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Dr. Onkar V. Khullar

Onkar V. Khullar, MD

Dr. Onkar V. Khullar received his MD degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, in 2006. He completed his general surgery residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2013, did a two-year thoracic surgery research fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital from 2008-2010, and completed his Emory cardiothoracic surgery fellowship in 2016, after which he joined our faculty. Dr. Khullar’s clinical specialties include minimally invasive thoracic surgery, thoracic oncology, including lung, esophageal, and mediastinal tumors, and benign thoracic and esophageal disease including achalasia and paraesophageal hernias. His research interests are in thoracic quality and outcome improvements, clinical trials for thoracic malignancies, and patient-reported outcomes. Dr. Onkar V. Khullar has published in some of the most prominent journals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. He completed a Master of Science degree in Clinical Research from the Emory University Laney Graduate School. Additionally, he is the Co-Chair of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Thoracic Surgery Subcommittee and the surgical chair for several national clinical trials.

Specialties

  • General Surgery

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Fellowships

  • Emory University School of Medicine

Affiliations

  • Emory

Education & Training

  • Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
  • Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Honors & Awards

Finalist, American Association of Thoracic Surgery C. Walton Lillehei Resident Research Competition, 2010

Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Fellowship/Grant, 2009-2010

American College of Surgeons Excellence in Research Award, 2009

Publications

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=onkar+khullar+%5Bauthor%5D

Zubris KAV, Khullar OV, Griset AP, Gibbs-Strauss SL, Frangioni JV, Colson YL, Grinstaff MW. 2010. Ease of synthesis, controllable sizes, and in vivo large animal lymph migration of polymeri