Simran Randhawa, MBBS

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Recognitions

• Administrative Chief Resident, Einstein Healthcare Network, Department of General Surgery (2019)
• Teaching Award for resident and medical student education, Washington University St Louis, Department of General Surgery (2021)
• Inductee, Gold Humanism Honor Society Residency Chapter, Thomas Jefferson University (2018)
• Mohan B. Das Award for Outstanding performance as Chief Resident in General Surgery, Einstein Healthcare Network, Department of General Surgery (2019)
• Robert G. Somers Award for Outstanding performance as a Resident Educator in General Surgery, Einstein Healthcare Network, Department of General Surgery (2019)
• Carolyn E Reed Traveling Fellowship Award, The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (2023)
• Top Rated Abstract, Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting (2023)

Publications

• Randhawa SK, Patterson GA. Single-stage tracheal transplantation-From bench to bedside. Am J Transplant. 2021 Oct;21(10):3223-3224. PubMed PMID: 34331841
• Randhawa S, Meyers B. Future Treatment of Emphysema with Roles for Valves, Novel Strategies and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2021 May;31(2):221-227. PubMed PMID: 33926675
• Randhawa SK, Puri V. Commentary: The changing risk paradigm in lung cancer: Are we opening Pandora's box?. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Sep;160(3):836-837. PubMed PMID: 32008763
• Randhawa S, Sferra SR, Das C, Kaiser LR, Ma GX, Erkmen CP. Examining Gender Differences in Lung Cancer Screening. J Community Health. 2020 Oct;45(5):1038-1042. PubMed PMID: 32323173
• Randhawa S, Trikalinos N, Patterson GA. Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung. Thorac Surg Clin. 2021 Nov;31(4):469-476. PubMed PMID: 34696859
• Randhawa S, Drizin G, Kane T, Song GY, Reilly T, Jarrar D. Lung Cancer Screening in the Community Setting: Challenges for Adoption. Am Surg. 2018 Sep 1;84(9):1415-1421. PubMed PMID: 30268168
• Randhawa S, Moon MR. Comment on Sex Parity in Cardiothracic Surgery Training: Significant Strides but Miles to go. Ann Surg. 2021 Dec 1;274(6):e848. PubMed PMID: 33214459
• Randhawa S, Moore RF, DiSesa V, Kaiser L, Ma GX, Jaklitsch MT, Erkmen CP. Role of Thoracic Surgeons in Lung Cancer Screening: Opportune Time for Involvement. J Thorac Oncol. 2018 Mar;13(3):298-300. PubMed PMID: 29472053
• Erkmen CP, Mitchell M, Randhawa S, Sferra S, Kim R, DiSesa V, Kaiser LR, Ma GX. An Enhanced Shared Decision Making Model to Address Willingness and Ability to Undergo Lung Cancer Screening and Follow-Up Treatment in Minority Underserved Populations. J Community Health. 2018 Feb;43(1):27-32. PubMed PMID: 28612174
• Dhir T, Weiss E, Wolanin K, Randhawa S, Samuel S, Minimo C, Becker G, McGreen B, Kriza C, Patel N, Kaplan M, Leung P. The impact of enoxaparin administration in relationship to hemorrhage in mild traumatic brain injury. Injury. 2018 Dec;49(12):2174-2177. PubMed PMID: 30266292
• Randhawa SK, Roberts SH, Puri V. Disparities in Lung Transplantation. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 Feb;32(1):51-55. PubMed PMID: 34801195
• Randhawa S, Trikalinos N, Patterson GA. Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung. Thorac Surg Clin. 2021 Nov;31(4):469-476. PubMed PMID: 34696859
• Randhawa S, Kaiser L, Ma GX, Erkmen CP. Lung Cancer Screening: Where Do Surgeons Stand?. J Am Coll Surg. 2017 Dec;225(6):829. PubMed PMID: 29173336
• Randhawa SK, Patterson GA. Single-stage tracheal transplantation-From bench to bedside. Am J Transplant. 2021 Oct;21(10):3223-3224. PubMed PMID: 34331841
• Erkmen CP, Randhawa S, Patterson F, Kim R, Weir M, Ma GX. Quantifying Benefits and Harms of Lung Cancer Screening in an Underserved Population: Results From a Prospective Study. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jun 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34091014
• Randhawa S, Bhullar JS, Rana G, Bhullar A, Mittal VK, Goriel Y. Necrotizing fasciitis--a sinister complication of hemorrhoidectomy. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2015 Jun;30(6):851-2. PubMed PMID: 25367181
