PujaKachrooMD

Thoracic Surgery • Creve Coeur, MO

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery

Surgical Director, Center for the Disease of the Thoracic Aorta Co-Director, Transcatheter Valve Therapies

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Office
1020 N Mason Rd
Ste 100
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
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Education & Training

Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2014
Ross University School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2014 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2012 - 2015
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Distal Extent of Resection in Type A Dissection: Keeping It Simple.
Marc R Moon, Puja Kachroo> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2024 Mar 21
EACTS/STS Guidelines for Diagnosing and Treating Acute and Chronic Syndromes of the Aortic Organ.
, Martin Czerny, Martin Grabenwöger, Tim Berger, Victor Aboyans, Alessandro Della Corte, Edward P Chen, Nimesh D Desai, Julia Dumfarth, John A Elefteriades, Christian ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Feb 22
Percutaneous ventricular assist device for higher-risk percutaneous coronary intervention in surgically ineligible patients: Indications and outcomes from the OPTIMUM ...
Hirai, T., Grantham, J., Kandzari, D., Ballard, W., Brown, W., Allen, K., Kirtane, A., Argenziano, M., Yeh, R., Khabbaz, K., Lombardi, W., Lasala, J., Kachroo, P., Kar...> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 Nov 1
Outcomes of double-valve surgery for infective endocarditis are improving in the modern era.
Paighton C Miller, Linda J Schulte, Theodore Marghitu, ShengXiang Huang, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Ralph J Damiano, Puja Kachroo> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Oct 4
1 citations
Leveraging Innovation to Mitigate Risk During Heart Surgery.
Marc R Moon, Puja Kachroo> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2023 May 1
10 citations
Outcomes of Medical Therapy Plus PCI for Multivessel or Left Main CAD Ineligible for Surgery.
Salisbury, A., Grantham, J., Brown, W., Ballard, W., Allen, K., Kirtane, A., Argenziano, M., Yeh, R., Khabbaz, K., Lasala, J., Kachroo, P., Karmpaliotis, D., Moses, J....> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 Feb 13
Commentary: Starting the conversation of race and outcomes in proximal aortic surgery.
Ali J Khiabani, Puja Kachroo> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
3 citations
Impact of aortic valve effective height following valve-sparing root replacement on postoperative insufficiency and reoperation.
Puja Kachroo, Meghan O Kelly, Nadia H Bakir, Catherine Cooper, Alan C Braverman, Nicholas T Kouchoukos, Marc R Moon> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
Commentary: Roadmap to improved success with high-risk thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm patients.
Puja Kachroo> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 May 1
4 citations
Survival after operative repair of acute type A aortic dissection varies according to the presence and type of preoperative malperfusion.
Stanley B Wolfe, Thoralf M Sundt 3rd, Eric M Isselbacher, Duke E Cameron, Santi Trimarchi, Raffi Bekeredjian, Bradley Leshnower, Joseph E Bavaria, Derek R Brinster, Ib...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022 Sep 29
1 citations
Association of STS database variables with repair durability in ischemic mitral regurgitation using machine learning
Puja Kachroo, Aixia Guo, Robert M. MacGregor, Brian P. Cupps, Marc R. Moon, Ralph J. Damiano, Hersh S. Maniar, Akinobu Itoh, Michael K. Pasque, Randi E. Foraker> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Jan 1
25 citations
SVEP1 is a human coronary artery disease locus that promotes atherosclerosis.
