Ravi Rajaram, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.S.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Ravi Rajaram
Ravi Rajaram, MD MSc, is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Dr. Rajaram completed his undergraduate degree in Biology and Economics at Washington University in St. Louis, after which he earned his medical degree at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed residency training in General Surgery at Northwestern University. During residency, he worked at the American College of Surgeons, serving as both a Clinical Scholar-in-Residence and the Surgical Oncology Scholar (2013-2015). He also completed a T32 Health Services Research Integrated Training Program postdoctoral fellowship and earned a Master’s degree in Health Services and Outcomes Research. Dr. Rajaram completed his fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center / Memorial Hermann.
Dr. Rajaram’s clinical practice encompasses all aspects of thoracic surgical oncology including lung and esophageal cancer, mediastinal tumors, and diseases of the chest wall and pleura. He is particularly focused on offering minimally-invasive approaches to surgical resection, when appropriate, and incorporating new technology into surgical care. He serves as Clinical Medical Director and Thoracic Service Line Lead at MD Anderson.
Dr. Rajaram leads several health services research-related projects with a focus on surgical quality of care and healthcare delivery. Additionally, he is involved in multiple studies evaluating the use of perioperative systemic therapy in patients with lung and esophageal cancer. He is also a site investigator for several clinical trials enrolling patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer.
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, US, Health Services and Outcomes Research, M.Sc |
| 2010 | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, US, MD |
| 2005 | Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, US, Biology and Economics, BA |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-2019 | Clinical Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2016-2017 | Administrative Chief Resident, General Surgery, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2013-2015 | Research Fellowship, American College of Surgeons Clinical Scholar-in-Residence, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2013-2015 | Research Fellowship, American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Surgical Oncology Scholar, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2013-2015 | Postdoctoral Fellow, T32 Integrated Postdoctoral Health Services Research Training Program, University of Chicago & Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2010-2017 | Clinical Residency, General Surgery, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2021 | American Board of Thoracic Surgery |
| 2021 | Florida Board of Medicine |
| 2019 | Texas Medical Board – Full Medical License |
| 2018 | American Board of Surgery |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Service Line Lead: Thoracic Service Line, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present
Lead, Multi-Institutional Mock Oral Exam, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present
Member, Thoracic Multidisciplinary Clinical Trials Leadership Team, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present
Moderator: Thoracic Multidisciplinary Tumor Board, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present
Thoracic Surgeon Liaison, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Clinical Medical Director, Department of Thoracic & Cardiovasc Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - Present
Representative, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, UT MDACC - Perioperative Services Value Analysis Team, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Alternate Moderator, Institutional Committee, Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Esophageal Tumor Board, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2019 - Present
Other Professional Positions
Society of Thoracic Surgeons Participant User File Review Committee, Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, 2020 - Present
STS A&P General Thoracic Review Committee, Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, 2020 - Present
STS General Thoracic Surgical Database Review Committee, Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, 2020 - Present
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Service Line Executive Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Member, Image-Guided Cancer Therapy (IGCT) Research Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Member, Perioperative Value Analysis Team Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
Member, Thoracic Center Patient Experience Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
Departmental Innovation Officer, Division of Surgery Innovation Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
Member, Thoracic Service Line Expansion Team, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
Representative, Departmental Vizient Comorbidity Documentation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Member, Clinical Effectiveness Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Member, Junior Faculty Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Editorial Activities
Editorial Board Member, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS), 2025 - 2027
Associate Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD), 2024 - Present
Editorial Board Member, Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery, 2023 - 2027
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD), 2022 - 2028
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2026. Top 5 Clinical Challenges in Lung Surgery. Invited. IGCT Seminar Course Clinical Challenge Session with Dr. Rajaram (Lung, Surgery). Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. Thoracic: Leveraging Nurse Navigation in the Thoracic Service Line. Invited. 6th Annual Service Line Retreat. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Thoracic: Capacity Load-Leveling. Invited. Service Line Retreat. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Financial Toxicity in Lung Cancer Patients: Current Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement. Visiting. Division of Surgery. Houston, TX, US.
- 2023. Clinical Challenges in Thoracic Surgery. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2023. Treatment Options for Early-Stage Lung Cancer. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2020. Expanding the Role of Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery. Visiting. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Immunotherapy & Thoracic Surgery. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Esophagectomy: Perioperative Complications and Management. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Resident Duty Hours and Surgical Training. Conference. Memorial Hermann Hospital. Houston, TX, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2015. Impact of the 2011 ACGME Duty Hour Reform on Surgical Outcomes and Resident Exam Performance. Conference. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2014. An Evaluation of Patient Travel Time in Complex Cancer Surgery. Conference. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2014. Improving the Care of Septic Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Conference. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Chicago, IL, US.
National Presentations
- 2026. Paraganglioma Complex. Conference. AATS Annual Conference.
- 2025. Taking Charge of a Program: Leading when You're Not the Leader. Invited. STS Leadership Institute, US.
- 2025. Targeted Therapy 102 - Application to Clinical Practice. Conference. STS - Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Los Angeles, CA, US.
- 2024. Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Presentation. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2018. Robotic Assisted Right Upper Lobe Sleeve Resection. Conference. Video Presentation at the 2018 AATS Foundation Surgical Robotics Fellowship Course. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2016. Nationwide Utilization of Robotic Lobectomy and Postoperative Outcomes. Conference. Society of Thoracic Surgeons 52nd Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ, US.
- 2015. The College’s Clinical Scholars. Invited. 2015 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Panel Session. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2015. Association of the 2011 ACGME Resident Duty Hour Reform with General Surgery Patient Outcomes and Resident Examination Performance. Conference. American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program National Conference. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2015. Impact of the 2011 ACGME Duty Hour Reform on Surgical Outcomes and Resident Exam Performance. Conference. Plenary Presentation at the 10th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. Las Vegas, NV, US.
- 2014. Association of Implementation of the 2011 ACGME Resident Duty Hour Reform with General Surgery Patient Outcomes and with Resident Examination Performance. Conference. Chicago Surgical Society Scientific Program. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2014. Are Patients Traveling Farther for Complex Cancer Surgery? An Evaluation of Patient Travel Time and the Impact of High-Volume Hospitals. Conference. 2014 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Surgical Forum. San Francisco, CA, US.
- 2014. Impact of Recent Clinical Trials on the Use of Chemotherapy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the US. Conference. 20th Annual National Research Service Award Trainee’s Research Conference. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2014. A National Assessment of Chemotherapy Use in Lung Cancer and Targets for Quality Improvement. Conference. Commission on Cancer Plenary Session. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2013. Public Reporting of ACS NSQIP Surgical Outcomes: A Comparison of Participant vs. non-Participant Hospitals. Conference. American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project National Conference. San Diego, CA, US.
International Presentations
- 2026. Wait or cut? Surgical decision-making for small tumors. Invited. ITMIG 2026 Annual Meeting. São Paulo, BR.
- 2026. 1. Surgical decision-making and current treatment paradigm in resectable GEJC 2. Patient selection, extent of surgery, lymph node dissection, and oncologic principles in GEJ cancers 3. Integration of surgery with perioperative therapy and multidisciplinary management. Invited. Jarurat Care Foundation: Reviving the Bridge Between Western and Asian Sciences. Mumbai Suburban, IN.
