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Rahul Handa, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Saint Louis, MO, Mercy Hospital St. Louis

RahulHandaMD

Thoracic Surgery Saint Louis, MO

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiac Surgeon Mercy Health System

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Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiac Surgery, 2021 - 2023
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 2016 - 2021
  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 2016
  • Wake Forest University
    Wake Forest UniversityEconomics, Summa Cum Laude, 2008 - 2012

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2016 - 2025
  • American College of SurgeonsAdvanced Trauma Life Support
  • American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support
  • American Heart AssociationBasic Life Support
  • Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic SurgeonsFundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES)
  • Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic SurgeonsFundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • AATS Honoring Our Mentors Award American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2022
  • Lebsche Award Washington University in St. Louis Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery, 2019
  • STS Looking to the Future Resident Scholarship The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2017
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • First Successful Implant of Endovascular Aortic Arch Device in the United States
    Kachroo, P., Handa, R., Ohman, J., Sanchez, L., Moon, M, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 66th Annual Meeting, Marco Island, FL, 11/7/2019
  • Gender-related Differences in Aortic Dissection in Marfan Syndrome
    Cook, J., Henn, M., Ramayya, T., Handa, R., Kachroo, P., Braverman, A., Ohman, J., Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society 43rd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 9/12/2019
  • Assessment of Cardiac Output by Extracorporeal Ultrasound Dilution Measurement
    Handa, Rahul, Division of Surgical Sciences 18th Annual Resident and Fellow Research Day, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC., 11/12/2010

Authored Content

  • Cohost: SurgCast - A Podcast Designed Specifically for the Busy General Surgery ResidentJuly 2019

Committees

  • Codeveloper, TIES: Transition to Internship and Education in Surgery 2019 - Present
  • Cardiac Surgery Section Editor, TSRA Literature Review 2018 - Present
  • Member, TSRA Projects Committee 2018 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish, Hindi, Gujarati

Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Author, General Surgery, TrueLearn Medical Smartbanks2019 - Present
  • Resident Brand Ambassador, TrueLearn Medical Smartbanks2018 - Present
  • Co-Founder, OpComm, LLCCapital Funding via Alchemist Accelerator for Startups and Enterprises, Class XVIV Harvard Business Review Top 5 U.S. Start-Up Accelerators Forbes Platinum Level Business Incubator2016 - Present
  • Medical Student Advisory Board, Doximity2015 - 2016