PuneetDhawanMD

Thoracic Surgery • Torrance, CA

Cardiovascular Surgery

Physician

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Office
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W Carson Street, Box 423
Torrance, CA 90502
Phone+1 310-222-2747
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Education & Training

Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2005
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2002
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 1999
Sawai Man Singh Medical CollegeClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1998 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate for the management of chronic hyperkalemia in kidney disease, a novel agent.
Anjay Rastogi, Ramy M Hanna, Anita Mkrttchyan, Maham Khalid, Sinan Yaqoob, Kelly Shaffer, Puneet Dhawan, Niloofar Nobakht, Mohammad Kamgar, Ray Goshtaseb, Kristine Sar...> ;Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology. 2021 Jul 6
4 citations
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and dietary vitamin D reduce inflammation in mice lacking intestinal epithelial cell Rab11a
Sayantani Goswami, Juan Flores, Iyshwarya Balasubramanian, Sheila Bandyopadhyay, Ivor Joseph, Jared Bianchi-Smak, Puneet Dhawan, Derya M. Mücahit, Shiyan Yu, Sylvia Ch...> ;Journal of Cellular Physiology. 2021 Jun 30
9 citations
Analysis of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Genomic Action Reveals Calcium-Regulating and Calcium-Independent Effects in Mouse Intestine and Human Enteroids.
Shanshan Li, Jessica De La Cruz, Steven Hutchens, Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay, Zachary K. Criss, Rohit Aita, Oscar Pellon-Cardenas, Joseph Hur, Patricia Soteropoulos, Seema...> ;Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2020 Nov 2
2 citations
Multidetector computed tomography in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: an update on technological developments and clinical applications
Moshrik Abd Alamir, Salik Nazir, Anas Alani, Ian C. Gilchrist, Faisal Aslam, Puneet Dhawan, Khalid Hamid Changal, Carson Ostra, Ronak Soni, Ahmad Elzanaty, Matthew J. ...> ;Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 2020 Nov 1
7 citations
Impact of opioid use disorders on outcomes and readmission following cardiac operations.
Josef Madrigal, Yas Sanaiha, Joseph Hadaya, Puneet Dhawan, Peyman Benharash> ;Heart. 2021 Jun 1
16 citations
A Ceftazidime-Avibactam-Resistant and Carbapenem-Susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Harboring blaKPC-14 Isolated in New York City
Siqiang Niu, Kalyan D. Chavda, Jie Wei, Chunhong Zou, Steven H. Marshall, Puneet Dhawan, Deqiang Wang, Robert A. Bonomo, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Liang Chen> ;Msphere. 2020 Aug 26
10 citations
EMP2 Is a Novel Regulator of Stemness in Breast Cancer Cells.
Christen Dillard, Meagan Kiyohara, Vei Mah, Sean P. McDermott, Dana Bazzoun, Jessica Tsui, Ann M. Chan, Ghassan Haddad, Matteo Pellegrini, Yu-Ling Chang, Yayha Elshima...> ;Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2020 May 25
7 citations
PU.1 and epigenetic signals modulate 1,25‐dihydroxyvitamin D 3 and C/EBPα regulation of the human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide gene in lung epithelial cells
Ran Wei, Puneet Dhawan, Robert A. Baiocchi, Ki-Yoon Kim, Sylvia Christakos> ;Journal of Cellular Physiology. 2019 Jul 1
65 citations
Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 with blaOXA-181, South Africa, 2014–2016
Michelle Lowe, Marleen M. Kock, Jennifer Coetzee, Ebrahim Hoosien, Gisele Peirano, Kathy-Anne Strydom, Marthie M. Ehlers, Nontombi Marylucy Mbelle, Elena Shashkina, Da...> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2019 Apr 1
21 citations
Glucocorticoid Receptor-Binding and Transcriptome Signature in Cardiomyocytes.
Elena Severinova, Saleena Alikunju, Wei Deng, Puneet Dhawan, Nazish Sayed, Danish Sayed> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Mar 19
