VimalNarulaMD

General Surgery • Columbus, OH

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Professor, Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine

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Office
1800 Zollinger Rd
3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43221
Phone+1 614-293-3230

Fax+1 614-293-4030
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Education & Training

Marshall University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2005
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2005 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Rebound Hernia Repair Device Mesh Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Unknown status
Phase 4
Near Infrared Fluorescence Cholangiography (NIRF-C) During Cholecystectomy -- Use in Acute Cholecystitis Sub-Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1
Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for the Treatment of Achalasia Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
RCT of Two Noncrosslinked Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrices in Ab Wall Reconstruction Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Clinical Performance and Safety of LiquiBand FIX8® Versus AbsorbaTack™ for Hernia Mesh Fixation and Peritoneal Closure in Groin Hernia Repair Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 22
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Virtual Interviews for Surgical Fellowship are an Acceptable Alternative to In-Person Interviews for Applicants and Faculty Alike.
Kelly R Haisley, Savannah M Renshaw, Bradley J Needleman, Vimal K Narula, Benjamin K Poulose, Kyle A Perry> ;Surgical Innovation. 2022 Dec 1
4 citations
Building a Center for Abdominal Core Health: The Importance of a Holistic Multidisciplinary Approach.
Austin P Seaman, Kathryn A Schlosser, Daniel Eiferman, Vimal Narula, Benjamin K Poulose, Jeffrey E Janis> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2022 Mar 1
4 citations
An Analysis of Readmission Trends by Urgency and Race/Ethnicity in the MBSAQIP Registry, 2015-2018
Sean M. O’Neill, Bradley Needleman, Vimal K. Narula, Stacy A. Brethauer, Sabrena Noria> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2021 Oct 24
17 citations
Abdominal core quality of life after ventral hernia repair: a comparison of open versus robotic-assisted retromuscular techniques.
Francisco A. Guzman-Pruneda, Li-Ching Huang, Courtney E. Collins, Savannah Renshaw, Vimal K. Narula, Benjamin K. Poulose> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Jan 1
19 citations
Clinical spotlight review for the management of choledocholithiasis.
Vimal K. Narula, Eleanor C. Fung, D. Wayne Overby, William S. Richardson, Dimitrios Stefanidis> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 Feb 24
26 citations
A direct comparison of robotic and laparoscopic hernia repair: patient-reported outcomes and cost analysis
N. E. Zayan, Michael P. Meara, Jennifer S. Schwartz, Vimal K. Narula> ;Hernia. 2019 Apr 29
7 citations
Surgeon-performed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Outcomes of 2392 procedures at two tertiary care centers.
Mazen R. Al-Mansour, Eleanor Fung, Edward L. Jones, Nichole E. Zayan, Timothy D. Wetzel, Sara E. Martin del Campo, Anahita Jalilvand, Andrew Suzo, Rebecca Dettorre, Ja...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2018 Jun 1
25 citations
Incidence of abdominal wall metastases following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in patients with head and neck cancer.
Eleanor Fung, David S. Strosberg, Edward L. Jones, Rebecca Dettorre, Andrew Suzo, Michael P. Meara, Vimal K. Narula, Jeffrey W. Hazey> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2017 Sep 1
19 citations
SAGES clinical spotlight review: intraoperative cholangiography.
William W. Hope, Robert D. Fanelli, Danielle S. Walsh, Vimal K. Narula, Raymond R. Price, Dimitrios Stefanidis, William S. Richardson> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2017 Mar 31
36 citations
A retrospective comparison of robotic cholecystectomy versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy: operative outcomes and cost analysis
David S. Strosberg, Michelle C. Nguyen, Peter Muscarella, Vimal K. Narula> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2017 Mar 1
2 citations
Bioabsorbable hernia plugs in laparoscopic inguinal herniorraphy: short-term and long-term results.
Sylvester N. Osayi, Brendan M. Marr, Umer I. Chaudhry, John G. Linn, Vimal K. Narula, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Dean J. Mikami> ;Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 2015 Apr 1