- 2014. Predictors and Reasons for Readmission After Pulmonary Resection. Conference. European Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Meeting. Copenhagen, DK.
Formal Peers
- 2023. Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Meeting | M1-CCH03. Invited. Chicago, IL, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2024 - Present |
| Title: | A Phase 3 Randomized Double-blind Study of Adjuvant Pembrolizumab With or Without V940 in Participants With Resectable Stage II to IIIB (N2) NSCLC not Achieving pCR After Receiving Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab With Platinum-based Doublet Chemotherapy (INTerpath-009) |
| Funding Source: | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 2024-1631 |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Deboever, N, Khanduri, I, Eisenberg, M, Mehran, RJ, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Roth, JA, Sepesi, B, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Antonoff, MB, Maru, DM, Hofstetter, WL. Mucosal Versus Submucosal Lymphovascular Invasion in Early Esophageal Cancer. Annals of surgical oncology 33(6):5348-5357, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41699354.
- Imamura, T, Tomita, K, Smith, PM, Takayama, M, Hierl, AN, Wang, XS, Williams, LA, Mitchell, KG, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Hofstetter, WL, Antonoff, MB, Mehran, RJ, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Maxwell, JE, Snyder, RA, Kim, M, Tzeng, CD, Mansfield, PF, Swisher, SG, Lee, JE, Badgwell, BD, Katz, MH, Ikoma, N. Development and validation of a short version of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for upper gastrointestinal surgery (short-MDASI-UGI-Surg) for postoperative patient-reported outcome-based care. BJS open 10(2), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41983354.
- Antonoff, MB, Hooda, Z, Sun, X, Celestino, M, Evans, N, Grenda, T, Lee, JJ, Mehran, RJ, Okusanya, OT, Rajaram, R, Waddell, TK, Walsh, GL, Yeung, J, Vaporciyan, AA, Mitchell, KG, Morris, VK. Outcomes of Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 103. JTCVS Open 30, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
- Zhou, N, Vlahos, I, Hooda, Z, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Sepesi, B, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Mitchell, KG, Antonoff, MB. Imaging predictors of pleural response in stage IV non–small cell lung cancer. JTCVS Open 30, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
- Rajaram, R, Johnson, BH, Huang, Q, Laxmanan, B, Johnston, S, Hasan, A, Giuffre, JM, Kalsekar, I, Vachani, A, Robinson, C, Devisetty, K. Impact of non-tumor size related features on staging in non-small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Disease 18(3), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41988264.
- Hooda, Z, Ries, S, Eisenberg, M, Werner, R, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Opitz, I, Mitchell, KG, Antonoff, MB. Local Consolidative Surgery for Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Bone Metastasis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports 4(1):196-200, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
- Alex, G, Engelhardt, K, Rajaram, R, Burfeind, W, Jones, LA, ElHalabi, Z, Habib, RH, Seder, CW, David, E. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 121(3):521-531, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41407143.
- Marincola Smith, P, Tomita, K, Cass, SH, Hirata, Y, Pan, C, Shen, SE, Wang, X, Wang, XS, Williams, LA, Arvide, M, To, C, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Hofstetter, WL, Antonoff, MB, Mehran, RJ, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Maxwell, JE, Snyder, RA, Kim, M, Tzeng, CD, Badgwell, BD, Mansfield, PF, Katz, MH, Swisher, SG, Lee, JE, Ikoma, N. Psychometric Validation of a new module of MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) for Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers. Annals of surgical oncology 33(2):1332-1342, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41057745.
- Hooda, Z, Ries, S, Fabian, T, Freeman, KA, Hofstetter, WL, Hudson, J, Mehran, RJ, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Mitchell, KG, Zaku, B, Antonoff, MB. Training left-handed cardiothoracic surgeons in a right-handed world. JTCVS Open 29, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41960117.
- Hooda, Z, Werner, R, Ries, S, Eisenberg, M, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Opitz, I, Mitchell, KG, Antonoff, MB. Role of genetic alterations on outcomes for pulmonary resection in oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Disease 17(12):10636-10647, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41522142.
- Sakowitz, S, Rajaram, R, Antonoff, MB. Peer review of cardiothoracic surgical manuscripts. JTCVS Open 28:789-791, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41473055.
- Singhi, EK, Sanchez, N, Vokes, N, Gibbons, DL, Altan, M, Rajaram, R, Heymach, JV, Kulkarni, S, Byers, LA. Improving lung cancer management through pre-visit liquid biopsy. JCO Oncology Practice 21:478, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Rajaram, R, Huang, Q, Johnson, BH, Laxmanan, B, Kalsekar, I, Johnston, S, Vachani, A. Implications of primary tumor size on overall survival in patients with multifocal T3 non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 208, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40967132.
- Rajaram, R, Sheshadri, A, Baugh, A, Bonnell, LN, Li, L, Vaporciyan, AA, Block, M, David, E, Habib, RH, Ost, D. Race-Specific versus Race-Neutral Pulmonary Function Predicted Values in Patients with Operable Lung Cancer. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 22(8):1244-1253, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40153590.
- Eisenberg, M, Werner, R, Ries, S, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Papasotiropoulos, T, Rice, DC, Rajaram, R, Steinmann, N, Swisher, SG, Walsh, GL, Vaporciyan, AA, Opitz, I, Antonoff, MB. Extent of resection in surgically resected stage IV non−small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 170(2):359-368.e3, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40280541.
- Hooda, Z, Duan, Z, Ries, S, Antonoff, MB, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Mitchel, KG, Rice, DC, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Rajaram, R. Association of Medicaid Expansion With Timely Treatment and Access to High-Volume Hospitals in Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 120(2):401-410, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40222577.
- Zervos, M, Park, B, Marshall, MB, Wee, JO, Soukiasian, H, Hartwig, M, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC. Robotic-assisted single-port system for pulmonary lobectomy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 170(1):54-60.e1, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40216299.
- Lee, K, Liu, ZZ, Huang, Q, Corrigan, D, Kalsekar, I, Jun, T, Stolovitzky, GA, Oh, WK, Rajaram, R, Wang, X. Decoding Recurrence in Early-Stage and Locoregionally Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 9, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40249880.
- Deboever N, Al-Tashi Q, Eisenberg M, Saad MB, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth J, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Wu J, Rajaram R. Machine Learning Prediction of Financial Toxicity in Patients with Resected Lung Cancer. J Am Coll Surg 241(2):107-116, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40028915.
- Eisenberg M, Deboever N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Pulmonary Surgical Margins for Metastatic Osteosarcoma: Is Negative Margin Enough?. Ann Thorac Surg 119(3):616-624, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 38839027.
- Schoenfeld, AJ, Hu, C, Rajaram, R, Feliciano, JL, Chandran, U, Wong, C, Kalsekar, I, Wang, T, Huang, Q, Hasan, A. Real-world treatment patterns and attrition for non-driver mutation metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in the US. Future Oncology 21(30):3999-4010, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41346283.
- Deboever N, Eisenberg M, Niu J, Graber W, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Giordano SH, Rajaram R, Rice DC. Conditional Survival of Patients With Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Undergo Lobectomy, Segmentectomy, or Wedge Resection Using the NCDB. J Surg Oncol 131(5):793-803, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39635913.
- Deboever N, Eisenberg MA, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rajaram R. Relationship of Surgical Approach With Financial Toxicity in Patients With Resected Lung Cancer. J Surg Oncol 131(2):303-309, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39257253.
- Lesage AC, Rajaram R, Tam A, Rigaud B, Brock K, Rice D, Cazoulat G. Preliminary evaluation of biomechanical modeling of lung deflation during minimally invasive surgery using pneumothorax computed tomography scans. Physics in Medicine and Biology. e-Pub 2024.
- Mitchell KG, Feldman H, Milton DR, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Rice DC, Vaporciyan AA, Lin R, Thall PF, Rajaram R, Study Group AOMOTMACCEA. Signet ring cells and conditional survival after trimodality therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma. J Surg Oncol 130(3):428-434, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39004940.
- Cass SH, Williams LA, Rajaram R, Hirata Y, Rice D, Tzeng CD, Katz MHG, Badgwell BD, Wang XS, Ikoma N. Patient-reported outcome measures in surgical patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers: A qualitative interview study. J Surg Oncol 130(1):117-124, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38798277.
- Antonoff MB, Kui N, Sun R, Deboever N, Hofstetter W, Mehran RJ, Morris VK, Rice DC, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rajaram R. Factors associated with receipt of pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with lung-limited metastatic colorectal cancer: Disparities in care and impact on overall survival. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 168(1):263-271, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37690624.
- Lee RM, Rajaram R. Improving care in lung cancer surgery: a review of quality measures and evolving standards. Curr Opin Pulm Med 30(4):368-374, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38587082.
- Deboever N, Correa AM, Feldman H, Eisenberg M, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. Early Interventional Treatment of High Output Chyle Leak following Esophagectomy is Associated with Improved Survival. Ann Surg 280(1):91-97, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38568206.
- Deboever N, Feldman H, Eisenberg M, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. Octreotide's role in the management of post-esophagectomy chylothorax. Dis Esophagus 37(6), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38391198.
- Deboever N, Mitchell KG, Farooqi A, Ludmir EB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Heymach JV, Gomez DR, Gandhi SJ, Antonoff MB. Perioperative and oncologic outcomes of pulmonary resection for synchronous oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer: Evidence for surgery in advanced disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(6):1929-1935.e2, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37619884.
- Rajaram R, Huang Q, Li RZ, Chandran U, Zhang Y, Amos TB, Wright GWJ, Ferko NC, Kalsekar I. Recurrence-Free Survival in Patients With Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Chest 165(5):1260-1270, 2024. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38065405.
- Eisenberg MA, Deboever N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Evaluating Surgical Resection Margins in Metastatic Pulmonary osteosarcoma. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. e-Pub 2024.
- Eisenberg MA, Deboever N, Mills AC, Egyud MR, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB. Impact of Travel Distance on Receipt of Indicated Adjuvant Therapy in Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(5):1617-1627, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37696428.
- Feldman H, Sepesi B, Leung CH, Lin H, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, William WN, Walsh GL, Rice DC, Roth JA, Mehran RJ, Hofstetter WL, Antonoff MB, Rajaram R, Gibbons DL, Lee JJ, Heymach JV, Vaporciyan AA, Swisher SG, Cascone T. Surgical outcomes after chemotherapy plus nivolumab and chemotherapy plus nivolumab and ipilimumab in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(4):1444-1453.e4, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37816395.
- Deboever N, Bayley EM, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Lung Surveillance following Colorectal Cancer Pulmonary Metastasectomy: Utilization of Clinicopathologic Risk Factors to Guide Strategy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(3):814-819.e2, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37495170.
- Mitchell KG, Bayley EM, Ikoma N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Maru DM, Erasmus JJ, Weston BR, Ajani JA, Badgwell BD, Hofstetter WL. Gastric extent of tumor predicts peritoneal metastasis in Siewert II adenocarcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg 117(2):320-326, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37080372.
- Deboever N, Bayley EM, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Do resected colorectal cancer patients need early chest imaging? Impact of clinicopathologic characteristics on time to development of pulmonary metastases. J Surg Oncol 129(2):331-337, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37876311.
- Deboever N, Eisenberg MA, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rajaram R. Perspectives, Risk Factors, and Coping Mechanisms in Patients with Self-Reported Financial Burden following Lung Cancer Surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(2):478-487.e2, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37356476.
- Kandula, VA, Smith, GL, Rajaram, R, Palaskas, NL, Deswal, A, Nasir, K, Ali, HR. A Costly Cure. Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal 20(5):15-26, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39525372.
- Sheshadri A, Rajaram R, Baugh A, Castro M, Correa AM, Soto F, Daniel CR, Li L, Evans SE, Dickey BF, Vaporciyan AA, Ost DE. Association of Pre-operative Lung Function with Complications after Lobectomy Using Race-Neutral and Race-Specific Normative Equations. Ann Am Thorac Soc 21(1):38-46, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37796618.
- Deboever N, Correa AM, Feldman H, Mathur U, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB, Rajaram R. Disparities in early-stage lung cancer outcomes at minority-serving hospitals compared with nonminority serving hospitals. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(1):329-337.e4, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37116780.
- Deboever N, Eisenberg M, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB, Rajaram R. Financial Toxicity in Patients with Resected Lung Cancer. Ann Surg 278(6):1038-1044, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37249193.
- Conen, D, Ke Wang, M, Popova, E, Chan, MT, Landoni, G, Cata, JP, Reimer, C, McLean, SR, Srinathan, S, Reyes, JT, Grande, AM, Tallada, AG, Sessler, DI, Fleischmann, E, Kabon, B, Voltolini, L, Cruz, P, Maziak, D, Gutiérrez-Soriano, L, McIntyre, WF, Tandon, V, Martínez-Téllez, E, Guerra-Londono, JJ, DuMerton, D, Wong, RH, McGuire, AL, Kidane, B, Roux, DP, Shargall, Y, Wells, JR, Ofori, SN, Vincent, J, Xu, L, Li, Z, Eikelboom, JW, Jolly, SS, Healey, JS, Devereaux, PJ, Wang, MK, Wells, JR, Healey, JS, McIntyre, WF, Sessler, DI, Rajaram, R, Vaporciyan, AA, Mehran, RJ, Sepesi, B, Walsh, GL, Rice, DC, Swisher, SG. Effect of colchicine on perioperative atrial fibrillation and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery in patients undergoing major thoracic surgery (COP-AF). The Lancet 402(10413):1627-1635, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37640035.
- Zhou N, Niu J, Nelson D, Feldman HA, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Giordano SH, Rajaram R. Surgical Approach and Persistent Opioid Use in Medicare Patients undergoing Lung Cancer Resection. Ann Thorac Surg 116(5):1020-1027, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36801207.
