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Board Certification
American Board of SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryPatient Rating
5.0 /5( out of 83 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
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Patient Comments
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Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.October 22, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERI found Dr Varghese to be very engaging. He is very approachable with a comforting mannerisms. He put me at ease from the very beginning. His ability to follow through on whatever he's talking about builds my confidence and trust in him. It is clear to me that he is a godly man.
October 10, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr Varghese was s brilliant yet relatable and kind
October 04, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERAbsolutely love and respect that man. Explains everything in great detail or his patients understand exactly what he's saying would recommend him to anyone.
September 30, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr Varghese is professional, approachable, knowledgeable and caring. He has been with me throughout my 5.5 year cancer journey, from diagnosis, surgery and years of follow up appointments. I am now cancer free thanks to him and everyone at Huntsman Cancer Institute.
September 27, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERExperienced, warm, knowledgeable
September 26, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr Varghese has a kind and professional manner, as do his staff. The work together as a team very well and things run very smoothly. Not much wait time and I can just make one trip to do both tests and Dr appointment. Very kind group of people!
September 19, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERSolo quiero decir que como cirujano es el mejor y muy dedicado, profesional y atento para con sus pacientes
September 15, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr V has an incredible bed side manner and is very professional and compassionate at the same time.
September 14, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERTotally skilled, bed side manner incredible, Just an all around great person.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Surgery -Primary Academic Divisions Cardiothoracic Surgery
Board Certification American Board of SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryEducation history
Graduate Training Business - University of Utah Executive M.B.A. Chief Resident Cardiothoracic Surgery - University of Michigan Administrative Chief Resident Fellowship Cardiothoracic Surgery - University of Michigan Fellow Chief Resident General Surgery - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chief Resident Residency General Surgery - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Resident Graduate Training Clinical Investigation - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine M.S. Research Fellow Organ Transplantation - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Research Fellow Residency General Surgery Residency - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Resident Internship/Residency Rotating Resident Internship - Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram Intern/Resident Professional Medical Medicine - Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram/University of Kerala M.D. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Morris BB, Wages NA, Grant PA, Stukenberg PT, Gentzler RD, Hall RD, Akerley WL, Varghese TK, Arnold SM, Williams TM, Coppola V, Jones DR, Auble DT, Mayo MW (2021). MYBL2-Driven Transcriptional Programs Link Replication Stress and Error-prone DNA Repair With Genomic Instability in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Front Oncol, 10, 585551. (Read full article)
- Luc JGY, Archer MA, Arora RC, Bender EM, Blitz A, Cooke DT, Hlci TN, Kidane B, Ouzounian M, Varghese TK Jr, Antonoff MB (2020). Does Tweeting Improve Citations? One-Year Results From the TSSMN Prospective Randomized Trial. Ann Thorac Surg, 111(1), 296-300. (Read full article)
- Antonoff MB, Mitzman B, Backhus L, Bradbury ST, Chatterjee S, Cooke DT, Crestanello J, Goldstone AB, Kim KM, Nguyen TC, Romano JC, Vaporciyan AA, Varghese TK Jr (2020). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Virtual Conference Taskforce: Recommendations for Hosting a Virtual Surgical Meeting. Ann Thorac Surg, 111(1), 16-23. (Read full article)
- Stokes SM, Massarweh NN, Stringham JR, Varghese TK Jr (2020). Impact of Multimodality Treatment Sequence on Survival in Stage IIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. (Read full article)
- Himbert C, Klossner N, Coletta AM, Barnes CA, Wiskemann J, LaStayo PC, Varghese TK Jr, Ulrich CM (2020). Exercise and lung cancer surgery: A systematic review of randomized-controlled trials. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol, 156, 103086. (Read full article)
- Hu QL, Dworsky JQ, Beck AC, Gilbert EW, Pockaj BA, Varghese TK Jr, Maggard-Gibbons M, Ko CY, Weigel RJ, Laronga C (2020). Perioperative Pain Management after Ambulatory Abdominal Surgery: An American College of Surgeons Systematic Review. J Am Coll Surg, 231(5), 572-601.e27. (Read full article)
- Pannucci CJ, Fleming KI, Varghese TK Jr, Stringham J, Huang LC, Pickron TB, Prazak AM, Bertolaccini C, Momeni A (2020). Low anti-Factor Xa level predicts 90-day Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Patients Receiving Enoxaparin Prophylaxis: A Pooled Analysis of Eight Clinical Trials. Ann Surg. (Read full article)
- Stokes SM, Scaife CL, Brooke BS, Glasgow RE, Mulvihill SJ, Finlayson SRG, Varghese TK Jr (2020). Hospital Costs Following Surgical Complications: A Value-driven Outcomes Analysis of Cost Savings Due to Complication Prevention. Ann Surg, 275, e375-e381. (Read full article)
- Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network Inc, Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa DJ, Broderick SR, Brown LM, Carrott P, Clark JM, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones DR, Kidane B, Kim AW, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid RA, Meyerson SL, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell DD, Phillips JD, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese TK, Wakeam E, Wood DE (2020). COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. Ann Thorac Surg, 110(2), 692-696. (Read full article)
- Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network Inc, Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa DJ, Broderick SR, Brown LM, Carrott P, Clark JM, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones DR, Kidane B, Kim AW, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid RA, Meyerson SL, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell DD, Phillips JD, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese TK, Wakeam E, Wood DE (2020). COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 160(2), 601-605. (Read full article)
- Daodu O, Panda N, Lopushinsky S, Varghese TK Jr, Brindle M (2020). COVID-19 - Considerations and Implications for Surgical Learners. Ann Surg, 272(1), e22-e23. (Read full article)
- Pannucci CJ, Fleming KI, Bertolaccini C, Moulton L, Stringham J, Barnett S, Lin J, Varghese TK Jr (2020). Fixed or Weight-Tiered Enoxaparin After Thoracic Surgery for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention. Ann Thorac Surg, 109(6), 1713-1721. (Read full article)
- Wakeam E, Adibfar A, Stokes S, Leighl NB, Giuliani ME, Varghese TK Jr, Darling GE (2019). Defining the role of adjuvant therapy for early-stage large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 159(5), 2043-2054.e9. (Read full article)
- Barnes CA, Stout NL, Varghese TK Jr, Ulrich CM, Couriel DR, Lee CJ, Noren CS, LaStayo PC (2019). Clinically Integrated Physical Therapist Practice in Cancer Care: A New Comprehensive Approach. Phys Ther, 100(3), 543-553. (Read full article)
- Luc JGY, Archer MA, Arora RC, Bender EM, Blitz A, Cooke DT, Hlci TN, Kidane B, Ouzounian M, Varghese TK Jr, Antonoff MB (2019). Social Media Improves Cardiothoracic Surgery Literature Dissemination: Results of a Randomized Trial. Ann Thorac Surg, 109(2), 589-595. (Read full article)
- Cook GW, Benton MG, Akerley W, Mayhew GF, Moehlenkamp C, Raterman D, Burgess DL, Rowell WJ, Lambert C, Eng K, Gu J, Baybayan P, Fussell JT, Herbold HD, OShea JM, Varghese TK, Emerson LL (2020). Structural variation and its potential impact on genome instability: Novel discoveries in the EGFR landscape by long-read sequencing. PLoS One, 15(1), e0226340. (Read full article)
- Stokes SM, Kim RY, Jacobs A, Esplin J, Kwok AC, Varghese TK Jr, Glasgow RE, Brooke BS, Finlayson SRG, Huang LC (2019). Home Disposal Kits for Leftover Opioid Medications After Surgery: Do They Work? J Surg Res, 245, 396-402. (Read full article)
- Luc JGY, Ouzounian M, Bender EM, Blitz A, Stamp NL, Varghese TK Jr, Cooke DT, Antonoff MB (2019). The Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network: Early Experience and Lessons Learned. Ann Thorac Surg, 108(4), 1248-1255. (Read full article)
- Luc JGY, Ouzounian M, Bender EM, Blitz A, Stamp NL, Varghese TK Jr, Cooke DT, Antonoff MB (2019). The Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network: Early experience and lessons learned. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 158(4), 1127-1136. (Read full article)
- Stokes SM, Massarweh NN, Stringham JR, Varghese TK Jr (2019). Clinical-Pathologic Correlation and Guideline Concordance in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg, 108(3), 837-844. (Read full article)
- DeBoard ZM, Varghese TK Jr, Doty JR, Selzman CH (2019). Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Training in Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. J Atr Fibrillation, 12(1), 2195. (Read full article)
- Stokes SM, Wakeam E, Antonoff MB, Backhus LM, Meguid RA, Odell D, Varghese TK Jr (2019). Optimizing health before elective thoracic surgery: systematic review of modifiable risk factors and opportunities for health services research. J Thorac Dis, 11(Suppl 4), S537-S554. (Read full article)
- Handy JR, Bremner RM, Crocenzi TS, Detterbeck FC, Fernando HC, Fidias PM, Firestone S, Johnstone CA, Lanuti M, Litle VR, Kesler KA, Mitchell JD, Pass HI, Ross HJ, Varghese TK (2018). Expert Consensus Document on Pulmonary Metastasectomy. Ann Thorac Surg, 107(2), 631-649. (Read full article)
- Ulrich CM, Himbert C, Boucher K, Wetter DW, Hess R, Kim J, Lundberg K, Ligibel JA, Barnes CA, Rushton B, Marcus R, Finlayson SRG, LaStayo PC, Varghese TK (2018). Precision-Exercise-Prescription in patients with lung cancer undergoing surgery: rationale and design of the PEP study trial. BMJ Open, 8(12), e024672. (Read full article)
- Stokes SM, Wakeam E, Swords DS, Stringham JR, Varghese TK Jr (2018). Impact of insurance status on receipt of definitive surgical therapy and posttreatment outcomes in early stage lung cancer. Surgery, 164(6), 1287-1293. (Read full article)
- Glotzbach JP, Sharma V, Tonna JE, Pettit JC, McKellar SH, Eckhauser AW, Varghese TK Jr, Selzman CH (2018). Value-driven cardiac surgery: Achieving "perfect care" after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 156(4), 1436-1448.e2. (Read full article)
- Varghese TK Jr, Ghaferi AA (2017). Cutting-edge Efforts in Surgical Patient Safety. JAMA Surg, 152(8), 719-720. (Read full article)
- Farjah F, Backhus L, Cheng A, Englum B, Kim S, Saha-Chaudhuri P, Wood DE, Mulligan MS, Varghese TK (2015). Failure to rescue and pulmonary resection for lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 149(5), 1365-71; discussion 1371-3.e3. (Read full article)
- Farjah F, Backhus LM, Varghese TK, Manning JP, Cheng AM, Mulligan MS, Wood DE (2014). External validation of a prediction model for pathologic N2 among patients with a negative mediastinum by positron emission tomography. J Thorac Dis, 7(4), 576-84. (Read full article)
- Varghese TK Jr, Hofstetter WL, Rizk NP, Low DE, Darling GE, Watson TJ, Mitchell JD, Krasna MJ (2013). The society of thoracic surgeons guidelines on the diagnosis and staging of patients with esophageal cancer. Ann Thorac Surg, 96(1), 346-56. (Read full article)
Editorial
- Luc JGY, Archer MA, Arora RC, Bender EM, Blitz A, Cooke DT, Elde S, Guy TS, Halpern AL, Harrington C, Hlci TN, Kidane B, Olive JK, Ouzounian M, Stamp N, Vervoort D, Varghese TK Jr, Antonoff MB (2020). The Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ann Thorac Surg, 110(4), 1103-1107. (Read full article)
- Varghese TK Jr, Entwistle JW 3rd, Mayer JE, Moffatt-Bruce SD, Sade RM, Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum (2019). Ethical standards for cardiothoracic surgeons' participation in social media. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 158(4), 1139-1143. (Read full article)
- Varghese TK Jr, Entwistle JW 3rd, Mayer JE, Moffatt-Bruce SD, Sade RM, Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum (2019). Ethical Standards for Cardiothoracic Surgeons' Participation in Social Media. Ann Thorac Surg, 108(3), 666-670. (Read full article)
Letter
- Luc JGY, Varghese TK Jr, Antonoff MB (2020). We Stand by Our Data: A Call for Professional Scholarly Discourse. [Letter to the editor]. Ann Thorac Surg, 111(3), 1095-1097. (Read full article)
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News & Podcasts
News
Huntsman Cancer Institute News
- Huntsman Cancer Institute Leader Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Thomas K. Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, Named President-Elect of Society of University Surgeons
- Organizations Warn Cancer Doesn't Stop for Covid-19 and Neither Should You
- Talks with Docs: Thomas Varghese, MD
- Huntsman Translational Scholars: Thomas Varghese Jr., MD, MS