Onkar Khullar, MD, MSc
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RoleThoracic Surgery
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Specialty
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Research Program
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Practicing Since2016
Background
Dr. Khullar received his MD degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, in 2006. He completed his general surgery residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2013, did a two-year thoracic surgery research fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital from 2008-2010, and completed his Emory cardiothoracic surgery fellowship in 2016, after which he joined our faculty.
Dr. Khullar's clinical specialities include minimally invasive thoracic surgery, thoracic oncology, including lung, esophageal, and mediastinal tumors, and benign thoracic and esophageal disease including achalasia and paraesophageal hernias. His research interests are in thoracic quality and outcome improvements, clinical trials for thoracic maligancies, and patient reported outcomes.
Dr. Khullar has published in some of most prominent journals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. He completed a Master of Science degree in Clinical Research from the Emory University Laney Graduate School. He plays an active role in the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group as the Co-Chair of the Thoracic Surgery Subcommittee and as surgical chair for several national clinical trials.
Titles & Roles
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Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of SurgeryEmory University School of Medicine
Education & Training
Education
- Residency, Thoracic Surgery, 2016Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency, Surgery, 2013Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Medical Education, MD, 2006Jefferson Medical College
Board Certifications
- Thoracic and Cardiac SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2016SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery, 2013
Professional Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
Research
Publications
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date Journal of surgical oncology
PT Mavani, C Sok, PS Ajay, Y Cao, AM Bonanno, K Cardona, FG Fernandez, SD Force, OV Khullar, MC Russell, CA Staley, MM Shah, DA Kooby, MS Sancheti 06/18/2025 Complete Thoracic Tracheal Transection After Blunt Trauma.
Annals of thoracic surgery short reports
P Kim, L Roman, OV Khullar, SR Todd, RB Fransman 06/01/2025 The Annals of thoracic surgery
SB Krantz, B Mitzman, MB Antonoff, L Backhus, SR Broderick, LM Brown, JM Burg, E Colwell, A de Hoyos, K Engelhardt, RM Hasson, HB Keshava, OV Khullar, B Kidane, SL Meyerson, GN Mody, C Morgan, JD Phillips, DD Odell, UM Sachdeva, EL Servais, CM Stuart, K Suzuki, BV Udelsman, TK Varghese, E Wakeam, CJ Yang, RA Meguid, DT Cooke 05/01/2025 The Annals of thoracic surgery
CW Towe, EY Kuo, A Feczko, B Kidane, OV Khullar, CW Seder, PH Schipper, JM Donahue, EA David, LA Jones, R Habib, Z ElHalabi, LM Brown 04/01/2025 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Document on the Surgical Management of Thymomas.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
DZ Liou, MF Berry, LM Brown, TL Demmy, J Huang, OV Khullar, SK Padda, RD Shah, MD Taylor, SA Toker, E Weiss, SC Wightman, SG Worrell, JWA Hayanga 11/01/2024 Tracheal resection and primary reconstruction on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Perfusion
S Banskota, O Khullar, F Fernandez, M Sanchetti, SD Force, M Daneshmand, J Javidfar 10/01/2024 The Annals of thoracic surgery
MS Kent, B Mitzman, I Diaz-Gutierrez, OV Khullar, HC Fernando, L Backhus, A Brunelli, SD Cassivi, RJ Cerfolio, TD Crabtree, J Kakuturu, LW Martin, DP Raymond, L Schumacher, JWA Hayanga 10/01/2024 Recovery of Patient-reported Quality of Life After Esophagectomy.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
A Bonanno, M Dixon, J Binongo, SD Force, MS Sancheti, A Pickens, DA Kooby, CA Staley, MC Russell, K Cardona, MM Shah, TW Gillespie, F Fernandez, O Khullar 04/01/2023 Routine Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Assessment Into Thoracic Surgery Practice.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
OV Khullar, A Perez, M Dixon, JN Binongo, MS Sancheti, A Pickens, T Gillespie, SD Force, FG Fernandez 02/01/2023 American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
CSH Shreckengost, L Wan, AW Reitz, A Lin, RK Dhamsania, J Spychalski, JM Douglas, A Lane, D Amin, S Roser, D Berkowitz, JE Foianini, R Moore, JK Sreedharan, A Niroula, R Smith, OV Khullar 01/01/2023 Outcomes of Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Patients With COVID-19: A Multinational Cohort Study.
Critical care explorations
CS Harrell Shreckengost, JE Foianini, KM Moron Encinas, H Tola Guarachi, K Abril, D Amin, D Berkowitz, CA Castater, JM Douglas, AA Grant, OV Khullar, AN Lane, A Lin, A Niroula, A Nizam, A Rashied, AW Reitz, SM Roser, J Spychalski, SS Arap, RF Bento, PPD Ciaralo, R Imamura, LP Kowalski, A Mahmoud, AW Mariani, CAM Menegozzo, H Minamoto, FLM Montenegro, PM Pêgo-Fernandes, J Santos, EM Utiyama, JK Sreedharan, O Kalchiem-Dekel, J Nguyen, RK Dhamsania, K Allen, A Modzik, V Pathak, C White, J Blas, I Talal El-Abur, G Tirado, C Yánez Benítez, TG Weiser, M Barry, M Boeck, M Farrell, A Greenberg, P Miller, P Park, M Camazine, D Dillon, RN Smith 11/01/2022 Chest
YA Syed, W Stokes, M Rupji, Y Liu, O Khullar, N Sebastian, K Higgins, JD Bradley, WJ Curran, S Ramalingam, J Taylor, M Sancheti, F Fernandez, D Moghanaki 03/01/2022 Awards
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery's Graham Foundation Intuitive Surgical Robotics Fellowship, 2015
- Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education, Fellowship/Grant, 2009
- American College of Surgeons Excellence in Research Award, 2009
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