RameshCRamanathanMD

General Surgery • Pittsburgh, PA

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University Pittsburgh

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Office
3380 Blvd Of The Allies
Magee-Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-641-3668
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Summary

Dr. Ramesh Ramanathan, MD is a general surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania. He is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, and UPMC Passavant.

Education & Training

UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 2000 - 2003
Madras Medical CollegeClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1998 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Relationships Between a History of Abuse, Changes in Body Mass Index, Physical Health, and Self-Reported Depression in Female Bariatric Surgery Patients.
Nancy Lu, Shalkar Adambekov, Robert P. Edwards, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Dana H. Bovbjerg, Faina Linkov> ;Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care. 2019 Sep 24
32 citations
Changes in inflammatory endometrial cancer risk biomarkers in individuals undergoing surgical weight loss
Faina Linkov, Sharon L. Goughnour, Tianzhou Ma, Zhongying Xu, Robert P. Edwards, Anna Lokshin, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Giselle G. Hamad, Carol A. McCloskey, Dana H. Bovb...> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2017 Oct 1
5 citations
Endometrial cancer associated biomarkers in bariatric surgery candidates: exploration of racial differences.
Faina Linkov, Sharon L. Goughnour, Robert P. Edwards, Anna Lokshin, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Giselle G. Hamad, Carol A. McCloskey, Dana H. Bovbjerg> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2017 May 1
6 citations
Assessment of hot flushes and vaginal dryness among obese women undergoing bariatric surgery.
Sharon L. Goughnour, Rebecca C. Thurston, Andrew D. Althouse, Kyle E. Freese, Robert P. Edwards, Giselle G. Hamad, Carol A. McCloskey, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Dana H. Bo...> ;Climacteric. 2016 Jan 2
39 citations
Bariatric surgery: A safe and effective conduit to cardiac transplantation
Krzysztof J. Wikiel, Carol A. McCloskey, Ramesh C. Ramanathan> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2014 May 1
Bariatric surgery interest around the world: what Google Trends can teach us.
Linkov, F.,Bovbjerg, D. H.,Freese, K. E.,Ramanathan, R.,Eid, G. M.,Gourash, W.> ;Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 May 06
27 citations
Comparison of laparoscopic anterior discoid resection and laparoscopic low anterior resection of deep infiltrating rectosigmoid endometriosis.
Nash S. Moawad, Richard S. Guido, Ramesh Ramanathan, Suketu Mansuria, Ted Lee> ;JSLS. 2011 Jul 1
36 citations
Selective nonoperative management of leaks after gastric bypass: Lessons learned from 2675 consecutive patients
Paul Thodiyil, Panduranga R. Yenumula, Tomasz Rogula, Piotr Gorecki, Bashar Fahoum, William Gourash, Ramesh K. Ramanathan, Samer G. Mattar, Dilip Shinde, Vincent C. Ar...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2008 Nov 1
90 citations
Safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients with severe systolic heart failure.
Gautam V. Ramani, Carol A. McCloskey, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Michael A. Mathier> ;Clinical Cardiology. 2008 Nov 1
16 citations
Dramatic Functional Improvement Following Bariatric Surgery in a Patient With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Morbid Obesity
Michael A. Mathier, Joan Zhang, Ramesh C. Ramanathan> ;Chest. 2008 Mar 1
4 citations
Gastric polyposis in familial juvenile polyposis.
Sergio M. Crespo, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Shih-Fan Kuan, Robert E. Schoen> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2007 Oct 1
94 citations
Bariatric surgery improves cardiac function in morbidly obese patients with severe cardiomyopathy.
Carol A. McCloskey, Gautam V. Ramani, Michael A. Mathier, Philip R. Schauer, George M. Eid, Samer G. Mattar, Anita P. Courcoulas, Ramesh C. Ramanathan> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2007 Sep 1
23 citations
Impact of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery on Cardiovascular Disease
Michael A. Mathier, Ramesh C. Ramanathan> ;The Medical Clinics of North America. 2007 May 1
19 citations
The impact of laparoscopic bariatric workshops on the practice patterns of surgeons
Jeff Lord, Daniel R. Cottam, Ramsey M. Dallal, Samer G. Mattar, Andrew R. Watson, J. M. Glasscock, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, George M. Eid, Phillip R. Schauer> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2006 May 11
452 citations
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as an initial weight-loss procedure for high-risk patients with morbid obesity
Daniel R. Cottam, Faisal G. Qureshi, Samer G. Mattar, Sunil K. Sharma, Spencer Holover, G. Bonanomi, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Phillip R. Schauer> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2006 Apr 22
77 citations
Incidence of marginal ulcers and the use of absorbable anastomotic sutures in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Bethany Sacks, Samer G. Mattar, Faisal G. Qureshi, George M. Eid, Joy Collins, Emma Barinas-Mitchell, Philip R. Schauer, Ramesh C. Ramanathan> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2006 Jan 1
42 citations
Prognostic Index for Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas With Isolated Local Recurrence
R C Ramanathan, Roger A'Hern, Cyril Fisher, J.M. Thomas> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2001 May 1
60 citations
Modified staging system for extremity soft tissue sarcomas.
Rajesh Ramanathan, A'Hern R, Fisher C, J.M. Thomas> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1999 Jan 1
Stakeholder involvement is essential for patient centered applications of Google Trends research.
Linkov, F.,Freese, K. E.,Bovbjerg, D. H.,Edwards, R. P.,Ramanathan, R.,Gourash, W.> ;Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 Apr 01
Clonorchis sinensis-associated cholangiocarcinoma: a case report and review of the literature.
Papachristou, G. I., Schoedel, K. E., Ramanathan, R., Rabinovitz, M.> ;Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Nov
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours associated with von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis.
Ramanathan, R. C., Thomas, J. M.> ;Eur J Surg Oncol. 1999 Apr
The mini-fellowship concept: a six-week focused training program for minimally invasive bariatric surgery.
Cottam, D., Holover, S., Mattar, S. G., Sharma, S. K., Medlin, W., Ramanathan, R., Schauer, P.> ;Surg Endosc. 2007 Dec
Comparison of 30-day outcomes after non-LapBand primary and revisional bariatric surgical procedures from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study.
Inabnet, W. B., Belle, S. H., Bessler, M., Courcoulas, A., Dellinger, P., Garcia, L., Mitchell, J., Oelschlager, B., O'Rourke, R., Pender, J., Pomp, A., Pories, W., Ra...> ;Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010 Jan 01
Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: current technique.
Schauer, P. R., Ikramuddin, S., Hamad, G., Eid, G. M., Mattar, S., Cottam, D., Ramanathan, R., Gourash, W.> ;J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2003 Aug
Surgically-induced weight loss significantly improves nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and the metabolic syndrome.
Mattar, S. G., Velcu, L. M., Rabinovitz, M., Demetris, A. J., Krasinskas, A. M., Barinas-Mitchell, E., Eid, G. M., Ramanathan, R., Taylor, D. S., Schauer, P. R.> ;Ann Surg. 2005 Oct
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Hospital Affiliations

UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania