Office
310 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06520
Phone+1 203-785-3577

Education & Training

University of South Florida MorsaniFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2008 - 2010
Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha)Residency, Surgery, 2003 - 2008
All India Institute of Medical SciencesClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2022 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2016 - 2023
OR State Medical License 2021 - 2022
WI State Medical License 2010 - 2017
FL State Medical License 2009 - 2011
PA State Medical License 2009 - 2009

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Detection of Peritoneal Mesothelioma Start of enrollment: 2018 Oct 10
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Study Comparing Standard of Care Chemotherapy With/ Without Sequential Cytoreductive Surgery for Patients With Metastatic Foregut Cancer and Undetectable Circulating Tumor-Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid Levels Start of enrollment: 2025 Sep 30
Not yet recruiting
Phase 2
A Study of Immunotherapy Drugs Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Patients w/Resectable Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Start of enrollment: 2021 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 2
Phase II Study of the Effects of Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer Start of enrollment: 2024 Mar 14
Recruiting
Phase 2
Prospective, Multicenter, Multidisciplinary, Controlled Clinical Investigation Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of PerClot® Polysaccharide Hemostatic System Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

When Benchmarks Fail Us: A Case Study in Cytoreductive Surgery.
Varun V Bansal, Hunter D D Witmer, Christopher P Childers, David G Su, Kiran K Turaga
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-01-01
Sorafenib or anthracycline-based chemotherapy for progressive desmoid tumors.
Philippos Apolinario Costa, Arshia Arora, Yannelys Fernandez, Irvin Yi, Baylee Bakkila
Cancer. 2024-11-14
Mutational Features and Tumor Microenvironment Alterations in High-Grade Appendiceal Cancers Treated With Iterative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.
David G Su, Ankit Dhiman, Varun V Bansal, Yuanyuan Zha, Ardaman Shergill
JCO Precision Oncology. 2024-09-01

Journal Articles

Estimating Surgical Risk for Patients with Severe Comorbidities
Muneera R Kapadia, Elizabeth C Poli, Kiran K Turaga, JAMA

Lectures

Esophageal/Gastric Malignancy
Milwaukee, WI - 10/27/2014

Press Mentions

6 Recent Moves from the Nation's Leading Cancer CentersJuly 25th, 2022
New Opdivo/Yervoy Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Begins SoonOctober 7th, 2021
Upfront HIPEC May up Survival in Ovarian CancerAugust 25th, 2020
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