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675 N Saint Clair StChicago, IL 60611
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Summary
- Surgeon-scientist and institutional leader at Northwestern Medicine. Harold L. & Margaret N. Method Endowed Chair of Surgery. Executive Director, Canning Thoracic Institute. Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery. Chief Clinical Officer (VP), Thoracic/Pulmonary Service Line. Director of Lung Transplantation and ECMO programs.Pioneering Programs: DREAM (first double lung transplants for stage IV cancer), APLUS (ambulatory precision lung-sparing surgery), PREMIER (precision robotic esophagectomy). Performed the first COVID-19 lung transplant in the United States.Research: $20M+ active NIH funding as PI including P01 and multiple R01 grants. 300+ publications, h-index >65. Recent discovery of inducible non-classical monocytes that kill tumors independent of T cells (JCI cover story) - a new frontier in cancer immunotherapy.Associate Editor: Journal of Clinical Investigation and American Journal of Transplantation. NCCN Panel Member (Lung Cancer, Thymic Malignancies, Mesothelioma).Elected: Association of American Physicians, American Surgical Association, American Society for Clinical Investigation.Co-founder of 3 biomedical companies. 6 patents. Currently pursuing MBA at Kellogg School of Management.
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2011 - 2013- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2011
Christian Medical College VelloreClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2013 - 2029
AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2027
IN State Medical License 2023 - 2027
OH State Medical License 2023 - 2027
MI State Medical License 2023 - 2026
WI State Medical License 2023 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2011 - 2019
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Northwestern Meaningful Use Data Warehouse Application for Eligible Providers, Northwestern University, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart, Cerner Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Phenotyping immune sensitization reveals pattern-based association with post-lung transplant complications.Mark John Siringan, Taisuke Kaiho, Rachel Reichenbach, Ambalavanan Arunachalam, Yudai Miyashita
JHLT Open. 2026-11-01 - Myasthenia thymus reprograms class-switched B cells into BAFF-dependent survivors.Yuanqing Yan, Diego Avella Patino, Yimeng Zhao, Xin Wu, G R Scott Budinger
Science Advances. 2026-08-14 - Lung Transplant for Refractory Lung-Limited Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Ankit Bharat, Chitaru Kurihara, Liam Il-Young Chung, Ruli Gao, Samuel Kim
JAMA. 2026-08-11
Press Mentions
Northwestern and Rush Tie for Best Hospital in Illinois, Rank Among Top 20 in CountryAugust 3rd, 2026- ACS Fellows Perform US-First Quadruple Organ Transplant Involving Retransplanted LungsJuly 28th, 2026
- BayCare to Launch Solid Organ Transplant ProgramMarch 31st, 2026
Grant Support
- Complementary pathways of necroptosis in recipient and donor lung tissue that drive primary lung allograft dysfunctionNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2024–2029
- Integrated mechanisms of primary and chronic graft dysfunction following lung transplantationNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2024–2029
- Integrated mechanisms of primary and chronic graft dysfunction following lung transplantationNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2024–2029
- Complementary pathways of necroptosis in recipient and donor lung tissue that drive primary lung allograft dysfunctionNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2024–2029
- Translating buccal nanocytology for lung cancer screening into clinical practiceNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY2018–2029
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