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Dr. Pragatheeshwar Thirunavukarasu

MD, FACS

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About Dr. Prag

Dr. Pragatheeshwar Thirunavuakarasu (Dr. Prag) is a surgeon certified in both General Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Prag is fellowship-trained in both Surgical Oncology and Hepato-pancreaticobiliary Surgery. 

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Areas of Practice

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Colorectal Cancer

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Liver Cancer

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PancreaticCancer

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Neuroendocrine Tumors

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Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

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Sarcoma

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PalliativeSurgery

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BreastCancer

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HIPEC

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Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgery

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Melanoma & Skin Tumors

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Esophageal & Gastric Cancer 

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Education & Training

1999-2005

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Madras Medical College

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery [M.B.B.S.] (M.D. Equivalent)

2006-2007

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University of Pennslyvania

General Surgery Internship

2007-2013

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University of Pittsburg Medical Center (UPMC)

General Surgery Residency

2009-2011

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Research Fellow

2013-2015

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute (University of Rochester, NY)

Complex General Surgical Oncology

2015-2016

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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery

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Certification & Licensure

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Oklahoma State Medical Licensure

Since 2016

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Texas State Medical Licensure

 Since 2015

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New York State Medical Licensure

 Since 2013

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Fellow Of American College 

Since 2019

Memberships In Associations 

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American College of Surgeons

American College of Surgeons, Oklahoma Chapter

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Society of Surgical Oncology

American College of Surgeons, Oklahoma Chapter

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Selected Awards

Young Surgeon Research Award of the Western NY Chapter of the American College of Surgeons 

2013

American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarship Award                

2009-2011

Kamangar Ethics Award (Washington University at St. Louis)            

2008

Damien Foundation Gold Medal                                                            

2003

Leela Krishnamurthy Award for Best Biomedical Scientific Paper (IABMS)

2000

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Books

David L Bartlett, Pragatheeshwar Thirunavukarasu, Matthew D Neal. - ‘Surgical Oncology – Fundamentals, Evidence-based Approaches and New Technology’. (ISBN: 978-93-5025-051-8). Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ld. (New Delhi – St. Louis – Panama City – London)

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Selected Publications

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Talati C, Munjal S, Attwood K, Edge SB, Francescutti V. Effect of Incorporation of Pretreatment Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels into AJCC Staging for Colon Cancer on 5-Year Survival. JAMA Surgery Jun 17, 2015

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Sathaiah M, Sukumar S, Bartels CJ, Zeh H 3rd, Lee KK, Bartlett DL. Meckel’s Diverticulum – A high-risk region for malignancy in the ileum. Insights from a population-based epidemiological study and implications in surgical management. Annals of Surgery. 2010 Feb;253(2):223-30

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Sathaiah M, Gorry MC, O’Malley ME, Ravindranathan R, Austin F, Thorne SH, Guo ZS, Bartlett DL. A Rationally Designed A34R Mutant Oncolytic Poxvirus: Improved Efficacy in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. Molecular Therapy, 2013. February 26, 2013; doi:10.1038/mt.2013.27

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Gabriel E Attwood K, Kukar M, Hochwald SN, Nurkin SJ. Nationwide analysis of short-term surgical outcomes of minimally invasive esophagectomy for malignancy. International Journal of Surgery, Nov 18, 2015

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Aloia TA. Preoperative Assessment and Optimization of Future Liver Remnant. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America Surg Clin North Am. 2016 Apr;96(2):197-205

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Sukumar S, Sathaiah M, Mahan M, Pragatheeshwar KD, Pingpank JF, Zeh H, Bartels CJ, Lee KK, Bartlett DL. C-stage in Colon Cancer: Implications of Carcinoembryonic Antigen Biomarker in Staging, Prognosis, and Management. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2011 Apr 20;103(8):689-97

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Videos

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