• Randhawa SK, Yang Z, Morkan DB, Yan, Chang SH, Hachem RR, Witt CA, Byers DE, Kulkarni HS, Guillamet RV, Kozower BD, Nava RG, Meyers BF, Patterson GA, Kreisel D, Puri V. One-Year Survival Worse for Lung Retransplants Relative to Primary Lung Transplants. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 May 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33964255
• Randhawa S, Meyers B. Future Treatment of Emphysema with Roles for Valves, Novel Strategies and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2021 May;31(2):221-227. PubMed PMID: 33926675
• Randhawa S, Moon MR. Comment on Sex Parity in Cardiothracic Surgery Training: Significant Strides but Miles to go. Ann Surg. 2021 Dec 1;274(6):e848. PubMed PMID: 33214459
• Randhawa S, Lancaster T, Abarbanell A, Eghtesady P, Nath DS: Infant en bloc Lung transplantation. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021
• Randhawa S, Ma GX, Erkmen CP: Poor Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening Exacerbated during COVID-19. Society of Thoracic Surgeons, virtual, 2021
• Randhawa S, Puri V, Patterson GA: Lung Transplantation. In press Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10e. 2021
• Madsen HJ, Lambert-Kerzner A, Mucharsky E, Gergen AK, Dyas AR, McCarter M, Stewart C, Pratap A, Mitchell J, Randhawa S, Meguid RA. Barriers and Facilitators in Implementation of an Esophagectomy Care Pathway: a Qualitative Analysis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Nov 28;:1-9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36443554
• Bhamidipati CM, Randhawa S, Reece TB, Nguyen TC, Shen I, Pal JD, Rove JY. How to transition to the "left side of the table"-becoming a master surgical educator. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36192228
• Dyas AR, Kelleher AD, Erickson CJ, Voss JA, Cumbler EU, Lambert-Kerzner A, Vizena AS, Robinson-Chavez C, Kee BL, Barker AR, Fuller MS, Miller SA, McCabe KO, Cook KM, Randhawa SK, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Development of a universal thoracic enhanced recover after surgery protocol for implementation across a diverse multi-hospital health system. J Thorac Dis. 2022 Aug;14(8):2855-2863. PubMed PMID: 36071784
• Randhawa SK, Roberts SH, Puri V. Disparities in Lung Transplantation. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 Feb;32(1):51-55. PubMed PMID: 34801195
• Erkmen CP, Randhawa S, Patterson F, Kim R, Weir M, Ma GX. Quantifying Benefits and Harms of Lung Cancer Screening in an Underserved Population: Results From a Prospective Study. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Summer;34(2):691-700. PubMed PMID: 34091014
• Dyas AR, Mungo B, Bronsert MR, Stuart CM, Mungo AH, Mitchell JD, Randhawa SK, David E, Stewart CL, McCarter MD, Meguid RA. National trends in technique use for esophagectomy: Does primary surgeon specialty matter?. Surgery. 2023 Nov 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38030524
• Randhawa SK, Yang Z, Morkan DB, Yan Y, Chang SH, Hachem RR, Witt CA, Byers DE, Kulkarni HS, Guillamet RV, Kozower BD, Nava RG, Meyers BF, Patterson GA, Kreisel D, Puri V. One-Year Survival Worse for Lung Retransplants Relative to Primary Lung Transplants. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Apr;113(4):1265-1273. PubMed PMID: 33964255
• Passeron T, King B, Seneschal J, Steinhoff M, Jabbari A, Ohyama M, Tobin DJ, Randhawa S, Winkler A, Telliez JB, Martin D, Lejeune A. Inhibition of T-cell activity in alopecia areata: recent developments and new directions. Front Immunol. 2023;14:1243556. PubMed PMID: 38022501
• Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Stuart CM, Thomas MB, Schulick RD, Franco SR, Gleisner A, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Analyzing the impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on initial oncologic presentation and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in the United States. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37981103
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Abrams BA, Kelleher AD, Colborn KL, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Perioperative hypothermia in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: Incidence, risk factors, and associations with postoperative outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37865182
