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Office
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114Phone+1 617-726-5200
Summary
- Dr. Sachdeva is a thoracic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. She received her MD and PhD in cell and molecular biology through the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Pennsylvania, after completing an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Harvard College. She is a graduate of the MGH General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery training programs. She practices all aspects of thoracic surgery, with specific expertise in thoracic oncology, including esophageal and lung cancers. She also leads a lab-based research effort studying the molecular pathways that underlie development of esophageal cancer and its precursor lesions, including Barrett’s esophagus. She is the recipient of the 2nd David C. Sabiston Research Scholarship from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the 2021 Research Scholarship from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation, the American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant, and was selected for the 2023 cohort of the National Cancer Institute Early-stage Surgeon Scientist Program.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2017 - 2019
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2017
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 2012 - 2013
- Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2011 - 2012
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
- RI State Medical License 2021 - 2026
- ME State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- NH State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- MN State Medical License 2018 - 2018
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 48 citationsUnderstanding pRb: toward the necessary development of targeted treatments for retinoblastomaUma M. Sachdeva, Joan M. O'Brien
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2012-02-01 - 767 citationsHypoxia promotes isocitrate dehydrogenase-dependent carboxylation of α-ketoglutarate to citrate to support cell growth and viabilityDavid R. Wise, Patrick S. Ward, Jessica E.S. Shay, Justin R. Cross, Joshua J. Gruber
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2011-12-06 - 654 citationsAMPK regulates the circadian clock by cryptochrome phosphorylation and degradation.Katja A. Lamia, Uma M. Sachdeva, Luciano DiTacchio, Elliot C. Williams, Jacqueline G.A Alvarez
Science. 2009-10-16
Press Mentions
- The Role for Esophagectomy in Single-Site Oligometastatic Esophageal CancerMay 15th, 2022
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