Investigators

Summary

Rajeev Dhupar, MD, is an associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery with clinical interests in lung cancer, esophageal cancer, mediastinal tumors, and metastatic cancer to the lung. He uses robotic and other cutting edge technologies to perform minimally invasive operations and participates in both surgical and non-surgical clinical trials. He collaborates with industry in the development of next generation tools for the surgical treatment of cancers in the lung. 

His clinical-translational research focus is on the effects of toxic respiratory exposures and the subsequent development of chronic lung disease and cancer. Specifically he examines changes to the immune cell profile and function. In addition, he also studies potential roles for immune cells in malignant pleural effusions toward therapy for metastatic pleural disease. His research has been funded by both the Department of Defense and Department of Veteran’s Affairs.