Biography
Kukreja is the associate director of UCSF's lung transplant research division of cardiothoracic surgery.
Kukreja earned a medical degree at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She completed residencies in general surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and in cardiothoracic surgery at UCSF. She completed fellowships in general surgery and thoracic surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and also completed extensive training in designing clinical trials, studies that evaluate potential treatments' safety and efficacy. She has a master's degree in public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Kukreja has received many professional honors, including the Pharmacia/Upjohn Trauma Research Competition Award, John A. Mannick Research Award and an excellence in teaching award from Harvard Medical School.
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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University of California | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training | 2018 | |
University of California Los Angeles | M.D. | School of Medicine | 1994 |
University of California, San Francisco | Postdoctoral Studies | Graduate Division |
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Expertise
Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma (BAC)
Carcinoid Tumors
Chest Wall Tumors
Esophageal Cancer
Esophagectomy
Lung Metastases
Lung Transplantation
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Malignant Mesothelioma
Mediastinal Masses
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Sarcomas
Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Tracheal Tumors
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
Clinical Trials
- 10°C Vs 4°C Lung Preservation RCT (NCT05898776)Related Conditions: Lung Transplant, Transplants, Organ Preservation| Start Date: | End Date:
Program Affiliations
Thoracic Oncology Program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lung Transplantation, UCSF Heart and Lung Transplantation Program
San Francisco Veterans Administration Hospital
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
In the News
Research Interests
- Novel therapies for lung cancer
- Clinical trials for new surgical modalities
Publications
- Outcomes of Lung Transplantation for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Glass Half Full or Still Half Empty?| | PubMed
- Short airway telomeres are associated with primary graft dysfunction and chronic lung allograft dysfunction.| | PubMed
- Decreased Lymphocytic Bronchitis Severity in the Era of Azithromycin Prophylaxis.| | PubMed
- Prone Positioning After Lung Transplantation Remains Prone to Debate.| | PubMed
- Management of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation with extracorporeal life support: an evidence-based review.| | PubMed
- Biofire pneumonia panel in lung donors: faster detection but limited pathogens.| | PubMed
- The Association Between Frailty and Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation.| | PubMed
- Regadenoson Is All the RAGE: Targeting the Inflammatory Cascade in Primary Graft Dysfunction.| | PubMed
- Perioperative Fluid Management.| | PubMed
- Lung preservation: from perfusion to temperature.| | PubMed