AmitBasuMDFACS FRCS (Edin)

General Surgery • Middletown, NY

Transplantation, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Trauma Surgeon, Garnet Health Medical Center, Middletown, NY

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Office
Garnet Health Medical Center
707 E Main Street
Middletown, NY 10940
Phone+1 845-333-1000
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Summary

Amit Basu, MD, FACS, FRCS obtained his medical degree from Christian Medical College in Vellore, India. He completed a Residency in General Surgery at Vellore and another Residency at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in Bronx, NY. He completed a Fellowship in Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. He is Board-certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is also a member of the Association of Surgeons of India and the Urological Society of India.

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 2000 - 2002
BronxCare Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2000
Christian Medical College VelloreClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2000 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2000 - 2016
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 1991
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Outcomes of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation Using Expanded Criteria Donor Kidneys Following Pulsatile Preservation.
Amit Basu, Lisa Rosen, Henkie P. Tan, Joanna Fishbein, Christine M. Wu, J. Donaldson, Susan Stuart, Nirav Shah, Jerry McCauley, Abhinav Humar, Ron Shapiro> ;Cureus. 2019 Jul 7
13 citations
Recipient Criteria Predictive of Graft Failure in Kidney Transplantation
Ernesto P. Molmenti, Asha Alex, Lisa Rosen, Mohini Alexander, Jeffrey Nicastro, Jingyan Yang, Eric Siskind, Leesha Alex, Emil Sameyah, Madhu Bhaskaran, Nicole Ali, Ami...> ;The International Journal of Angiology. 2015 Sep 15
10 citations
Pancreatic retransplantation is associated with poor allograft survival: an update of the United Network for Organ Sharing database.
Eric Siskind, Caroline Maloney, Vivek Jayaschandaran, Adam Kressel, Meredith Akerman, Adam Shen, Leo Amodu, John Platz, John P. Ricci, Madhu Bhaskaran, Amit Basu, Erne...> ;Pancreas. 2015 Jul 1
3 citations
Presurgical pulmonary evaluation in renal transplant patients.
Sonu Sahni, Ernesto P. Molmenti, Madhu Bhaskaran, Nicole Ali, Amit Basu, Arunabh Talwar> ;North American Journal of Medical Sciences. 2014 Dec 1
Kidney transplant access in the southeast: middle view.
P. Madhavan, S. Jairath, N. Sukumaran, Anil Kumar Sagar, Ernesto P. Molmenti, Balaji Natarajan, Amit Basu, Nicole Ali, Madhu Bhaskaran> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2014 Nov 1
25 citations
An analysis of pancreas transplantation outcomes based on age groupings--an update of the UNOS database.
Eric Siskind, Caroline Maloney, Meredith Akerman, Asha Alex, Sarah Ashburn, Meade Barlow, Tamar Siskind, Madhu Bhaskaran, Nicole Ali, Amit Basu, Ernesto P. Molmenti, J...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2014 Sep 1
8 citations
The use of venous jump grafts in pancreatic transplantation – no difference in patient or allograft outcomes – an update of the UNOS database
Eric Siskind, Caroline Maloney, Sarah Ashburn, Meredith Akerman, Tamar Siskind, Lauren Goldberg, Madhu Bhaskaran, Amit Basu, Ernesto P. Molmenti, Jorge Ortiz> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2014 Aug 1
28 citations
Pancreas Transplantation From Donors After Cardiac Death: An Update of the UNOS Database
Eric Siskind, Meredith Akerman, Caroline Maloney, Kristin Huntoon, Asha Alex, Tamar R. Siskind, Madhu Bhaskeran, Nicole Ali, Amit Basu, Ernesto P. Molmenti, Jorge Ortiz> ;Pancreas. 2014 May 1
14 citations
Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase Producing Bacteria Related Urinary Tract Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients and Effect on Allograft Function
Poornima Ramadas, Prejith P. Rajendran, Prathik Krishnan, Asha Alex, Eric Siskind, Aditya Kadiyala, Vivek Jayaschandran, Amit Basu, Madhu Bhaskaran, Ernesto P. Molmenti> ;Plos One. 2014 Mar 17
11 citations
Cancer risk with alemtuzumab following kidney transplantation.
