Specialty Areas
- Thoracic surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Lung cancer
- Lung transplantation
- Esophageal cancer
Common Procedures
- Minimally invasive, laparoscopic, robotic and tradition surgery in lung cancer
- Lung transplantation
- Fundoplication for GERD
- Thoracic surgery
- Mediastinoscopy
Common Diagnoses Treated
- Lung failure
- Lung cancer
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Hiatal hernia
- Esophageal cancer
Board Certifications
Cardiothoracic Surgery
General Surgery
Degrees
Medical School: MBBS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, 1998
MSCI: Master of Science in Clinical Investigation, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2014
Residency
Surgical Residency, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 1998-2001
Cardiothoracic Surgery Senior Resident, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India, 2001
Senior Surgery Resident, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, New Delhi, India, 2002
General Surgery Residency, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2002-2009
Fellowship
Traveling Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 2009
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, March-April 2009
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2007-2009
Professional Memberships
General Thoracic Surgery Club
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Thoracic Surgery Directors Association
Areas of Research Interest
- Evaluation of positron emission tomography in predicting survival after esophagectomy in patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer
- Determination of risk factors predictive of occult mediastinal lymph node involvement in patients with early non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- Evaluation of hand-held spirometry as an alternative to laboratory based volume-displacement spirometry in a low-risk population undergoing lung resection
- Lobar distribution as a predictor of outcome in early stage lung cancer
Publications
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
Memorial Hospital – Shiloh
Patients Seen At
Siteman Cancer Center
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
150 Entrance Way
St. Peters, MO 63376
Phone: 314-362-7260
Fax: 866-272-2816
Siteman Cancer Center
Memorial Hospital – Shiloh
1418 Cross St.
Suite 180 MOB 2
Shiloh, IL 62269
Phone: 314-362-7260
Fax: 866-272-2816
Center for Advanced Medicine (Barnes-Jewish Hospital)
Jacqueline Maritz Lung Center
4921 Parkview Place,
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314-362-7260
Fax: 866-272-2816
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- A Milestone to Remember: 500th Robotic Thoracic Surgery Occurs at Christian Hospital
- Surgeons Begin Lung and Esophageal Cancer Clinic at Siteman Cancer Center in Shiloh
- A Landmark Achievement: Lung Transplant Program Completes 1,900 Transplants
- 2020 Thoracic Surgery Annual Report
To request an appointment with Dr. Puri, please call 314-362-7260.