University of California San Francisco

Raghav Chandra, MD

Raghav Chandra
Raghav Chandra, MD

Clinical Fellow (PGY-6)
Thoracic Surgery

[email protected]

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center General Surgery Residency 06/2025
Rush Medical College M.D. Medical School 04/2018
Carleton College B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) Political Science 06/2014

Awards & Honors

Award Conferred By Date
Alpha Omega Alpha Rush Medical College 2017
Gold Humanism Honor Society Rush Medical College 2017

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 39
  1. Macrovascular tumor infiltration and circulating tumor cell cluster dynamics in patients with cancer approaching the end of life.
    Newcomer K, Bifolco A, Reeves S, Pontecorvi G, Asawa S, Sznurkowska MK, Nüesch M, Ozimski LL, Bolm L, Sieren MM, Müller L, Chi Z, Gasper W, Wachsmann MB, Moore W, Zheng X, Fokkema A, Ring A, Nguyen-Sträuli BD, Budinjas S, Ten Winkel M, Färber B, Zaki A, Fatimah N, Crecca E, Karalis JD, Chandra R, Prince H, Goff KL, Choi SH, Abousaab C, Zhang S, Cole S, Naumann K, Keck T, Polanco PM, Gvozdenovic A, Krol I, Castro-Giner F, Arteaga C, Zeh HJ, Kloeckner R, Ghersi D, Aceto N, Ligorio M| | PubMed
  2. The Parkland Trauma Handbook
    Jasmina Ehab, Raghav Chandra| | UCSF Research Profile
  3. The Parkland Trauma Handbook
    Raghav Chandra, Melissa Thornton| | UCSF Research Profile
  4. Multifocal bowel perforation from angioinvasive aspergillosis after bilateral lung transplantation: a case report and review of the literature.
    Kerlee K, Ehab J, Watson J, Weill P, Chandra R, Keshavamurthy S, Mehta A, Shoultz TH| | PubMed
  5. The Current State of Tumor Microenvironment-Specific Therapies for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
    Chandra R, Ehab J, Hauptmann E, Gunturu NS, Karalis JD, Kent DO, Heid CA, Reznik SI, Sarkaria IS, Huang H, Brekken RA, Minna JD| | PubMed
  6. Advances in Endocarditis - A 2025 Update
    Erin Hoover, Edward Hauptmann, Paige DeBlieux, Lakisha Haran, Raghav Chandra, Suresh Keshavamurthy| | UCSF Research Profile
  7. The Ligament of Marshall: Far From Vestigial!
    Chandra R, Ehab J, Nagaraj M, Keshavamurthy S| | PubMed
  8. Jumonji histone demethylases are therapeutic targets in small cell lung cancer.
    Nguyen A, Nuñez CG, Tran TA, Girard L, Peyton M, Catalan R, Guerena C, Avila K, Drapkin BJ, Chandra R, Minna JD, Martinez ED| | PubMed
  9. Treating Atrial Fibrillation is No Maze: A Reminder to Heart Teams for Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation With Cardiac Surgery.
    Chandra R, Guo J, Sohn J, Jessen ME, Heid CA| | PubMed
  10. The Conduit Conundrum: A Commentary on "Outcomes of Radial Artery Versus Saphenous Vein as a Second Conduit After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting".
    Chandra R, Heid CA| | PubMed
  11. Circumferential tracheal replacement with silicone stent supported, cryopreserved aortic homograft.
    Hauptmann E, Dhar S, Harirah O, Chandra R, Reznik S, Waters J| | PubMed
  12. IASLC 50-Year History: Advances in Thoracic Oncology Treatment and Research - Legacy of Impact, Future of Promise
    Raghav Chandra, Michele Carbone, John V. Heymach, Tetsuya Mitsudomi, Rolf A. Stahel, John D. Minna| | UCSF Research Profile
  13. Safety-Net Hospital Status Is Associated With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Outcomes at an Urban Academic Medical Center.
    Chandra R, Meier J, Marshall N, Chuckaree I, Harirah O, Khoury MK, Ring WS, Peltz M, Wait MA, Jessen ME, Hackmann AE, Heid CA| | PubMed
  14. To radiate or not to radiate: that is the question?-a commentary on "Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by minimally invasive esophagectomy for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a prospective multicen
    Chandra R, Reznik SI| | PubMed
  15. How I Teach It: The Ross Procedure Using Explanted Hearts During Orthotopic Heart Transplantation.
    Chandra R, Heid CA, Chuckaree I, Marshall N, Wait MA, Peltz M, Murala JS| | PubMed
  16. Essentials of Pulmonary Lobectomy
    Raghav Chandra, Alberto De Hoyos| | UCSF Research Profile
  17. Virtual Mentoring: A Novel Approach to Facilitate Medical Student Applications to General Surgery Residency.
    Scrushy M, Thornton M, Stevens A, Chandra R, Carrasco A, Philip K, Gupta VS, Khoury M, Babb J, Sharma R, Abdelfattah KR, Zeh H, Dumas RP| | PubMed
  18. "Mega" Cisterna Chyli: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
    Chandra R, Murphy T, Jordan KG, Waters JK, Reznik SI| | PubMed
  19. Homelessness and Race are Mortality Predictors in US Veterans Undergoing CABG.
