KaranRakeshChhabraMD

General Surgery • Boston, MA

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Fellow in Advanced Laparoscopic, Bariatric, and Foregut Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital

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75 Francis St
Boston, MA 02115
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Summary

I am a fellow in Advanced Laparoscopy, Bariatric and Foregut Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, planning a career in academic surgery and health services research. I received my residency training in general surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. I received my postdoctoral research training as a Clinician Scholar at the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation and Center for Healthcare Outcomes & Policy; my research is focused on improving the affordability of medical and surgical care.

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2024
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2016 - 2023
University of Michigan Medical CenterHealth Policy, 2018 - 2020
University of MichiganMSc, Health and Health Care Research, 2018 - 2020
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 2016

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Optimizing care delivery in expanding health systems: Views from clinical leaders.
Adrian Diaz, Karan R Chhabra, Mary E Byrnes, Abishek Rajkumar, Phillip Yang, Andrew Ibrahim, Justin B Dimick, Hari Nathan> ;Healthcare. 2023 Dec 1
Surgical Leadership Competencies for Navigating Hospital Network Expansion.
Phillip Yang, Adrian Diaz, Karan R Chhabra, Mary E Byrnes, Abishek Rajkumar, Hari Nathan, Justin B Dimick> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
Individualized Out-of-Pocket Price Estimators for "Shoppable" Surgical Procedures: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study of US Hospitals.
Nicholas L Berlin, Zoey Chopra, Arrice Bryant, Josh Agius, Simone R Singh, Karan R Chhabra, Paul Schulz, Brady T West, Andrew M Ryan, Jeffrey T Kullgren> ;Annals of Surgery Open. 2022 Jun 1
3 citations
Financial Toxicity in Surgery: The Phenomenon of Underinsurance.
Karan R Chhabra, Thomas C Tsai> ;Annals of Surgery. 2022 Jul 1
Variation in pre-operative insurance requirements for bariatric surgery.
Karan R Chhabra, Dana A Telem, Grace F Chao, Amalia E Gomez-Rexrode> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2022 Nov 1
Surgical quality assurance at expanding health networks: A qualitative study.
Phillip Yang, Adrian Diaz, Karan R Chhabra, Mary E Byrnes, Abishek Rajkumar, Justin B Dimick, Hari Nathan> ;Surgery. 2022 Apr 1
1 citations
Out-of-pocket Costs for Commercially-insured Patients in the Years Following Bariatric Surgery: Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Grace F. Chao, Jie Yang, Jyothi R. Thumma, Karan R. Chhabra, David Arterburn, Andrew M. Ryan, Dana A. Telem, Justin B. Dimick> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Nov 11
24 citations
Comparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass Up to 5 Years After Surgery in Patients With Severe Obesity.
Ryan Howard, Grace F. Chao, Jie Yang, Jyothi R. Thumma, Karan R. Chhabra, David Arterburn, Andrew M. Ryan, Dana A. Telem, Justin B. Dimick> ;JAMA Surgery. 2021 Oct 6
3 citations
Volume-outcome relationships for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients in the sleeve gastrectomy era.
Grace F. Chao, Jie Yang, Jyothi R. Thumma, Karan R. Chhabra, David Arterburn, Andrew M. Ryan, Dana A. Telem, Justin B. Dimick> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Sep 1
3 citations
Out of Pocket Spending on Common Operations Among the Commercially Insured.
Karan R. Chhabra, John W. Scott, Jie Yang, Zhaohui Fan, Justin B. Dimick, Dana A. Telem> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Jul 16
2 citations
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Efficacy across Three Common Operations.
Zoey Chopra, Baris Gulseren, Karan R. Chhabra, Justin B. Dimick, Andrew M. Ryan> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Mar 29
10 citations
No More Surprises - New Legislation on Out-of-Network Billing
Karan R. Chhabra, Erin Fuse Brown, Andrew M. Ryan> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2021 Mar 17
15 citations
Associations Between Video Evaluations of Surgical Technique and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Karan R. Chhabra, Jyothi R. Thumma, Oliver A. Varban, Justin B. Dimick> ;JAMA Surgery. 2021 Feb 1
1 citations
Challenges and Opportunities for the Academic Mission Within Expanding Health Systems: A Qualitative Study.
Karan R. Chhabra, Adrian Diaz, Mary A. Byrnes, Abishek Rajkumar, Phillip Yang, Justin B. Dimick, Hari Nathan> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Nov 12
20 citations
Comparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass: An Instrumental Variables Approach.
Karan R. Chhabra, Dana A. Telem, Grace F. Chao, David Arterburn, Jie Yang, Jyothi R. Thumma, Andrew M. Ryan, Blanche Blumenthal, Justin B. Dimick> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Nov 12
10 citations
Bariatric Surgery in Medicare Patients: Examining Safety and Healthcare Utilization in the Disabled and Elderly.
Grace F. Chao, Karan R. Chhabra, Jie Yang, Jyothi R. Thumma, David Arterburn, Andrew M. Ryan, Dana A. Telem, Justin B. Dimick> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Nov 17
8 citations
Variations in surgical spending within hospital systems for complex cancer surgery.
Adrian Diaz, Karan R. Chhabra, Justin B. Dimick, Hari Nathan> ;Cancer. 2021 Feb 15
4 citations
Relationship Between Health Care Spending and Clinical Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery: Implications for Medicare Bundled Payments
Karan R. Chhabra, Amir A. Ghaferi, Jie Yang, Jyothi R. Thumma, Justin B. Dimick, Thomas C. Tsai> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Jun 12
8 citations
Surprise Billing for Colonoscopy: The Scope of the Problem.
James M. Scheiman, A. Mark Fendrick, Ushapoorna Nuliyalu, Andrew M. Ryan, Karan R. Chhabra> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2021 Mar 1
17 citations
Catastrophic Health Expenditures Across Insurance Types and Incomes Before and After the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Charles Liu, Karan R. Chhabra, John W. Scott> ;JAMA Network Open. 2020 Sep 1
2 citations
A Comparison of Estimated Cost Savings from Potential Reductions in Hospital-Acquired Conditions to Levied Penalties Under the CMS Hospital-Acquired Condition Reductio...
Roshun Sankaran, Baris Gulseren, Ushapoorna Nuliyalu, Justin B. Dimick, Kyle H. Sheetz, Emily K. Arntson, Karan R. Chhabra, Andrew M. Ryan> ;Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2020 Aug 1
3 citations
The Surgical Health Services Research Agenda for the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Molly P. Jarman, Regan W. Bergmark, Karan R. Chhabra, John W. Scott, Mark G. Shrime, Zara Cooper, Thomas C. Tsai> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Jun 9
8 citations
In the eye of the beholder: surgeon variation in intra-operative perceptions of hiatal hernia and reflux outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy
Anne P. Ehlers, Karan R. Chhabra, Jyothi R. Thumma, Justin B. Dimick, Oliver A. Varban> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Jun 1
1 citations
Surgeons, Surgical Research, and the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Karan R. Chhabra, Keith D. Lillemoe> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Jul 1
63 citations
Protecting Surgical Teams During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Narrative Review and Clinical Considerations.
Gabriel A. Brat, Sean Hersey, Karan R. Chhabra, Alok Gupta, John W. Scott> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Apr 17
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Journal Articles

Associations Between Video Evaluations of Surgical Technique and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Karan R Chhabra, Oliver A Varban, JAMA Surgery

Press Mentions

The Ambulance Chased One Patient into CollectionsJuly 27th, 2022
Your Ambulance Ride Could Still Leave You with a Surprise Medical BillFebruary 27th, 2021
Michigan Ended Surprise Medical Bills, but Left Out Ground AmbulancesJanuary 11th, 2021
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Hospital Affiliations

Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts