VarunPuriMD

Thoracic Surgery • Saint Louis, MO

Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor, Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine

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Office
4921 Parkview Pl
# Dv
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-7260

Fax+1 314-362-6288

Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2007 - 2009
Creighton University School of MedicineResidency, 2002 - 2007
All India Institute of Medical SciencesClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2016 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2007 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Use of a novel donor lung scoring system as a tool for increasing lung recovery for transplantation.
Yun Zhu Bai, Yan Yan, Su-Hsin Chang, Zhizhou Yang, Anjana Delhi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-04-01
Anatomic Lung Resection is Associated with Improved Survival Compared with Wedge Resection for Stage IA (≤2 cm) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Christopher W Seder, Shu-Ching Chang, Christopher W Towe, Varun Puri, Justin D Blasberg
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2025-03-23
Maintenance of graft tissue-resident Foxp3+ cells is necessary for lung transplant tolerance in mice.
Wenjun Li, Yuriko Terada, Yun Zhu Bai, Yuhei Yokoyama, Hailey M Shepherd
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2025-03-18

Press Mentions

Quality of Treatment for Lung Cancer Varies Widely Across USJanuary 18th, 2023