- Deboever, N, Eisenberg, M, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Roth, JA, Sepesi, B, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Antonoff, MB. Circulomic variables predict pathologic staging preoperatively in treatment-naïve non-small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Disease 15(10):5507-5516, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37969292.
- Zhou, N, Bell, CS, Feldman, HA, Haymaker, CL, Hofstetter, WL, Tsao, A, Mehran, RJ, Rice, DC, Sepesi, B, Tomczak, K, Weissferdt, A, Parra Cuentas, ER, Zhang, J, Lee, PP, Rajaram, R, Vaporciyan, AA. Tumor thickness in mesothelioma predicts differential response to neoadjuvant therapy and survival. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 166(2):362-371.e9, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36737380.
- Deboever N, Xu Y, Feldman HA, Woodman KH, Chen M, Shih YT, Rajaram R. Outcomes after Thymectomy in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis. J Thorac Dis 15(6):3048-3053, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37426145.
- Bayley EM, Ivy ML, Shewale JB, Ge PS, Antonoff MB, Francis AM, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Lee JJ, Louie BE, Swisher SG. High-Risk Features of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation: Patients for whom Surgery Should Not Be Delayed. Ann Surg 277(5):721-726, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36052678.
- Conen D, Popova E, Wang MK, Chan MTV, Landoni G, Reimer C, Srinathan SK, Cata JP, McLean SR, Trujillo Reyes JC, Grande AM, Gonzalez Tallada A, Sessler DI, Fleischmann E, Maziak DE, Kabon B, Voltolini L, Gutiérrez-Soriano L, Tandon V, DuMerton D, Kidane B, Rajaram R, Shargall Y, Neary JD, Wells JR, McIntyre WF, Blum S, Ofori SN, Vincent J, Xu L, Li Z, Healey JS, Garg AX, Devereaux PJ, Investigators C. Rationale and design of the colchicine for the prevention of perioperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing major noncardiac thoracic surgery (COP-AF) trial. Am Heart J 259:87-96, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36754105.
- Mills AC, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Repeat Pulmonary Metastasectomy: Third Operations and Beyond. Ann Thorac Surg 115(3):679-685, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35926641.
- Cascone T, Leung CH, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Carter BW, Godoy MCB, Feldman H, William WN, Xi Y, Basu S, Sun JJ, Yadav SS, Rojas Alvarez FR, Lee Y, Mishra AK, Chen L, Pradhan M, Guo H, Sinjab A, Zhou N, Negrao MV, Le X, Gay CM, Tsao AS, Byers LA, Altan M, Glisson BS, Fossella FV, Elamin YY, Blumenschein G, Zhang J, Skoulidis F, Wu J, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL, Rajaram R, Antonoff MB, Fujimoto J, Solis LM, Parra ER, Haymaker C, Wistuba II, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Lin HY, Wang J, Gibbons DL, Jack Lee J, Ajami NJ, Wargo JA, Allison JP, Sharma P, Kadara H, Heymach JV, Sepesi B. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus nivolumab with or without ipilimumab in operable non-small cell lung cancer: the phase 2 platform NEOSTAR trial. Nat Med 29(3):593-604, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36928818.
- Deboever N, Zhou N, McGrail DJ, Tomczak K, Oliva JL, Feldman HA, Parra E, Zhang J, Lee PP, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Swisher SS, Vaporciyan AA, Altan M, Weissferdt A, Tsao AS, Haymaker CL, Sepesi B. Radiographic Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Pleural Mesothelioma Should Serve as a Guide for Patient Selection for Cytoreductive Operations. Front Oncol 13:1216999, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37637041.
- Goldman JW, Sholl LM, Dacic S, Fishbein MC, Murciano-Goroff YR, Rajaram R, Szymczak S, Szpurka AM, Chao BH, Drilon A. Case Report: Complete pathologic response to neoadjuvant selpercatinib in a patient with resectable early-stage RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer. Front Oncol 13:1178313, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37274265.
- Feldman HA, Zhou N, Deboever N, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Godoy M, Strange C, Antonoff MB. Intraoperative challenges after induction therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: Effect of nodal disease on technical complexity. JTCVS Open 12:372-384, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36590745.
- Zhou N, Hofstetter WL, Working Group ESCC, Mitchell KG, Bayley EM, Ajani JA, Antonoff MB, Betancourt SL, Blum-Murphy M, Feldman HA, Lin SH, Maru DM, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Weston BR. Salvage Esophagectomy Definition Influences Comparative Outcomes in Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancers. Ann Thorac Surg 114(6):2032-2040, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34883083.
- Sepesi B, Zhou N, William WN, Lin HY, Leung CH, Weissferdt A, Mitchell KG, Pataer A, Walsh GL, Rice DC, Roth JA, Mehran RJ, Hofstetter WL, Antonoff MB, Rajaram R, Negrao MV, Tsao AS, Gibbons DL, Lee JJ, Heymach JV, Vaporciyan AA, Swisher SG, Cascone T. Surgical outcomes after nivolumab or nivolumab with ipilimumab treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 164(5):1327-1337, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35190177.
- Feldman HA, Erasmus JJ, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL, Betancourt Cuellar SL. Clinical Significance of FDG-PET/CT Avid Hilar Lymph Nodes in Esophageal Carcinoma Patients. Ann Thorac Surg 114(4):1183-1188, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34634240.
- Deboever N, Feldman HA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. The Role of Surgery in the Treatment of Melanoma Pulmonary Metastases in the Modern Era. J Surg Res 277:125-130, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35489217.
- Zorrilla-Vaca A, Feldman H, Antonoff M, Sepesi B, Hofstetter W, Rajaram R, Swisher S, Mena G, Vaporciya A, Mehran R, Rice D. Single Chest Drain Practice Reduces Discharge Opioid Prescriptions in Thoracic Surgery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 70(5):422-429, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34894636.
- Blumenthaler AN, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Strange CD, Antonoff MB. Preoperative Maximum Standardized Uptake Value Associated with Recurrence Risk In Early Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 113(6):1835-1844, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34252403.
- Bostock IC, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Murphy MB, Lin S, Maru D, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Hofstetter W. Prolonged neutrophilia is associated with worse outcomes after Esophagectomy. Dis Esophagus 35(4), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34897440.
- Antonoff MB, Feldman HA, Mitchell KG, Farooqi A, Ludmir EB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Gandhi S, Gomez DR, Vaporciyan AA. Surgical Complexity of Pulmonary Resections Performed for Oligometastatic NSCLC. JTO Clin Res Rep 3(3):100288, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35252897.
- Zhou N, Corsini EM, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rice DC. Robotic Surgery and Anatomic Segmentectomy: An Analysis of Trends, Patient Selection, and Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg 113(3):975-983, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 33838123.
- Zhou N, Rice DC, Tsao AS, Lee PP, Haymaker CL, Corsini EM, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Mehran RJ, Sepesi B. Extrapleural Pneumonectomy versus Pleurectomy/Decortication for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Ann Thorac Surg 113(1):200-208, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 33971174.
- Blumenthaler AN, Zhou N, Parikh K, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Optimizing Discharge After Shorter Hospitalizations: Lessons Learned Through After-Hours Calls with Thoracic Surgical Patients. Innovations (Phila) 16(6):15569845211041343, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34494925.
