Raja Gopaldas

Raja Gopaldas, M.D., F.A.C.S. University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO United States 1 573 340 9725 http://www.RajGopaldasMD.com

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Surgery
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
• General Thoracic Surgery
• Peripheral Vascular Surgery

Background

• Madras Medical College (1995- 2001)
• Indian Institute of Science (1997) - Microbiology and Human Genetics Laboratory
• Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (Rajiv Gandhi Scholar)
• St Vincents Hospital/New York Medical College ( Internship 2001-2002)
• Drexel University Affiliate(General Surgery 2002-2007)
• Surgical Education Research Fellow (ASE 2007-2009)
• Texas Heart Institute/ Baylor College of Medicine ( Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007-2010)
• Cooley Hands Society (2010) and Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society
• Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery (2010 - )
• Director of Research, Cardiothoracic Surgery (2011- )

Interests

• Cardiac Surgery, Re-do operations, Complex heart valve reconstruction
• Thoracic Surgery, VATS, Lobectomy, Chest wall reconstructions
• Peripheral Vascular Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
• Aortic Surgery, Aneurysm surgery, Endovascular Aortic Stent, TEVAR
• Heart Failure and Heart Transplant
• Ventricular Assist Devices
• Esophageal Surgery, Esophagectomy, Esophagoscopy
• Surgical eduction and mentorship
• Regression model and propensity match analysis, Health Care policy and outcomes