Chethan Puttarajappa, Jonathan G. Yabes, L. Bei, Nirav Shah, José F. Bernardo, Jerry McCauley, A. Basu, Henkie P. Tan, Ron Shapiro, Mark Unruh, Christine C. Wu> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2013 May 1
25 citations
Putative episodes of T-cell-mediated rejection in patients with sustained BK viruria but no viremia.
Kosuke Masutani, Ron Shapiro, Amit Basu, Henkie P. Tan, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Parmjeet Randhawa> ;Transplantation. 2012 Jul 15
50 citations
The Banff 2009 Working Proposal for Polyomavirus Nephropathy: A Critical Evaluation of its Utility as a Determinant of Clinical Outcome
Kosuke Masutani, Ron Shapiro, Amit Basu, Henkie P. Tan, Martin Wijkstrom, Parmjeet Randhawa> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2012 Apr 1
9 citations
Immunohistochemical markers of tissue injury in biopsies with transplant glomerulitis
Ibrahim Batal, Jamil Azzi, Najib El-Haddad, Leonardo V. Riella, John G. Lunz, Adriana Zeevi, Eizaburo Sasatomi, Amit Basu, Henkie P. Tan, Ron Shapiro, Parmjeet Randhawa> ;Human Pathology. 2012 Jan 1
37 citations
Impact of Genomic Sequence Variability on Quantitative PCR Assays for Diagnosis of Polyomavirus BK Infection
Parmjeet Randhawa, Jeffrey A. Kant, Ron Shapiro, Henkie P. Tan, A. Basu, Chunming Luo> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2011 Dec 1
8 citations
Outcomes of renal transplantation in recipients with peak panel reactive antibody >30% under tacrolimus-based immunosuppression.
Amit Basu, John Falcone, Igor Dvorchik, Henkie P. Tan, Kristine S. Schonder, J. Wallis Marsh, Adriana Zeevi, Abhinav Humar, Ron Shapiro> ;Annals of Transplantation. 2011 Sep 30
1 citations
Image of the month--quiz case. Angiosarcoma
Hemali Trivedi, Ido Nachmany, Parmjeet Randhawa, Abhinav Humar, Ron Shapiro, Amit Basu> ;Archives of Surgery. 2010 Dec 1
39 citations
A critical appraisal of methods to grade transplant glomerulitis in renal allograft biopsies.
Ibrahim Batal, John G. Lunz, Nidhi Aggarwal, A. Zeevi, Eizaburo Sasatomi, A. Basu, Henkie P. Tan, Ron Shapiro, P. Randhawa> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2010 Nov 1
2 citations
Colonic perforation by a dormant peritoneal dialysis catheter post renal transplantation.
Hemali Trivedi, Henkie P. Tan, C. Morgan, Ron Shapiro, Amit Basu> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Aug 1
9 citations
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in kidney transplant recipients receiving tacrolimus: statins not associated with improved patient or graft survival
Nizar Younas, Christine M. Wu, Ron Shapiro, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston, Henkie P. Tan, Amit Basu, Heidi M. Schaefer, Cynthia Smetanka, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, ...> ;BMC Nephrology. 2010 Apr 1
4 citations
1.7 year follow-up after bortezomib therapy for refractory antibody mediated rejection.
Ron Shapiro, John G. Lunz, A. Zeevi, A. Basu, Markus Y. Mapara, P. Randhawa, Henkie P. Tan, Sharma, A. Humar> ;Clinical Transplants. 2010 Jan 1
Kidney after nonrenal transplantation-the impact of alemtuzumab induction.
Ron Shapiro, Amit Basu, Henkie P Tan, Claire Morgan, Vivek Sharma, Deanna Blisard, Parmjeet S Randhawa, Igor Dvorchik, Jerry McCauley, Demetrius Ellis, J Wallis Marsh,...> ;Transplantation. 2009 Sep 27
22 citations
The significance of renal C4d staining in patients with BK viruria, viremia, and nephropathy
Ibrahim Batal, Hanady Zainah, Sean Stockhausen, Amit Basu, Henkie P. Tan, Ron Shapiro, Adriana Zeevi, Alin Girnita, Parmjeet Randhawa> ;Modern Pathology. 2009 Sep 4
17 citations
Clinicopathologic analysis of patients with BK viruria and rejection-like graft dysfunction
Ibrahim Batal, Zachary M. Franco, Ron Shapiro, Amit Basu, Henkie P. Tan, Liise K. Kayler, Adriana Zeevi, C. Morgan, Parmjeet Randhawa> ;Human Pathology. 2009 Sep 1
12 citations
Single versus dual renal transplantation from donors with significant arteriosclerosis on pre-implant biopsy
Liise K. Kayler, Ravi Mohanka, Amit Basu, Ron Shapiro, Parmjeet Randhawa> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2009 Aug 1
8 citations
Neutrophilic tubulitis as a marker for urinary tract infection in renal allograft biopsies with C4d deposition.
Gaurav Gupta, Ron Shapiro, Alin Girnita, Ibrahim Batal, Jerry McCauley, Amit Basu, Henkie P. Tan, Parmjeet Randhawa> ;Transplantation. 2009 Apr 15
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