- Corsini EM, Foo WC, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Maru DM, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL, Working Group EA, Correa AM, Antonoff MB, Lin SH, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL. Esophageal adenocarcinoma with any component of signet ring cells portends poor prognosis and response to neoadjuvant therapy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 162(5):1404-1412.e2, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33010880.
- Zhou N, Mitchell KG, Corsini EM, Truong VTT, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL. Analysis of trimodal and bimodal therapy in a selective-surgery paradigm for locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Br J Surg 108(10):1207-1215, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34095952.
- Chang JY, Mehran RJ, Feng L, Verma V, Liao Z, Welsh JW, Lin SH, O'Reilly MS, Jeter MD, Balter PA, Rajaram R, McRae SE, Berry D, Heymach JV, Roth JA, Trials Group SLC. Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for operable stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (revised STARS): long-term results of a single-arm, prospective trial with prespecified comparison to surgery. Lancet Oncol 22(10):1448-1457, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34529930.
- Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Bernatchez C, Forget MA, Haymaker CL, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Amaria RN, Jazaeri AA, Antonoff MB. Pulmonary Resection for Tissue Harvest in Adoptive Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy: Safety and Feasibility. J Surg Oncol 124(4):699-703, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34057733.
- Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. Intestinal Metaplasia in the Esophageal Remnant is Rare after Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy. J Gastrointest Surg 25(9):2185-2191, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33555525.
- Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Mena GE, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rice DC, Hofstetter WL. Liposomal Bupivacaine Intercostal Block is Important for Reduction of Pulmonary Complications. Ann Thorac Surg 112(2):423-429, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33129774.
- Rajaram R, Rice DC, Li Y, Bruera E, Liu E, Song C, Oh DS. Postoperative Opioid Use after Lobectomy for Primary Lung Cancer: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of Premier Hospital Data. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 162(1):259-268.e4, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32718706.
- Feldman HA, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Vaporciyan AA, Zorrilla-Vaca A, Mehran RJ. Simultaneous Versus Staged Resections for Bilateral Pulmonary Metastases. J Surg Oncol 123(7):1633-1639, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33684226.
- Rajaram R. Hospital Variation in Long-Term Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery. Chest 159(4):1330-1331, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34021993.
- Rajaram R, Abreu JA, Mehran R, Nguyen TC, Antonoff MB, Vaporciyan A. Using Quality Improvement Principles to Redesign a Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program Website. Ann Thorac Surg 111(3):1079-1085, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32745517.
- Corsini EM, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Cascone T, Heymach JV, Swisher SG, Sepesi B. Pathological nodal disease defines survival outcomes in patients with lung cancer with tumour major pathological response following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 59(1):100-108, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32864702.
- Rajaram R, Correa AM, Xu T, Nguyen QN, Antonoff MB, Rice D, Mehran R, Roth J, Walsh G, Swisher S, Hofstetter WL, Vaporciyan A, Cascone T, Tsao AS, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Gandhi S, Liao Z, Sepesi B. Locoregional Control, Overall Survival, and Disease-Free Survival in Stage IIIA (N2) Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Analysis of Resected and Unresected Patients. Clin Lung Cancer 21(4):e294-e301, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32089476.
- Corsini EM, Datar SS, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Blackmon SH, Loree JM, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. High Mutational Concordance Between Primary Colorectal Tumors and Associated Pulmonary Metastases. J Surg Oncol 121(6):984-989, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32077113.
- White P, Antonoff MB, Rajaram R. Robotic surgical techniques for standard segmentectomies. Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery. e-Pub 2020.
- Van Haren RM, Rajaram R, Correa AM, Mehran RJ, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rice DC, Roth JA. Preoperative Heparin for Lung Cancer Resection Increases Risk of Reoperation for Bleeding. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 32(2):337-343, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31857153.
- Nelson DB, Mehran RJ, Mitchell KG, Rajaram R, Correa AM, Bassett RL, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Vaporciyan AA, Rice DC. Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Comprehensive Institutional Experience. Ann Thorac Surg 108(2):370-376, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31004583.
- Rajaram R, DeCamp MM. Reply. Ann Thorac Surg 105(1):337-338, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29233346.
- Shah R, Pavey E, Ju M, Merkow R, Rajaram R, Wandling MW, Cohen ME, Dahlke A, Yang A, Bilimoria K. Evaluation of readmissions due to surgical site infections: A potential target for quality improvement. Am J Surg 214(5):773-779, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28637590.
- Rajaram R, Mohanty S, Bentrem DJ, Pavey ES, Odell DD, Bharat A, Bilimoria KY, DeCamp MM. Nationwide Assessment of Robotic Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 103(4):1092-1100, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28109575.
- Bilimoria KY, Quinn CM, Dahlke AR, Kelz RR, Shea JA, Rajaram R, Love R, Kreutzer L, Biester T, Yang AD, Hoyt DB, Lewis FR. Use and Underlying Reasons for Duty Hour Flexibility in the Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial. J Am Coll Surg 224(2):118-125, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 27884805.
- Rajaram R, Saadat L, Chung J, Dahlke A, Yang AD, Odell DD, Bilimoria KY. Impact of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform on hospital patient experience and processes-of-care. BMJ Qual Saf 25(12):962-970, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26717986.
- Minami CA, Dahlke AR, Barnard C, Kinnier CV, Rajaram R, Noskin GA, Bilimoria KY. Association Between Hospital Characteristics and Performance on the New Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program's Surgical Site Infection Measures. JAMA Surg 151(8):777-9, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27050254.
- Saadat LV, Dahlke AR, Rajaram R, Kreutzer L, Love R, Odell DD, Bilimoria KY, Yang AD. Program Director Perceptions of Surgical Resident Training and Patient Care under Flexible Duty Hour Requirements. J Am Coll Surg 222(6):1098-105, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27234632.
- Rajaram R, Paruch JL, Mohanty S, Holl JL, Bilimoria KY, Ko CY, Winchester DP, Patel JD, DeCamp MM. Patterns and Predictors of Chemotherapy Use for Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 101(2):533-40, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26507427.
- Mohanty S, Rajaram R, Bilimoria KY, Salem R, Pawlik TM, Bentrem DJ. Assessment of non-surgical versus surgical therapy for localized hepatocellular carcinoma. J Surg Oncol 113(2):175-80, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26662882.
- Rajaram R, Ju MH, Bilimoria KY, Ko CY, DeCamp MM. National evaluation of hospital readmission after pulmonary resection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 150(6):1508-14.e2, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26092506.
- Rajaram R, Chung JW, Cohen ME, Dahlke AR, Yang AD, Meeks JJ, Ko CY, Tarpley JL, Hoyt DB, Bilimoria KY. Association of the 2011 ACGME Resident Duty Hour Reform with Postoperative Patient Outcomes in Surgical Specialties. J Am Coll Surg 221(3):748-57, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26228013.
- Rajaram R, Bilimoria KY. JAMA PATIENT PAGE. Medicare. JAMA 314(4):420, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26219069.
- Rajaram R, Chung JW, Kinnier CV, Barnard C, Mohanty S, Pavey ES, McHugh MC, Bilimoria KY. Hospital Characteristics Associated With Penalties in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program. JAMA 314(4):375-83, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26219055.
- Rajaram R, Barnard C, Bilimoria KY. Flaws in Patient Safety Measures--Reply. JAMA 313(24):2495, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26103038.
- Rajaram R, Barnard C, Bilimoria KY. Concerns about using the patient safety indicator-90 composite in pay-for-performance programs. JAMA 313(9):897-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25654581.
- Rajaram R, Chung JW, Jones AT, Cohen ME, Dahlke AR, Ko CY, Tarpley JL, Lewis FR, Hoyt DB, Bilimoria KY. Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform with general surgery patient outcomes and with resident examination performance. JAMA 312(22):2374-84, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25490328.
- Dahlke AR, Chung JW, Holl JL, Ko CY, Rajaram R, Modla L, Makary MA, Bilimoria KY. Evaluation of initial participation in public reporting of American College of Surgeons NSQIP surgical outcomes on Medicare's Hospital Compare website. J Am Coll Surg 218(3):374-80, 380.e1-5, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24468223.
- Reig AS, Rajaram R, Simon S, Mericle RA. Complete angiographic obliteration of intracranial AVMs with endovascular embolization: incomplete embolic nidal opacification is associated with AVM recurrence. J Neurointerv Surg 2(3):202-7, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21990624.
Review Articles
- Hooda, Z, Rajaram, R. Physiologic and Functional Outcomes Following Chest Wall Resection. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 36(2):215-222, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41927158.
- Samoylova, ML, Rajaram, R. The evolving role of systemic therapy in locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer. Annals of Esophagus 8, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Ries, S, Rajaram, R. Disparities in Pulmonary Metastasectomy. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 35(2):209-214, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40246410.
- Lee, RM, Rajaram, R. Surgical considerations in non-small cell lung cancer patients following neoadjuvant immunotherapy or targeted therapy. Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery 7, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Ahuja J, de Groot PM, Shroff GS, Strange CD, Vlahos I, Rajaram R, Truong MT, Wu CC. The postoperative chest in lung cancer. Clin Radiol 77(1):6-18, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34154835.
- Nelson DB, White PT, Rajaram R, Antonoff MB. Showcasing Your Cardiothoracic Training Program in the Virtual Era. Ann Thorac Surg 111(4):1102-1110, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33497663.
- Zhou N, Rajaram R, Hofstetter WL. Management of Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 29(4):631-646, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32883463.
- Rajaram R, Hofstetter WL. Mucosal Ablation Techniques for Barrett's Esophagus and Early Esophageal Cancer. Thorac Surg Clin 28(4):473-480, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30268293.
- Kinnier CV, Asare EA, Mohanty S, Paruch JL, Rajaram R, Bilimoria KY. Risk prediction tools in surgical oncology. J Surg Oncol 110(5):500-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24975865.
Professional Educational Materials
- Rajaram R, of Governors TACOSB. Postoperative Ileus Prevention. American College of Surgeons Best Practices Guideline, 2015.
- Johnson L, Rajaram R, Swaroop M. NMH General Surgery Pocket Manual, 2012.
Other Articles
- Hooda Z, Langburt D, McCracken A, Carbone G, Ries S, Antonoff MB, Correa AM, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Mitchell KG, Ferri L, Hofstetter W Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy For Esophageal Junction Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
- Villa, JF, Donahue, H, Rajaram, R, Cata, JP Intercostal nerve blocks take the lead. Journal of Thoracic Disease 18(3), 2026. PMID: 41988247.
- Hooda Z, Ries S, Eisenberg M, Werner R, Hofstetter W, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Isabelle O, Mitchell KG, Antonoff MB Local Consolidative Surgery for Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Bony Metastases. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports.
Editorials
- Rajaram, R. Chest Wall Disease. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 36(2):xi-xii, 2026. PMID: 41927161.
Abstracts
- Hooda Z, Langburt D, Ries S, Antonoff M, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Mitchell KG, Ferri L, Hofstetter W. Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy For Esophageal Junction Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 2025 Annual Meeting, 2025.
- Zhou N, Betancourt S, Gladish G, Antonoff M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rice D, Swisher S, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Rajaram R. Association between Arterial Calcification and Clinically Significant Anastomotic Leaks Following Esophagectomy. the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, 2025.
- Hooda Z, Ries S, Eisenberg M, Werner R, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Opitz I, Mitchell KG, Antonoff MB. Bony Metastasis in Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Don’t Give Up On Comprehensive Local Consolidation. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 2024 Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Kleber T, Hooda Z, Dong W, Liao Z, Lin S, Welsh J, O'Reilly M, Balter P, Heymach J, Mehran R, Roth J, Rajaram R, Chang J. Ten-Year Outcomes of the Revised STARS Trial Comparing Radiation and Surgery for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. ASTRO's 67th Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Rajaram R, Hooda Z, Ries S, Fabian T, Freeman K, Hofstetter W, Hudson J, Mehran R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Mitchell K, Zaku B, Antonoff M. Training Left-Handed Cardiothoracic Surgeons in a Right-Handed World: Perspectives and Experiences of Academic Cardiothoracic Surgeons. American Association for Thoracic Surgery 2025 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Hooda Z, Werner R, Ries S, Eisenberg M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Opitz I, Mitchell K, Antonoff M. Role of Genetic Alterations on Outcomes for Pulmonary Resection in Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. American Association for Thoracic Surgery 2025 Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Deboever N, Eisenberg M, Ries S, Antonoff M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rice D, Roth J, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Rajaram R. Financial Toxicity in patients with Resected Esophageal Cancer. American Association for Thoracic Surgery 105th Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Ries S, Shahid A, Pedroza C, Hooda Z, Mitchell KG, Antonoff M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Swisher S, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Rice D. Perioperative Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Surgery After Systemic Neoadjuvant Therapy in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. American Association for Thoracic Surgery 105th Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Hooda Z, Langburt D, Ries S, Antonoff M, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Mitchell K, Ferri L, Hofstetter W. Surgery Alone Versus Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed by Surgery for Clinical T1N1 Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Can Less Be More for Patients?. South Texas American College of Surgeons Chapter Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Hooda Z, Zhigang D, Ries S, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Mitchell KG, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Rajaram R. Association of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act With Timely Treatment and Access to High-Volume Centers in Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Ries SA, Qing Y, Sun R, Mitchell J, Eisenberg M, Mitchell KG, Merhran R, Rice D, Roth J, Swisher S, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter W, Rajaram R, Antonoff MB. Closing the Gap: Moving Toward Equitable Care in Surgical Management of Stage IV Lung Cancer. IASLC 50th WCLC, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Santos D, Kyrish K, Cristo J, Gibson H, Cedet C, Rajaram R, Tzeng C. Robotic Repair of Iatrogenic Radiation Induced Diaphragm Hernia, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Mitchell KG, Kassab C, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. Textbook oncologic outcome following trimodality therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Ries SA, Eisenberg MA, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Vaporciyan AA, Hofstetter WL. Occult Paratracheal Lymph Node Disease in Esophagogastric Junction Adenocarcinoma: Should We Be Doing Routine Paratracheal Lymph Node Dissection?, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Kassab C, Mitchell K, Correa A, Eisenberg M, Ries SA, Antonoff M, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Swisher S, Vaporciyan V, Walsh G, Rice D, Hofstetter W. Successful Management of Post Esophagectomy Anastomotic Leak Nullifies its Effect on Long Term Survival, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Deboever N, Khanduri I, Eisenberg M, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Antonoff M, Maru D, Hofstetter W. Mucosal Lymphovascular Invasion in Early Esophageal