Sitaram V. Chivukula, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Location: Grady - 80 Jesse Hill Drive Atlanta Georgia 30303
Phone: (404)789-3900
E-mail: surgerydept@msm.edu
Education
POSTGRADUATE:Washington University in St Louis 鈥 Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery
Rush University Medical Center 鈥 John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Residency: General Surgery
Rush University Medical Center 鈥 John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Designation: Research Resident
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, College of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
UNDERGRADUATE:
University of Michigan, College of Engineering
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude
Specialties
- Vascular Surgery
Board Certification
- Surgery (American Board of Surgery, #062862, expires 12/31/2028)
- Surgical Critical Care (American Board of Surgery, #004298, reverification date 1/20/2023)
- Public Health and General Preventive Medicine (American Board of Preventive Medicine, #053859, expiration date 1/1/2026)
Publications
- Lawrence Z, Chivukula SV, Farlow E, Keen R, Sheng N. 鈥淪taged Brachioradial Artery to Brachioradial Vein Arteriovenous Fistula Creation for Hemodialysis Access in Three Patients with High Origin of the Radial Artery.鈥 Journal of Vascular Surgery. (Provisionally accepted).
- Skertich NJ, Tierney JF, Chivukula SV, Babazadeh NT, Hertl M, Poirier J, Keutgen XM. 鈥淩isk factors associated with positive resection margins in patients with adrenocortical carcinoma.鈥 The American Journal of Surgery. October 2020
- DeCesare L, Xu TQ, Saclarides C, Coughlin JM, Chivukula SV, Woodfin A, Chan E, Booker C, Jacobson R. 鈥淭rends in Antibiotic Duration for Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections: Adaptation to Current Guidelines.鈥 The American Surgeon. August 2020
- Chivukula SV, Tierney JF, Hertl M, Poirier J, Keutgen XM. 鈥淥perative resection in early stage pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in the United States: Are we over- or undertreating patients?鈥 Surgery. September 2019
- Tierney JF, Chivukula SV, Poirier J, Pappas SG, Schadde E, Hertl M, Kebebew E, Keutgen X. 鈥淣ational Treatment Practice for Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Have They Changed and Have We Made Any Progress?鈥 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. July 2019
- Tierney JF, Poirier J, Chivukula S, Pappas SG, Hertl M, Schadde E, Keutgen X. 鈥淧rimary Tumor Site Affects Survival in Patients with Gastroenteropancreatic and Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases.鈥 International Journal of Endocrinology
- Tierney J, Chivukula SV, Wang X, Pappas S, Schadde E, Hertl M, Poirier J, Keutgen XM. 鈥淩esection of primary tumor may prolong survival in metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.鈥 Surgery. October 2018
- Sugiyama G, Chivukula S, Chung PJ, Alfonso A. 鈥淩obotic Assisted Trans-Abdominal Pre-Peritoneal Ventral Hernia Repair.鈥 Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. October 2015