    Chandra R, Meier J, Khoury MK, Weisberg A, Nguyen YT, Peltz M, Jessen ME, Heid CA| | PubMed
  20. Vacutainers and Primers Over X-Rays and Gamma Rays: The Role of Circulating Tumor DNA in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Staging and Surveillance: Invited Commentary on "Potential Clinical Utility of a Targeted Circulating Tumor DNA Assay in Esophageal Adenocar
    Chandra R, Reznik SI| | PubMed
  21. Tumor Cells Modulate Macrophage Phenotype in a Novel In Vitro Co-Culture Model of the NSCLC Tumor Microenvironment.
    Park JV, Chandra R, Cai L, Ganguly D, Li H, Toombs JE, Girard L, Brekken RA, Minna JD| | PubMed
  22. Mesothelial cell-derived antigen-presenting cancer-associated fibroblasts induce expansion of regulatory T cells in pancreatic cancer.
    Huang H, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Pradhan RN, Ganguly D, Chandra R, Murimwa G, Wright S, Gu X, Maddipati R, Müller S, Turley SJ, Brekken RA| | PubMed
  23. Gemella morbillorum mitral valve endocarditis in a patient with a history of mitral valve annuloplasty.
    Liu CR, Heid CA, Chandra R, Hauptmann E, Brickner ME, Hwang M, Wait MA| | PubMed
  24. Schlossberg's Clinical Infectious Disease
    Raghav Chandra, Robert Rege| | UCSF Research Profile
  25. The Colorectal Cancer Tumor Microenvironment and Its Impact on Liver and Lung Metastasis.
    Chandra R, Karalis JD, Liu C, Murimwa GZ, Voth Park J, Heid CA, Reznik SI, Huang E, Minna JD, Brekken RA| | PubMed
  26. Cardiac transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease: A single center case series.
    Heid CA, Chandra R, Liu C, Pruszynski J, Khoury MK, Vela R, Zeng X, Maaraoui K, Kalsbeek A, Ring WS, Amin A, Murala J, Peltz M| | PubMed
  27. When All Else Fails: A Rare Case of Postoperative Toxic Shock Syndrome Arising from Surgical Site Infection after Decompressive Neurectomy Successfully Treated with Angiotensin-2.
    Chandra R, Gold S, Kohler C, Valladares J, Hennessy SA, Bhat SG| | PubMed
  28. The changing face of gastric cancer: epidemiologic trends and advances in novel therapies.
    Chandra R, Balachandar N, Wang S, Reznik S, Zeh H, Porembka M| | PubMed
  29. Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts: Versatile Players in the Tumor Microenvironment.
    Ganguly D, Chandra R, Karalis J, Teke M, Aguilera T, Maddipati R, Wachsmann MB, Ghersi D, Siravegna G, Zeh HJ, Brekken R, Ting DT, Ligorio M| | PubMed
  30. Peritonitis from perforated sigmoid mass as the first manifestation of metastatic squamous cell lung cancer: a case report and review of literature.
    Chandra R, Dogeas E, Nevarez N, Augustine M, Huerta S| | PubMed
  31. Small Cell Lung Cancer Invading the Left Atrium With Subsequent Malignant Embolic Stroke: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
    Chandra R, Abugroun A, Goldberg A, Cooney E, Mehrotra S, Volgman A| | PubMed
  32. Successful non-operative management of intraabdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome after complex ventral hernia repair: a case series.
    Chandra R, Jacobson RA, Poirier J, Millikan K, Robinson E, Siparsky N| | PubMed
  33. Palatal tremor as a manifestation of posterior circulation haemorrhagic stroke.
    Alnaimat S, Chandra R, Gupta S, Mba B| | PubMed
  34. Current treatment paradigms in pediatric short bowel syndrome.
    Chandra R, Kesavan A| | PubMed
  35. Progressive Dysphagia in an Adolescent Female.
    Chandra R, Kesavan A| | PubMed
  36. Strategy for prevention of cancers of the esophagus.
    Akiyama J, Alexandre L, Baruah A, Buttar N, Chandra R, Clark AB, Hart AR, Hawk E, Kandioler D, Kappel S, Krishnadath SK, Sharma A, Singh I, Straub D, Triadafilopoulos G, Umar A, Wolf B| | PubMed
  37. Translational research on Barrett's esophagus.
    Baruah A, Buttar N, Chandra R, Chen X, Clemons NJ, Compare D, El-Rifai W, Gu J, Houchen CW, Koh SY, Li W, Nardone G, Phillips WA, Sharma A, Singh I, Upton MP, Vega KJ, Wu X| | PubMed
  38. Emergency Department hyperglycemia as a predictor of early mortality and worse functional outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage.
    Stead LG, Jain A, Bellolio MF, Odufuye A, Gilmore RM, Rabinstein A, Chandra R, Dhillon R, Manivannan V, Serrano LA, Yerragondu N, Palamari B, Jain M, Decker WW| | PubMed
  39. Effect of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in patients with spontaneous intra-cerebral hemorrhage: Does medication use predict worse outcome?
    Stead LG, Jain A, Bellolio MF, Odufuye AO, Dhillon RK, Manivannan V, Gilmore RM, Rabinstein AA, Chandra R, Serrano LA, Yerragondu N, Palamari B, Decker WW| | PubMed