Cancer; Depth of LVI Affects Outcome, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Mitchell KG, Feldman H, Milton DR, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Lin R, Thall PF, Rajaram R. Association between signet ring cells and three-year conditional survival following trimodality therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma: A Bayesian analysis, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Rajaram R, Sheshadri A, Baugh A, Bonnell LN, Li L, Vaporciyan AA, Block M, David EA, Habib RH, Ost DE. Comparison of Race-Specific versus Race-Neutral Pulmonary Function Predicted Values in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Resection, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Eisenberg MA, Ries SA, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL, Rajaram R. Does Occult Nodal Disease Following Sublobar Resection for Clinical T1a-b Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Necessitate Conversion to Lobectomy?, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Huang Q, Schoenfeld A, Hu C, Rajaram R, Feliciano J, Kalsekar I, Wang T, Wong CU H. Improved lifelines needed for all lines: Real-world treatment patterns and attrition rates in US patients with non-driver mutation metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Eisenberg MA, Deboever N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice D, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Pulmonary Surgical Margins for Metastatic Osteosarcoma: Is Negative Margin Enough?, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Eisenberg MA, Deboever N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. Esophageal Skip Lesions: A Propensity Matched Analysis, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Deboever N, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Extent of Resection in Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Does it Even Matter?, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Deboever N, Eisenberg, M, Antonoff M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rice D, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Rajaram R. Perspectives, Risk Factors, and Coping Mechanisms in Patients with Self-Reported Financial Burden Following Surgical Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Graber W, Deboever N, Niu J, Eisenberg M, Antonoff M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Giordano S, Rajaram R, Rice D. Evaluating The Conditional Survival Benefit Of Minimally Invasive Lobectomy In Early-stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Eisenberg MA, Egyud MR, Deboever N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Impact of Travel Distance on Receipt of Indicated Adjuvant Therapy in Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Deboever N, Correa A, Feldman H, Eisenberg, M, Antonoff M, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Hofstetter W. Early Interventional Treatment of High Output Chyle Leak Following Esophagectomy is Associated with Improved Survival, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Antonoff MB, Kui N, Sun R, Rajaram R. Factors Associated with Receipt of Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Patients with Lung-Limited Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Disparities in Care and Impact on Overall Survival, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Sepesi B, Feldman H, Lin H, Leung C, Walsh G, Rice D, Roth J, Mehran R, Hofstetter W, Antonoff M, Rajaram R, Lee J, Heymach J, Vaporciyan A, Swisher S, Cascone T. Surgical Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy plus Nivolumab With and Without Ipilimumab In Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Deboever N, Al-Tashi Q, Eisenberg M, Antonoff M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rice D, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Wu J, Rajaram R. Use of machine learning to further evaluate risk factors for financial toxicity in patients with resected lung cancer, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Deboever N, Al-Tashi Q, Eisenberg M, Antonoff M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rice D, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Wu J, Rajaram R. Machine Learning Prediction of Financial Toxicity in Patients with Resected Lung Cancer, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Deboever N, Eisenberg M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Sepesi B, Antonoff M. Clinical Overstaging in Pathologic Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Prognostic Implications, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Eisenberg MA, Deboever N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Circulomics as a Predictive Tool for Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation After Lung Cancer Resection, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Deboever N, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Circulomic variables may predict pathologic staging preoperatively in treatment-naïve non-small cell lung cancer, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, Bayley, EM, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Optimal Timing for Surveillance Imaging in Colorectal Pulmonary Metastatic Disease: Evidence for a Clinicopathologic-driven Algorithm, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, Bayley EM, Feldman HA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Lymph Node Ratio is Associated with Time to Pulmonary Metastasis in Patients with Resected Colorectal Cancer. Presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, Mitchell, KG, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB, Sepesi B. Aspirin's Protective Effect in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer is Mediated by Circulomics, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, Bayley EM, Feldman HA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Do Resected Colorectal Cancer Patients Need Early Chest Imaging? Impact of Clinicopathologic Characteristics on Time to Development of Pulmonary Metastases. Presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, Bayley, EM, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Optimal Timing for Surveillance Imaging in Colorectal Pulmonary Metastatic Disease: Evidence for a Clinicopathologic-driven Algorithm, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, Bayley, EM, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Optimal Timing for Surveillance Imaging in Colorectal Pulmonary Metastatic Disease: Evidence for a Clinicopathologic-driven Algorithm, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, Mitchell, KG, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB, Sepesi B. Aspirin's Protective Effect in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer is Mediated by Circulomics, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Eisenberg MA, Deboever N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. The Pre-Operative Inflammasome Predicts Infectious Complications Following Lung Resection in Patients with NSCLC, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Circulomic variables may predict pathologic staging preoperatively in treatment-naïve non-small cell lung cancer. Poster presented at the North American Conference on Lung Cancer, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Rajaram R, Scholl LM, Dacic S, Goldman JW, Tan DS, Gautschi O, Loong HHF, De Braud FG, Massarelli E, Levy BP, Dy GK, Kang S, Szynczak S, Chao BC, Drilon AE. LIBRETTO-001 cohort 7: A single-arm phase 2 study of neoadjuvant selpercatinib in patients with resectable stage IB-IIIA RET fusion-positive NSCLC, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, Correa A, Feldman H, Antonoff M, Vaporciyan A, Hofstetter W, Rajaram R. Poster: Surgical Outcomes of Early-Stage Lung Cancer at Minority-Serving Hospitals Compared to Non-Minority-Serving Hospitals, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Bayley EM, Ivy ML, Ge PS, Shewale JB, Antonoff MB, Francis AM, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Lee JJ, Louie BE, Swisher SG. High-Risk Features of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation: Patients for whom Surgery Should Not Be Delayed, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Feldman HA, Zhou N, Hofstetter WL, Rajaram R, Godoy M, Strange C, Antonoff MB. Intraoperative Challenges After Induction Therapy for NSCLC: Impact of Nodal Disease on Technical Complexity, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Feldman HA, Pedroza C, Bayley EM, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Rajaram R. Poster: Signet Ring Cell Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Conditional Survival Analysis, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, McGrail DJ, Zhou N, Altan M, Olivia JL, Parra E, Zhang J, Lee PP, Rajaram R, Hofstetter WL, Vaporciyan AA, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Tomczak K, Weissferdt A, Tsao AS, Haymaker CL, Sepesi B. Clinical and Environment Factors Impacting Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Prognosis, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, Feldman H, Vaporciyan A, Hofstetter W, Roth J, Mehran R, Swisher S, Walsh G, Rajaram R, Rice D, Antonoff M. The Role of Surgery in the Treatment of Pulmonary Melanoma Metastases Amidst Modern Therapies, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Bostock, I, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Sepesi, B, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Antonoff, MB. Barriers to surveillance imaging adherence in early-staged lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Disease 13(12):6848-6854, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 35070369.
