SekharDharmarajanMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Creve Coeur, MO

Assistant Professor, Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

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Office
621 S New Ballas Rd
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Phone+1 314-251-6840

Fax+1 314-251-7249
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Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2009 - 2010
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2008
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2003 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Gene Expression and FDG PET/MRI in Evaluating Treatment Response in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Before Surgery Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Terminated
Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

18 citations
Neoadjuvant Radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced Colon Cancer: a Cohort Analysis
Devi Mukkai Krishnamurty, Alexander T. Hawkins, Katerina O. Wells, Matthew G. Mutch, Mathew L. Silviera, Sean C. Glasgow, Steven R. Hunt, Sekhar Dharmarajan> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2018 Feb 9
2 citations
Polyp Genetics.
Coen Laurens Klos, Sekhar Dharmarajan> ;Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2016 Dec 1
11 citations
Parastomal Hernia: Avoidance and Treatment in the 21st Century.
Sean C. Glasgow, Sekhar Dharmarajan> ;Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2016 Sep 1
6 citations
Does Diverting Loop Ileostomy Improve Outcomes Following Open Ileo-Colic Anastomoses? A Nationwide Analysis.
Alexander T. Hawkins, Sekhar Dharmarajan, Katerina Wells, Devi Mukkai Krishnamurty, Matthew G. Mutch, Sean C. Glasgow> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2016 Aug 9
6 citations
Impaired outcome colitis-associated rectal cancer versus sporadic cancer
Coen L. Klos, Bashar Safar, Paul E. Wise, Steven R. Hunt, Matthew G. Mutch, Elisa H. Birnbaum, James W. Fleshman, Sekhar Dharmarajan> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2016 Jul 1
26 citations
Acute health care resource utilization for ileostomy patients is higher than expected.
Joshua A. Tyler, Justin P. Fox, Sekhar Dharmarajan, Matthew L. Silviera, Steven R. Hunt, Paul E. Wise, Matthew G. Mutch> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2014 Dec 1
9 citations
Segmental versus extended resection for sporadic colorectal cancer in young patients.
Coen L. Klos, Grace Montenegro, Nida Jamal, Paul E. Wise, James W. Fleshman, Bashar Safar, Sekhar Dharmarajan> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2014 Sep 1
47 citations
Intestinal Epithelial HuR Modulates Distinct Pathways of Proliferation and Apoptosis and Attenuates Small Intestinal and Colonic Tumor Development
Antonina Giammanco, Valerie Blanc, Grace Montenegro, Coen L. Klos, Yan Xie, Susan Kennedy, Jianyang Luo, Sung-Hee Chang, Timothy Hla, ILKe Nalbantoglu, Sekhar Dharmara...> ;Cancer Research. 2014 Aug 1
4 citations
Accordion complication grading predicts short-term outcome after right colectomy.
Coen L. Klos, Bashar Safar, Steven R. Hunt, Paul E. Wise, Elisa H. Birnbaum, Matthew G. Mutch, James W. Fleshman, Sekhar Dharmarajan> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2014 Aug 1
38 citations
Obesity increases risk for pouch-related complications following restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA).
Coen L. Klos, Bashar Safar, Nida Jamal, Steven R. Hunt, Paul E. Wise, Elisa H. Birnbaum, James W. Fleshman, Matthew G. Mutch, Sekhar Dharmarajan> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2014 Mar 1
13 citations
Liver Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (L-Fabp) Modifies Intestinal Fatty Acid Composition and Adenoma Formation in ApcMin/+ Mice
Sekhar Dharmarajan, Elizabeth P. Newberry, Grace Montenegro, ILKe Nalbantoglu, Victoria R. Davis, Michael J. Clanahan, Valerie Blanc, Yan Xie, Jianyang Luo, James W. F...> ;Cancer Prevention Research. 2013 Oct 1
129 citations
The Efficacy of Nonoperative Management of Acute Complicated Diverticulitis
Sekhar Dharmarajan, Steven R. Hunt, Elisa H. Birnbaum, James W. Fleshman, Matthew G. Mutch> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2011 Jun 1
14 citations
Clinically Enlarged Lateral Pelvic Lymph Nodes Do Not Influence Prognosis after Neoadjuvant Therapy and TME in Stage III Rectal Cancer
Sekhar Dharmarajan, Dandan Shuai, Alyssa D. Fajardo, Elisa H. Birnbaum, Steven R. Hunt, Matthew G. Mutch, James W. Fleshman, Anne Y. Lin> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2011 May 2
51 citations
Laparoscopic versus open 2-stage ileal pouch: laparoscopic approach allows for faster restoration of intestinal continuity.
Alyssa D. Fajardo, Sekhar Dharmarajan, Virgilio George, Steven R. Hunt, Elisa H. Birnbaum, James W. Fleshman, Matthew G. Mutch> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010 Sep 1
30 citations
Expression Profiling of Human Donor Lungs to Understand Primary Graft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation
Monika Ray, Sekhar Dharmarajan, Johannes M. Freudenberg, Weixiong Zhang, G.A. Patterson> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2007 Oct 1
6 citations
Molecular imaging of the lungs.
Sekhar Dharmarajan, Daniel P. Schuster> ;Academic Radiology. 2005 Nov 1
49 citations
Inhibition of nuclear factor κB by IκB superrepressor gene transfer ameliorates ischemia-reperfusion injury after experimental lung transplantation
T. Ishiyama, Sekhar Dharmarajan, M. Hayama, Hisao Moriya, Kathleen Grapperhaus, G. Alexander Patterson> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005 Jul 1
5 citations
In vivo molecular imaging characterizes pulmonary gene expression during experimental lung transplantation.
Sekhar Dharmarajan, Makio Hayama, James Kozlowski, Takaaki Ishiyama, Mikio Okazaki, Phillip Factor, G. Alexander Patterson, Daniel P. Schuster> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2005 Jun 1
3 citations
Molecular imaging of pulmonary gene expression with positron emission tomography.
Sekhar Dharmarajan, Daniel P. Schuster> ;Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. 2005 Jan 1
13 citations
Animal models for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome following human lung transplantation.
Elbert Kuo, Ankit Bharat, Sekhar Dharmarajan, Felix G. Fernandez, G. Alec Patterson, T. Mohanakumar> ;Immunologic Research. 2005 Jan 1
7 citations
Endobronchial Gene Transfer of Soluble Type I Interleukin-1 Receptor Ameliorates Lung Graft Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Tsutomu Tagawa, Sekhar Dharmarajan, M. Hayama, T. Ishiyama, Takashi Suda, Hideki Itano, G. Alexander Patterson> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2004 Dec 1
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