Prashanth Sashikan Navaran MD FACS

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Deputy Chief of Staff, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System

Education & Training

Department of Veterans Affairs Undersecretary for Health Priority Award Veterans Administration, 2017
Commander (res) United States Navy, 2010
United States Navy Medal of Commendation x 2 United States Navy, 2004, 2010
Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Medal U.S. Navy, 2002-2010
Humanitarian Service Medal United States Navy, 2004
Navy Expert Marksman Medal U.S. Navy, 2002-2004
Surface Warfare Qualification (Medical Corps) U.S. Navy, 2002-2004
Charles Meredith Thomas Memorial Scholarship Indiana University School of Medicine, 1996-1997
Dr. and Mrs. Fred E. Gifford Scholarship Indiana University School of Medicine, 1995-1996
M.D./Ph.D. Student Fellowship Indiana University School of Medicine, 1994-1995
Phi Eta Sigma Honorary Society Hanover College, 1992
Alumni/Senior Award for Exemplary Scholarship, Character, and Citizenship Hanover College, 1992
John Finley Crowe Citation for the Outstanding Male Student in the Graduating Class, 1992 Hanover College, 1992
Henry Carter Rogers' Scholarship for Academic Achievement Hanover College, 1988-1992
Hanover College President's Scholarship for Outstanding Academics Hanover College, 1988-1992
Mortar Board Hanover College, 1991
Alpha Lambda Delta Honorary Society Hanover College, 1988
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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PubMed

Methamphetamine spasm in the large caliber arteries-the severity is likely underestimated.
Andras Bikk, Jeffery Chaudhari, Prashanth Navaran, Lauren Johnson, Viraj Pandit
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques. 2024-02-01
2 citations
First-Bite Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Carotid Endarterectomy.
Andras Bikk, Sohrab Sohrabi, Prashanth Navaran, Cameron J Farsar
Cureus. 2021-06-23
4 citations
Concomitant rib fractures and minor liver or spleen injuries in blunt trauma: what is the potential for missed diaphragmatic injuries?
David Plurad, Jamison S Nielsen, James Hancock, Prashanth Navaran, Donald J. Green
The American Surgeon. 2010-04-01

Journal Articles

Evaluation of Inhibitors of Dihydrofolate Reductase in a Culture Model for Growth of Pneumocystis carinii .Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 39: 112436-2441, 1995
Bartlett M., Shaw M., Navaran P., Smith J., and Queener S, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1995

Books/Book Chapters

Development of Methods for the Culture and Assay of Pneumocystis carinii and for Testing of Antisense Deoxyribonucleotides and Antifolate Derivatives,
Chapter: Masters Thesis
Navaran PEditors: Department of Pharmacology.Indiana University, Indianapolis1997