- Feldman H, Niu J, Zhou N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Giordano S, Rajaram R. Conditional Survival After Trimodality Therapy For Esophageal Cancer: A Reevaluation Of Prognostic Factors Over Time, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Ibell JM, Lu S, Li BT, Diehn M, Luketich J, Hennon M, Rajaram R, Burt B, Weksler B, Bueno R, Lin J, Waqar S, Zhong W, Chen C, Liao Y, Wu O, Gitlitz B, Bennett E, Deng Y, Lin H, Jones DR, Wu YL. CATHAYA: a Phase II study evaluating the efficacy and safety of adjuvant platinum-doublet chemotherapy ± atezolizumab in patients who are ctDNA+ after complete surgical resection of stage IB to select IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Zhou N, Feldman HA, Corsini EM, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice RC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL. Definition of Salvage Esophagectomy Influences Survival for Trimodality and Bimodality Therapy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. e-Pub 2021.
- Bostock IC, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Antonoff, MB. Travel Distance as a Barrier for Surveillance Imaging in Early Staged Lung Cancer, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Parikh K, Zhou N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL. After Hours Phone Calls from Postoperative Patients: Addressing Common Issues to Improve Early Discharge Planning, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Blumenthaler AN, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Maximum Standardized Uptake Value (SUVmax) on Preoperative PET: Role in Guiding Postoperative Surveillance for Patients with Stage I NSCLC. e-Pub 2021.
- Bostock IC, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Blum Murphy M, Lin S, Maru D, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh GL, Wayne Hofstetter WL. Prolonged Neutrophilia is associated with worse outcomes after Esophagectomy, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Corsini EM, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Cascone T, Heymach JV, Swisher SG, Sepesi B. Timing And Patterns Of Recurrence In Lung Cancer Patients With Major Pathologic Response Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy – The Influence Of Persistent Pathologic Nodal Disease, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Corsini EM, Foo WC, Mitchell KG, Correa A, Zhou N, Rajaram R, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Roth JA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB, Vaporciyan AA, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Lin SH, Maru DM, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL. Even Scant Signet Ring Cell Component Portends Poor Prognosis after Resection of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Rajaram R, Abreu JA, Mehran R, Nguyen TC, Antonoff MB, Vaporciyan A. Poster: Using Quality Improvement Principles to Redesign a Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program Website, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Van Haren RM, Rajaram R, Correa AM, Mehran RJ, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan A, Walsh GL, Rice DC, Roth JA. Preoperative Heparin for Lung Cancer Resection Increases Risk of Reoperation for Bleeding, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Rajaram R, Mohanty S, Bentrem DB, Pavey E, Odell D, Bharat A, Bilimoria KY, DeCamp MM. Nationwide Utilization of Robotic Lobectomy and Postoperative Outcomes, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Rajaram R, Chung J, Jones A, Cohen ME, Dahlke AR, Ko CY, Tarpley JL, Lewis FR, Hoyt DB, Bilimoria KY. Association of the 2011 ACGME Resident Duty Hour Reform with General Surgery Patient Outcomes and Resident Examination Performance, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Rajaram R, Chung J, Cohen ME, Dahlke AR, Yang AD, Ko CY, Hoyt DB, Bilimoria KY. Association of the 2011 ACGME Resident Duty Hour Reform with Publicly Reported Measures of Hospital Quality, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Mohanty S, Rajaram R, Bilimoria KY, Bentrem DB, Pawlik TM. Changing Treatment Patterns of Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Rajaram R, Chung J, Jones A, Cohen ME, Dahlke AR, Hedges L, Ko CY, Tarpley JL, Lewis FR, Hoyt DB, Bilimoria KY. Impact of the 2011 ACGME Duty Hour Reform on Surgical Outcomes and Resident Exam Performance, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Rajaram R, Chung J, Jones A, Cohen ME, Dahlke AR, Ko CY, Tarpley JL, Lewis FR, Hoyt DB, Bilimoria KY. Association of Implementation of the 2011 ACGME Resident Duty Hour Reform with General Surgery Patient Outcomes and with Resident Examination Performance, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Rajaram R, Paruch J, Mohanty S, Ko CY, Winchester D, Bilimoria KY. Are Patients Traveling Farther for Complex Cancer Surgery? An Evaluation of Patient Travel Time and the Impact of High-Volume Hospitals, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Rajaram R, Kennedy C, Schwulst S, Bilimoria KY. Improving the Care of Septic Patients: A Baseline Analysis and Quality Improvement Initiative, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Rajaram R, Paruch JL, Holl JL, Ko CY, Winchester DP, Bilimoria KY, Patel JD, DeCamp MM. Impact of Recent Clinical Trials on the Use of Chemotherapy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the US, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Rajaram R, Ju MH, Ko CY, Bilimoria KY, DeCamp MM. Predictors and Reasons for Readmission After Pulmonary Resection, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Rajaram R, Paruch JL, Holl JL, Ko CY, Winchester DP, Bilimoria KY, Patel JD, DeCamp MM. Impact of Recent Clinical Trials on the Use of Chemotherapy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the US, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Rajaram R, Kennedy C, Schwulst S, Bilimoria KY. Improving the Care of Septic Patients, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Dahlke A, Chung J, Rajaram R, Holl J, Ko C, Makary M, Bilimoria K. Public Reporting of ACS NSQIP Surgical Outcomes: A Comparison of Participant vs. non-Participant Hospitals, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Rajaram R, Forbes RC, Parikh AA, Sharp KW. Case report and review of the literature: a duodenal diverticulum masquerading as a cystic neoplasm of the pancreas, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Rajaram R, Spratt DE, Mericle RA. The use of dexamethasone in non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage patients, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Reig A, Rajaram R, Mericle RA. Complete angiographic obliteration of AVMs using stand-alone embolization, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
- Hooda Z, McCracken A, Luna AM, Antonoff MB, Correa AM, Li J, Lin SH, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL, Rajaram R, Mitchell KG. Real-World Adoption of Adjuvant Immunotherapy Following Trimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysis. 22nd International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE) World Congress for Esophageal Diseases.
Book Chapters
- Rajaram R, DeCamp M. Acute and Chronic Mediastinal Infections. In: 8th Edition of Shield's General Thoracic Surgery. 8. Wolters Kluwer Health, 2060-2074, 2019.
- Rajaram R, DeCamp MM. Injury to the Right Gastroepiploic Artery. In: Gastrointestinal Surgery: Management of Complex Perioperative Complications. Springer, 93-100, 2015.
- Rajaram R, Spicer JD, Dhupar R, Kim JY, Sepesi B, Hofstetter WL. Esophagus. In: 21st Edition of Sabiston's Textbook of Surgery. Elsevier.
Patient Reviews
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