OnkarKhullarMD

Thoracic Surgery • Atlanta, GA

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Emory Thoracic Surgery

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Office
550 Peachtree St Ne Fl 6
Emory University Hospital Midtown, Medical Office Tower
Atlanta, GA 30308
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Education & Training

Emory UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2013 - 2016
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, General Surgery, 2006 - 2013
Sidney Kimmel Medical CollegeClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2020 - Present
GA State Medical License 2015 - 2021
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2015
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Safety and Feasibility of Thoracoscopic Lung Resection for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Octogenarians.
Xiaoying Lou, Andrew Sanders, Kaustubh Wagh, Jose N. Binongo, Manu S. Sancheti, Jeffrey Javidfar, Allan Pickens, Felix G. Fernandez, Seth D. Force, Onkar V. Khullar> ;Innovations. 2020 Nov 27
Association Between Patient Physical Function and Length of Stay After Thoracoscopic Lung Cancer Surgery
Nakul Valsangkar, Jane W. Wei, Jose N. Binongo, Allan Pickens, Manu S. Sancheti, Seth D. Force, Theresa W. Gillespie, Felix G. Fernandez, Onkar V. Khullar> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 Nov 10
Preoperative Lung Function is Associated with Patient Reported Outcomes After Lung Cancer Surgery.
Khullar, O., Wei, J., Wagh, K., Binongo, J., Pickens, A., Sancheti, M., Force, S., Gillespie, T., Fernandez, F.> ;The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2020 Nov 2
Percutaneous Tracheostomy With Apnea During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era: A Protocol and Brief Report of Cases
Abesh Niroula, Keriann Van Nostrand, Onkar V. Khullar, Seth D. Force, Wissam S Jaber, Alejandro Sardi, David Berkowitz> ;Critical care explorations. 2020 May 22
Patient reported outcomes: integration into clinical practices.
Nakul Valsangkar, Felix G. Fernandez, Onkar V. Khullar> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2020 Apr 26
2 citations
Patient-Reported Outcomes: Time to Integrate Into Outcomes Reporting?
Rachel L. Medbery, Felix G. Fernandez, Onkar V. Khullar> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Dec 1
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Melanie P. Subramanian, Benjamin D. Kozower, Lisa M. Brown, Onkar V. Khullar, Felix G. Fernandez> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Jan 1
Excess Cost and Predictive Factors of Esophagectomy Complications in the SEER-Medicare Database.
Renjian Jiang, Yuan Liu, Kevin C. Ward, Seth D. Force, Allan Pickens, Manu S. Sancheti, Jeffrey Javidfar, Felix G. Fernandez, Onkar V. Khullar> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Nov 1
Hospitalization Costs After Surgery in High-Risk Patients With Early Stage Lung Cancer.
Manu S. Sancheti, Ray K. Chihara, Sebastian D. Perez, Onkar V. Khullar, Felix G. Fernandez, Allan Pickens, Seth D. Force> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Jan 1
4 citations
Long-term outcomes after near-infrared sentinel lymph node mapping in non-small cell lung cancer.
Christopher S. Digesu, Krista J. Hachey, Denis M. Gilmore, Onkar V. Khullar, Hisashi Tsukada, Brian Whang, Lucian R. Chirieac, Robert F. Padera, Michael T. Jaklitsch, ...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017 Nov 1
12 citations
A novel technique for tumor localization and targeted lymphatic mapping in early-stage lung cancer.
Krista J. Hachey, Christopher S. Digesu, Katherine Armstrong, Denis M. Gilmore, Onkar V. Khullar, Brian Whang, Hisashi Tsukada, Yolonda L. Colson> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017 Sep 1
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery
Onkar V. Khullar, Felix G. Fernandez> ;Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 2017 Aug 1
Pilot Study to Integrate Patient Reported Outcomes After Lung Cancer Operations Into The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database
Onkar V. Khullar, Mohammed H. Rajaei, Seth D. Force, Jose N. Binongo, Yi Lasanajak, Scott Robertson, Allan Pickens, Manu S. Sancheti, Joseph Lipscomb, Theresa W. Gille...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 Jul 1
Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Chest Wall.
Onkar V. Khullar, Felix G. Fernandez> ;Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 2017 May 1
Midesophageal Pulsion Diverticulum Resulting From Hypercontractile (Jackhammer) Esophagus
Onkar V. Khullar, Sagar R. Shroff, Sonali Sakaria, Seth D. Force> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 Feb 1
Time is Money: Hospital Costs Associated With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomies
Onkar V. Khullar, Felix G. Fernandez, Sebastian D. Perez, William Knechtle, Allan Pickens, Manu S. Sancheti, Seth D. Force> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 Sep 1
Transthoracic versus transhiatal resection for esophageal adenocarcinoma of the lower esophagus: A value‐based comparison
Onkar V. Khullar, Renjian Jiang, Seth D. Force, Allan Pickens, Manu S. Sancheti, Kevin C. Ward, Theresa W. Gillespie, Felix G. Fernandez> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2015 Dec 1
Survival After Sublobar Resection versus Lobectomy for Clinical Stage IA Lung Cancer: An Analysis from the National Cancer Data Base.
Onkar V. Khullar, Yuan Liu, Theresa W. Gillespie, Kristin Higgins, Suresh S. Ramalingam, Joseph Lipscomb, Felix G. Fernandez> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2015 Nov 1
Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Pulmonary Smooth Muscle Tumor After Lung Transplantation.
Alexander A. Brescia, Onkar V. Khullar, Anthony A. Gal, David C. Neujahr, Seth D. Force> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015 Jun 1
Socioeconomic risk factors for long-term mortality after pulmonary resection for lung cancer: an analysis of more than 90,000 patients from the National Cancer Data Base.
Onkar V. Khullar, Theresa W. Gillespie, Dana Nickleach, Yuan Liu, Kristin Higgins, Suresh S. Ramalingam, Joseph Lipscomb, Felix G. Fernandez> ;Journal of The American College of Surgeons. 2015 Feb 1
Hospital readmission is associated with poor survival after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
Felix G. Fernandez, Onkar V. Khullar, Seth D. Force, Renjian Jiang, Allan Pickens, David Howard, Kevin C. Ward, Theresa W. Gillespie> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015 Jan 1
Identification of metastatic nodal disease in a phase 1 dose-escalation trial of intraoperative sentinel lymph node mapping in non–small cell lung cancer using near-in...
Denis M. Gilmore, Onkar V. Khullar, Michael T. Jaklitsch, Lucian R. Chirieac, John V. Frangioni, Yolonda L. Colson> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013 Sep 1
Effective low-dose escalation of indocyanine green for near-infrared fluorescent sentinel lymph node mapping in melanoma.
Denis M. Gilmore, Onkar V. Khullar, Sylvain Gioux, Alan Stockdale, John V. Frangioni, Yolonda L. Colson, Sara Russell> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013 Feb 26
Preclinical Study of Near-Infrared–Guided Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping of the Porcine Lung
Onkar V. Khullar, Denis M. Gilmore, Aya Matsui, Yoshitomo Ashitate, Yolonda L. Colson> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2013 Jan 1
Developing intrathoracic sentinel lymph node mapping with near-infrared fluorescent imaging in non–small cell lung cancer
Denis M. Gilmore, Onkar V. Khullar, Yolonda L. Colson> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012 Sep 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, Georgia
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, Georgia