Thomas Varghese Jr.
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
University of Utah
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, United States
Research
Dr. Varghese is a health services researcher whose clinical, research and operational experience are on the optimization of patient health before surgery, surgeon performance and health system outcomes. He helped create the American College of Surgeons Strong for Surgery program (https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/strong-for-surgery and is a co-PI on the National Cancer Institute RO1-funded clinical trial on the role of Precision Exercise Prescription (PEP) for elective lung cancer surgical resection (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03306992 ).
Additional Education Information
Executive Masters in Business Administration, University of Utah (MBA 2022)
University of Michigan CT Surgery Fellowship (2005-2007)
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation, Northwestern University (MS 2003)
Northwestern University General Surgery Residency (1998-2005)
Research Fellowship, Northwestern University Div. of Organ Transplantation (1997-1998; 2001-2003)
Rotating Resident Internship, Government Medical College - Trivandrum, Kerala India (1995-1996)
Government Medical College - Trivandrum, University of Kerala, India (MD 1995)
Practice Areas
Thoracic
Robotic
VATS
Thoracic
Diaphragm
Lung
Esophagus
Mediastinum
Pleura
Trachea and bronchi
Reconstruction
Benign disease
Cancer
Congenital thoracic
Infection
Education
Professional Affairs
Organizations
Other Interests
Thoracic Oncology
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Health Services Research
Published by Thomas
Podcasts, Episode
CTSNet To Go Podcast Episode: Nontechnical Skills for Cardiothoracic Surgery
By Jessica Luc et al.
Feb. 24, 2021
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residents, Episode
CTSNet To Go Podcast Episode: Innovative Curriculum Design: What Are Programs Doing to Keep Graduates Relevant?
By David Cooke et al.
Feb. 10, 2021