Saikrishna Satya Yendamuri MD
Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor and Chair of Thoracic Surgery
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Elm and Carlton StBuffalo, NY 14263
Phone+1 716-845-2300
Fax+1 716-845-7692
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Clinical Expertise
- Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, Adult general thoracic surgery, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, Robotic surgery, Tracheal surgery, Mesothelioma surgery, Mediastinal surgery, Aortic surgery, Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, Squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa
Education & Training
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center/University of Texas Medical School at HoustonFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2005 - 2007
New York-Presbyterian/QueensResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2005
Christiana Care Health ServicesResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2003
Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1998 - 1999
All India Institute of Medical SciencesClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2027
TX State Medical License 2006 - 2007
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2004
DE State Medical License 1999 - 2003
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- DNA Chip Based Prognosis of Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Jun 01
- Phase II Trial of Radical Pleurectomy With or Without Intraoperative PDT for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 02
- Light Dosimetry for Photodynamic Therapy With Porfimer Sodium in Treating Participants With Malignant Mesothelioma or Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Pleural Disease Undergoing Surgery Start of enrollment: 2021 Sep 17
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Obesity-specific improvement of lung cancer outcomes and immunotherapy efficacy with metformin.Randall J Smith Jr, Robert Zollo, Sukumar Kalvapudi, Yeshwanth Vedire, Akhil Goud Pachimatla
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2025-04-01 - Initial patient characteristics of Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 102: A multicenter prospective registry of active surveillance in patients with multiple ground-gla...James Huang, Kay See Tan, Nasser Altorki, Mara Antonoff, Shanda Blackmon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-04-01 - Sex-based differences in the lung immune microenvironment are associated with an increased risk of lung cancer in women.Randall Smith Jr, Kaylan N Gee, Sukumar Kalvapudi, Akhil Pachimatla, Robert Swamidoss
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-03-01
Press Mentions
Diabetes Drug Appears to Fight Lung Cancer — but Only in Overweight or Obese PatientsDecember 31st, 2024- Diabetes Drug Appears to Fight Lung Cancer — but Only in Overweight or Obese PatientsNovember 26th, 2024
- Roswell Park Research Debunks Perceived Benefits of Overweight/Obesity in Lung Cancer PatientsApril 8th, 2024
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Other Languages
- Hindi, Telugu
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