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Office
One Hospital Dr
Columbia, MO 65212Phone+1 573-884-3278Fax+1 573-884-1351- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2006 - 2008
- University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2006
- Sri Ramachandra Medical CollegeClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- MO State Medical License 2009 - 2025
- OK State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2006 - 2010
- OH State Medical License 2003 - 2003
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsImmunomodulatory Effect of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) Extract—A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial with an Open Label Extension on Healthy Partic...Ajit Tharakan, Himanshu H. Shukla, Irin Rosanna Benny, Matthan Tharakan, Lekha George, Santhosh Koshy> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021 Aug 18
- Large aortic necrotizing granuloma: a rare manifestation of mycobacterial infection.Vishal Y. Parikh, Naveen Rajpurohit, Ajit Tharakan> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011 Dec 1
- 11 citationsMassive hemoperitoneum from transhepatic perforation of the gallbladder.Dan Kolder, Tim Geiger, Ajit K. Tharakan, James W. Kessel, Ziad T. Awad> ;The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, New York. 2006 Dec 1
Hospital Affiliations
- Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans HospitalColumbia, Missouri
- Jack C. Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical CenterMuskogee, Oklahoma
- Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa, Oklahoma
- University of Missouri Health CareColumbia, Missouri
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