Venita Chandra MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery

300 Pasteur DrPalo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-723-4000
Fax+1 650-723-3600

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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 2011 - 2013
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2011
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2004
University of MinnesotaBS, Genetics and Cell Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 1999

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2005 - 2028
American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Evaluation of Sex Specific Representation and Sex Disaggregated Reporting in the European Society for Vascular Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management o...
Noor Hamo, Anna-Louise Pouncey, Venita Chandra, Jos C van den Berg, Christopher P Twine
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2026-07-16
Sex differences in rate and outcomes of endovascular revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
Katerina Dangas, Joseph M Kim, Siling Li, Yang Song, Venita Chandra
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2026-07-01
Technical Success and Clinical Outcomes of Pedal Serration Angioplasty for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.
Edward Gifford, Michael Siah, Michael Lichtenberg, Mike Watts, Daniel Leung
Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 2026-04-20

Journal Articles

Trends in Rates of Lower Extremity Amputation Among Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Who Receive Dialysis
Tara I Chang, Nicholas J Leeper, Venita Chandra, JAMA
Infrarenal Endovascular Aneurysm Repair with Large Device (34- to 36-Mm) Diameters Is Associated with Higher Risk of Proximal Fixation Failure
Michael D Sgroi, Venita Chandra, Matthew W Mell, Ronald L Dalman, Journal of Vascular Surgery
Unplanned Reoperations Following Vascular Surgery
Kazaure H, Chandra V, Mell M, J Vasc Surg, 1/1/2016

Books/Book Chapters

Operative Techniques in Surgery
Chapter: Occlusive disease management: iliac angioplasty and femoral endarterectomy.
Chandra VEditors: Dalman RL.Wolters Kluwer Health2015
Breast Surgical Techniques and Interdisciplinary Management
Chapter: Image Guided Breast Biopsy.
Page 223 - 240Chandra V, Dirbas F, Ikeda DEditors: Dirbas F, & Scott-Connor C.Springer Science + Business Media, NY2011
Essentials of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery
Chapter: Robot Assisted Pediatric Surgery.
Page 87 - 90Chandra V, Dutta S, Albanese CTEditors: Saxena AK & Hollwarth ME.Springer, Berlin2009

Abstracts/Posters

Hyperbaric oxygen Acutely Increases Wound Circulation as Assessed by Fluorescent Angiography.
Sorice S, Lundh T, Sen S, Gurtner G, Chandra V, Interactive Poster Session-SVS Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 1/9/2016
Unplanned Reoperations Following Vascular Surgery.
Kazaure H, Chandra V, Mell M, 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery, Miami, FL, 1/29/2015
Endovascular Management of Intraoperative Iliocaval Injuries with Commercially Available Endografts.
Chandra V, Dorsey C, Colvard B, Lee JT, 30th Annual Meeting of the Western Vascular Society, Maui, HI, 1/19/2015

Lectures

Complex CLI Case Review 1: My Best Case From the Last Year
CRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/25/2019
The long term results do not favor endovascular treatment in patients with acute uncomplicated type B aortic dissections (Debate).
Cali, Colombia - 1/26/2016
Pros and cons of using dilated iliac arteries as the distal sealing site.
Cali, Colombia - 1/26/2016

Authored Content

SS11. Clinical Impact of a Wound Care Center on a Vascular Surgery PracticeMay 2018
SS11. Clinical Impact of a Wound Care Center on a Vascular Surgery PracticeMay 2018
Long-Term Outcomes After Repair of Symptomatic Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsFebruary 2018

Press Mentions

DISRUPT BTK II Confirms Durability and Safety of IVL for Complex BTK DiseaseNovember 3rd, 2025
A Legacy in Vascular Surgery: Father and Son Reunite at StanfordOctober 13th, 2025
FastWave Medical Names Leading Vascular Specialists as Principal Investigators for Peripheral IVL TrialSeptember 30th, 2025