In Hyuk Jung, Arturo Alisio, Katherine Santana, Erica P. Young, Chul Joo Kang, Puja Kachroo, Kory J. Lavine, Babak Razani, Robert P. Mecham, Nathan O. Stitziel, Jared ...> ;Science Translational Medicine. 2021 Mar 24
Gender based outcomes following surgical revascularization in stable coronary disease patients: Decades later and questions remain
Puja Kachroo> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Mar 3
8 citations
Impact of Surgical Experience on Operative Mortality After Reoperative Cardiac Surgery
Marc R. Moon, Matthew C. Henn, Hersh S. Maniar, Michael K. Pasque, Spencer J. Melby, Puja Kachroo, Muhammad F. Masood, A. Itoh, Kunal D. Kotkar, Nabil A. Munfakh, Ralp...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020 Dec 1
8 citations
Radiation Exposure During Transcatheter Valve Replacement: What Cardiac Surgeons Need to Know.
Alejandro Aquino, Ali J. Khiabani, Matthew C. Henn, Alan Zajarias, Spencer J. Melby, Marc Sintek, John M. Lasala, Puja Kachroo, Eric Novak, Hersh S. Maniar> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020 Jan 1
A Unique Case of Orthostasis in a Patient with Testicular Choriocarcinoma
Douglas Kyrouac, Daniel J. Lenihan, Andrew M. Kates, Puja Kachroo, Gerald R. Fortuna, Bruce J. Roth, Joshua D. Mitchell> ;JACC. Cardiooncology. 2019 Dec 1
8 citations
Observed to expected 30-day mortality as a benchmark for transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Matthew C. Henn, Alan Zajarias, Nishath Quader, Marc Sintek, John M. Lasala, Kelly Koogler, Marci S. Damiano, Puja Kachroo, D. Craig Miller, C. Ryan King, Spencer J. M...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Mar 1
4 citations
Cardiothoracic Organ Procurement for Transplantation: How I Teach It.
Puja Kachroo, Jessica Y. Rove, Alejandro Bribriesco, Sharven Taghavi, Christina C. Pasque, Michael K. Pasque> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 Oct 1
16 citations
GITR agonist enhances vaccination responses in lung cancer
Li X. Zhu, Michael Davoodi, Minu K Srivastava, Puja Kachroo, Jay M. Lee, Maie A. St. John, Marni E. Harris-White, Min Huang, Robert M. Strieter, Steven M. Dubinett, Sh...> ;Oncoimmunology. 2015 Apr 27
12 citations
Combination Treatment with Apricoxib and IL-27 Enhances Inhibition of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Human Lung Cancer Cells through a STAT1 Dominant Pathway
Mi-Heon Lee, Puja Kachroo, Paul Pagano, Jane Yanagawa, Gerald Wang, Tonya C. Walser, Kostyantyn Krysan, Sherven Sharma, Maie A. St. John, Steven M. Dubinett, Jay M. Lee> ;Journal of Cancer Science & Therapy. 2014 Nov 15
66 citations
IL-27 inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition and angiogenic factor production in a STAT1-dominant pathway in human non-small cell lung cancer
Puja Kachroo, Mi Heon Lee, Ling Zhang, Felicita Baratelli, Gina Lee, Minu K. Srivastava, Gerald Wang, Tonya C. Walser, Kostyantyn Krysan, Sherven Sharma, Steven M. Dub...> ;Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 2013 Nov 25
34 citations
Single-Institution, Multidisciplinary Experience with Surgical Resection of Primary Chest Wall Sarcomas
Puja Kachroo, Peter S. Pak, Harpavan S. Sandha, Catherine Lee, David Elashoff, Scott D. Nelson, Bartosz Chmielowski, Michael T. Selch, Robert B. Cameron, E. Carmack Ho...> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2012 Mar 1
8 citations
Chest Wall Sarcomas are Accurately Diagnosed by Image-Guided Core Needle Biopsy
Puja Kachroo, Peter S. Pak, Harpavan S. Sandha, Scott D. Nelson, Leanne L. Seeger, Robert B. Cameron, Fritz C. Eilber, Jay M. Lee> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2012 Jan 1
23 citations
Ossicular motion related to middle ear transmission delay in gerbil
Ombeline de La Rochefoucauld, Puja Kachroo, Elizabeth S. Olson> ;Hearing Research. 2010 Dec 1
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