• Madsen HJ, Stuart CM, Wojcik BM, Dyas AR, Hunt A, Helmkamp LJ, Gergen AK, Weyant MJ, Randhawa SK, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Esophagram should be performed to diagnose esophageal perforation before inter-hospital transfer. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Jun 30;15(6):2984-2996. PubMed PMID: 37426131
• Gergen AK, Stuart CM, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa S, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. ASO Visual Abstract: Prospective Evaluation of a Universally Applied Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Protocol Prior to Esophagectomy with Comparison to Historical Controls. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5828-5829. PubMed PMID: 37355517
• Ha DM, Nunnery MA, Klocko RP, Haverhals LM, Bekelman DB, New ML, Randhawa SK, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Studts JL, Prochazka AV, Keith RL. Lung cancer survivors' views on telerehabilitation following curative intent therapy: a formative qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2023 Jun 23;13(6):e073251. PubMed PMID: 37355268
• Stuart CM, Gergen AK, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa SK, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. ASO Author Reflections: Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Prior to Esophagectomy: Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5826-5827. PubMed PMID: 37294387
• Gergen AK, Stuart CM, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa S, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. Prospective Evaluation of a Universally Applied Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Protocol Prior to Esophagectomy with Comparison with Historical Controls. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5815-5825. PubMed PMID: 37285095
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Byers S, Velopulos C, Randhawa S, David EA, Pritap A, Stewart CL, Mitchell JD, McCarter MD, Meguid RA. Social vulnerability is associated with increased postoperative morbidity following esophagectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct;166(4):1254-1261. PubMed PMID: 37119966
• Madsen HJ, Lambert-Kerzner A, Mucharsky E, Gergen AK, Dyas AR, McCarter M, Stewart C, Pratap A, Mitchell J, Randhawa S, Meguid RA. Barriers and Facilitators in Implementation of an Esophagectomy Care Pathway: a Qualitative Analysis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Feb;27(2):213-221. PubMed PMID: 36443554
• Bhamidipati CM, Randhawa S, Reece TB, Nguyen TC, Shen I, Pal JD, Rove JY. How to transition to the "left side of the table"-becoming a master surgical educator. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Aug;166(2):630-634. PubMed PMID: 36192228

Professional Memberships

• Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member
• Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Thoracic Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Court
Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, 3rd Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-2799

Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center
1700 Wheeling St
Aurora, CO 80045
303-399-8020

UCHealth Transplant Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0005

UCHealth Transplant Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0833

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Center Affiliations

• University of Colorado Cancer Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Thoracic and Cardiac, Board Certification
• Surgery, Board Certification
• American Board of Surgery, Board Certification (0001)
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Board Certification (0001)
• ACLS/BLS, Certificate (0001)

Conditions & Treatments

• Surgery - Adult General Thoracic Surgery
• Surgery
• Cancers
• Cancers - Lung Cancer
• Cancers - Thoracic (Tracheal, Esophageal)
• Organ Transplant - Lung transplant
• Organ Transplant
• Surgery - Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Surgery - Lung Transplant Surgery
• Surgery - Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
• Surgery - Robotic Surgery
• Surgery - Infectious Lung Disease
• Digestive System - Surgical Endoscopy
• Digestive System
• Digestive System - Therapeutic Endoscopy
• Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Zenker’s diverticulum
• Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT)
• Lungs and Breathing
• Surgery - Laparoscopic Surgery
• Surgery - Fracture nonunions