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Avedis Meneshian, MD

Meneshian, Avedis , MD
Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director, Multi-Disciplinary Lung Cancer Program
Director of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery

Appointment Phone:
410-933-1233

Primary Location:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Expertise:
Esophageal Cancer, General Surgery, Lung Cancer, Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Robotic Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

Education and Experience

Training
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore MD)/ (1998)
Residencies
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ Cardiac Surgery (2009)
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ General Surgery (2006)
Certifications
  • Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery (2010)
  • General Surgery, American Board of Surgery (2006)

Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Hospital Main Entrance - Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-614-3891
Appointment Phone: 410-933-1233
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Department / Division
  • Surgery - Thoracic Surgery

Centers/Institutes

Centers / Institutes
  • Esophageal Cancer Program
  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Bio

Biography
Dr. Meneshian is a general thoracic surgeons specializing in the treatment of lung and esophageal cancer, with an emphasis on minimally-invasive and robotic surgical techniques.
Physician Title
Surgical Director, Multi-Disciplinary Lung Cancer Program
Director of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Expertise
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • General Surgery
  • Lung Cancer
  • Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
  • Robotic Thoracic Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery

Research

Research and Publications
Pearl JM, Laks H, Drinkwater DC, Meneshian A, Martin SM, Curzan M, and PA Chang. Fluosol cardioplegia results in complete functional recovery: A comparison with blood cardioplegia. Ann Thor Surg 1992; 54(6):1144-50.

Pearl JM, Laks H, Drinkwater DC, Meneshian A, Sun B, Gates RN, and PA Chang. Normocalcemic blood or crystalloid cardioplegia provides better neonatal myocardial protection than does low-calcium cardioplegia. J Thor and Cardiovasc Surg 1993; 105(2):201-6.

Shiraishi Y, Lee JR, Laks H, Waters PF, Meneshian A, Blitz A, Johnson K, Lam L, and PA Chang. L-arginine administration during reperfusion improves pulmonary function. Ann Thor Surg 1996; 62(6):1580-87.

Shiraishi Y, Lee JR, Laks H, Waters PF, Meneshian A, Marelli D, Blitz A, and PA Chang. Use of leukocyte depletion to decrease injury after lung preservation and rewarming ischemia: an experimental model. J Heart Lung Transplant 1998;17:250-8.

Owaki T, Meneshian A, Maemura K, Takao S, Wang D, Fuh K, Bulkley G, and A Klein. Endothelial cells potentiate phagocytic killing by macrophages via platelet-activating factor release. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2000 Jan; 278(1):H269-76.

Fuh KC, Meneshian A, Patel CB, Takiar V, and GB Bulkley. Signal transduction by reactive oxygen species: Alternative paradigms for signaling specificity. Surgery 2002;131:601-12.

Meneshian A, and GB Bulkley. The physiology of endothelial xanthine oxidase: From urate catabolism to reperfusion injury to inflammatory signal transduction. Microcirculation 2002;9:161-75.

Takano M, Meneshian A, Sheikh E, Yamakawa Y, Wilkins KB, Hopkins EA, and GB Bulkley. Rapid upregulation of endothelial P-selectin expression via reactive oxygen species generation. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002;283(5):H2054-61.

Pai SI, Lin YY, Macaes B, Meneshian A, Hung CF and TC Wu. Prospect of RNA interference therapy for cancer. Gene Ther 2006:13 (6):464-77.

Meneshian A, Brooke B, Cornwell 3rd EE, and ER Haut. Retroperitoneal gunshot wound hernia: an unusual cause of early post-operative small bowel obstruction after laparotomy for trauma. J Trauma 2008; 64(1):213-14.
Research Interests
  • Program development and training paradigms for minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery
  • Exploring the possible link between human papillomaviris (HPV) and a subset of lung cancers

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