Physician
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Raja Mahidhara, MD
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Raja Mahidhara, MD works in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He studied medicine at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Raja Mahidhara is a published MD. He has 21 papers published. The most current publication "The Effects of a Multidisciplinary Care Conference on the Quality and Cost of Care for Lung Cancer Patients." Raja Mahidhara accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- The Effects of a Multidisciplinary Care Conference on the Quality and Cost of Care for Lung Cancer Patients.
- A propensity-matched comparison of cost and outcomes after Esophageal stent placement or primary surgical repair for iatrogenic Esophageal perforation.
- A Propensity-Matched Comparison of Pleurodesis or Tunneled Pleural Catheter for Heart Failure Patients With Recurrent Pleural Effusion.
- An Analysis of Esophageal Stent Placement for Persistent Leak After the Operative Repair of Intrathoracic Esophageal Perforations.
- A Comparison of Length of Stay, Readmission Rate, and Facility Reimbursement After Lobectomy of the Lung.
- A Propensity-Matched Comparison of Pleurodesis or Tunneled Pleural Catheter in Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Thoracoscopy for Malignancy.
- Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 (IRF-1) induces p21(WAF1/CIP1) dependent cell cycle arrest and p21(WAF1/CIP1) independent modulation of survivin in Cancer cells.
- Altered trafficking of Fas and subsequent resistance to Fas-mediated apoptosis occurs by a wild-type p53 independent mechanism in Esophageal adenocarcinoma.
- Carbon monoxide inhibits T lymphocyte proliferation via caspase-dependent pathway.
- Overexpression of mutated IkappaBalpha inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and intimal hyperplasia formation.
- Nitric oxide-mediated inhibition of caspase-dependent T lymphocyte proliferation.
- Carbon monoxide inhibits human airway smooth muscle cell proliferation via mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway.
- Differential modulation of CD4 and CD8 T-cell proliferation by induction of nitric oxide synthesis in antigen presenting cells.
- The role of caspase-8 in resistance to Cancer chemotherapy.
- Apoptosis in sepsis.
- Use of medical emergency team (MET) responses to detect medical errors.
- Use of medical emergency team responses to reduce hospital cardioPulmonary arrests.
- Acute rejection in a highly sensitized lung transplant recipient with pre-formed donor-directed anti-HLA class II antibodies: role of bortezomib therapy.
- Increased cytokine response of rhinovirus-infected airway epithelial cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary Disease.
- Lung transplantation in older patients?
Schools
University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine
Procedures Preformed
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
- Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
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Conditions Treated
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
- Cardiomegaly
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
- Choice Plus POS II
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Cofinity PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Preferred PPO
- HealthLink PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Medicare MCR
- Kaiser PHCS Network PPO
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Sagamore Plus
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
Education
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UCLA Medical Center -
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1689771016 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | MAHIDHARA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | RAJA | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 462602193 | |
| NPPES Provider State | IN | |
| Specialty Description | Thoracic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 56.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 17.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 30.36 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1689771016 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | MAHIDHARA |
| First Name Of The Provider | RAJA |
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