98 citations
Near-infrared fluorescent cholangiography facilitates identification of biliary anatomy during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Sylvester N. Osayi, Mark R. Wendling, Joseph M. Drosdeck, Umer I. Chaudhry, Kyle A. Perry, Sabrena Noria, Dean J. Mikami, Bradley Needleman, Peter Muscarella, Mahmoud ...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2015 Jan 14
34 citations
CXCR3 modulates obesity-induced visceral adipose inflammation and systemic insulin resistance.
Jeffrey A. Deiuliis, Steve Oghumu, Dheeraj Duggineni, Jixin Zhong, Jessica Rutsky, Ambar Banerjee, Bradley Needleman, Dean J. Mikami, Vimal K. Narula, Jeffrey W. Hazey...> ;Obesity. 2014 May 1
61 citations
T cell costimulation protects obesity-induced adipose inflammation and insulin resistance
Jixin Zhong, Xiaoquan Rao, Zachary Braunstein, Anne Taylor, Vimal K. Narula, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Dean J. Mikami, Bradley Needleman, Jessica Rutsky, Qinghua Sun, Jeffrey ...> ;Diabetes. 2014 Apr 1
77 citations
Current national practice patterns for inpatient management of ventral abdominal wall hernia in the United States
Luke M. Funk, Kyle A. Perry, Vimal K. Narula, Dean J. Mikami, W. Scott Melvin> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2013 Jul 17
138 citations
A Potential Role for Dendritic Cell/Macrophage-Expressing DPP4 in Obesity-Induced Visceral Inflammation
Jixin Zhong, Xiaoquan Rao, Jeffrey A. Deiuliis, Zachary Braunstein, Vimal K. Narula, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Dean J. Mikami, Bradley Needleman, Abhay R. Satoskar, Sanjay Raj...> ;Diabetes. 2013 Jan 1
39 citations
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: does primary repair in addition to placement of mesh decrease recurrence?
Ambar Banerjee, Catherine Beck, Vimal K. Narula, John G. Linn, Sabrena Noria, Bradley Zagol, Dean J. Mikami> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2012 Apr 29
5 citations
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with body mass index >70 kg/m2.
Jason C. Roland, Bradley Needleman, Peter Muscarella, Charles H. Cook, Vimal K. Narula, Dean J. Mikami> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2011 Sep 1
14 citations
Novel reconstruction of the extrahepatic biliary tree with a biosynthetic absorbable graft
Peter Nau, James Liu, E. Christopher Ellison, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Matthew C. Henn, Peter Muscarella, Vimal K. Narula, W. Scott Melvin> ;HPB. 2011 Aug 1
24 citations
A review of 130 humans enrolled in transgastric NOTES protocols at a single institution
Peter Nau, E. Christopher Ellison, Peter Muscarella, Dean J. Mikami, Vimal K. Narula, Bradley Needleman, W. Scott Melvin, Jeffrey W. Hazey> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2011 Apr 1
24 citations
A comparison of outcomes between open and laparoscopic surgical repair of recurrent inguinal hernias
Nilay Shah, Dean J. Mikami, Charles H. Cook, Andrei Manilchuk, Clayton Hodges, Vanchad R. Memark, Eric T. Volckmann, Clinton R. Hall, Steven M. Steinberg, Bradley Need...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2011 Feb 7
235 citations
Visceral adipose inflammation in obesity is associated with critical alterations in tregulatory cell numbers.
Jeffrey A. Deiuliis, Zubair Shah, Nilay Shah, Bradley Needleman, Dean J. Mikami, Vimal K. Narula, Kyle A. Perry, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Thomas Kampfrath, Madhukar Kollengod...> ;Plos One. 2011 Jan 26
11 citations
Safe alternative transgastric peritoneal access in humans: NOTES
Peter Nau, Joel Anderson, Lynn Happel, Benjamin Yuh, Vimal K. Narula, Bradley Needleman, E. Christopher Ellison, W. Scott Melvin, Jeffrey W. Hazey> ;Surgery. 2011 Jan 1
7 citations
Successful management of chyloperitoneum after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in 2 patients
Peter Nau, Vimal K. Narula, Bradley Needleman> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2011 Jan 1
4 citations
Do gastrotomies require repair after endoscopic transgastric peritoneoscopy? A controlled study
Simon Bergman, Daniel J. Fix, Kevin Volt, Jason C. Roland, Lynn Happel, Kevin M. Reavis, Theodore J. Cios, Vincent T. Ho, Alan D. Evans, Vimal K. Narula, Jeffrey W. Ha...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2010 May 1
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Journal Articles

Incidence of Abdominal Wall Metastases Following Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
David S Strosberg, Eleanor Fung, Michael P Meara, Vimal K Narula, Jeffrey W Hazey, Surgical Endoscopy