19 citations
Transgenic Expression of the Vitamin D Receptor Restricted to the Ileum, Cecum, and Colon of Vitamin D Receptor Knockout Mice Rescues Vitamin D Receptor-Dependent Rick...
Puneet Dhawan, Vaishali Veldurthy, Ghassan Yehia, Connie Hsaio, Angela R. Porta, Ki-in Kim, Nishant Patel, Liesbet Lieben, Lieve Verlinden, Geert Carmeliet, Sylvia Chr...> ;Endocrinology. 2017 Nov 1
178 citations
Vitamin D, calcium homeostasis and aging
Vaishali Veldurthy, Ran Wei, Leyla Oz, Puneet Dhawan, Yong Heui Jeon, Sylvia Christakos> ;Bone Research. 2016 Oct 18
972 citations
Vitamin D: Metabolism, Molecular Mechanism of Action, and Pleiotropic Effects.
Sylvia Christakos, Puneet Dhawan, Annemieke Verstuyf, Lieve Verlinden, Geert Carmeliet> ;Physiological Reviews. 2016 Jan 1
22 citations
C/EBPα and the Vitamin D Receptor Cooperate in the Regulation of Cathelicidin in Lung Epithelial Cells
Puneet Dhawan, Ran Wei, Cheng Sun, Adrian F. Gombart, H. Phillip Koeffler, Gill Diamond, Sylvia Christakos> ;Journal of Cellular Physiology. 2015 Feb 1
Novel Mechanism of Negative Regulation of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Induced CYP24A1 Transcription: Epigenetic Modification involving crosstalk between Protein Arginine ...
Seth-Vollenweider, T.,Joshi, S.,Dhawan, P.,Sif, S.,Christakos, S.> ;J. Biol. Chem.. 2014 Oct 18
2 citations
Vitamin D and health: beyond bone.
Sylvia Christakos, Tanya Seth, Ran Wei, Vaishali Veldurthy, Cheng Sun, Ki in Kim, Ki Yoon Kim, Umair Tariq, Puneet Dhawan> ;MD Advisor. 2014 Jan 1
44 citations
EMP2 regulates angiogenesis in endometrial cancer cells through induction of VEGF
Lynn K. Gordon, Meagan Kiyohara, Maoyong Fu, Jonathan Braun, Puneet Dhawan, Ann M. Chan, Lee Goodglick, Madhuri Wadehra> ;Oncogene. 2013 Nov 14
25 citations
Vitamin D biology revealed through the study of knockout and transgenic mouse models.
Sylvia Christakos, Tanya Seth, Jennifer Hirsch, Angela R. Porta, Anargyros Moulas, Puneet Dhawan> ;Annual Review of Nutrition. 2013 Jul 17
49 citations
Induction of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (TREM-1) in airway epithelial cells by 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3
Isaura Rigo, Laura W. McMahon, Puneet Dhawan, Sylvia Christakos, Sunghan Yim, Lisa K. Ryan, Gill Diamond> ;Innate Immunity. 2012 Apr 1
51 citations
Vitamin D: metabolism.
Sylvia Christakos, Dare V. Ajibade, Puneet Dhawan, Adam J. Fechner, Leila J. Mady> ;Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America. 2012 Feb 1
173 citations
Vitamin D and Intestinal Calcium Absorption
Sylvia Christakos, Puneet Dhawan, Angela R. Porta, Leila J. Mady, Tanya Seth> ;Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 2011 Dec 5
57 citations
Novel regulation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 24-hydroxylase (24(OH)ase) transcription by glucocorticoids: Cooperative effects of the glucocorticoid receptor, C/EBPβ, and t...
Puneet Dhawan, Sylvia Christakos> ;Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 2010 Aug 15
45 citations
Mechanisms involved in vitamin D mediated intestinal calcium absorption and in non-classical actions of vitamin D.
Sylvia Christakos, Puneet Dhawan, Dare V. Ajibade, Bryan S. Benn, Jingjing Feng, Sneha Joshi> ;The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2010 Jul 1
259 citations
Vitamin D: Metabolism
Sylvia Christakos, Dare V. Ajibade, Puneet Dhawan, Adam J. Fechner, Leila J. Mady> ;Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 2010 Jun 1
54 citations
Evidence for a Role of Prolactin in Calcium Homeostasis: Regulation of Intestinal Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Type 6, Intestinal Calcium Absorption, and the...
Dare V. Ajibade, Puneet Dhawan, Adam J. Fechner, Mark B. Meyer, J. Wesley Pike, Sylvia Christakos> ;Endocrinology. 2010 Jun 1
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