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Manu Sancheti

  • Department of Surgery
    Associate Professor
  • manu.suraj.sancheti@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Sancheti received his MD from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2006, after which he did a general surgery residency at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City from 2006-2011. He joined our faculty after completing his cardiothoracic surgery residency on a general thoracic track at Emory.

Dr. Sancheti's clinical specialties are thoracic oncology, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, esophageal surgery, and lung transplantation, and he is part of a physician team that provides a full range of thoracic procedures, including the most current minimally invasive approaches such as video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and robotic lobectomy.

Dr. Sancheti is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. His research interests are thoracic surgical minimally invasive techniques, outcomes in thoracic oncology, and cost and quality improvements in thoracic surgical services. In particular, he has led and participated in several studies of patient outcomes following lung cancer surgery.

As the medical director of the team that created the Emory CSAT app Surgical Anatomy of the Lung, Dr. Sancheti was heavily involved in developing an interactive, comprehensive, and multifunctional 3D tool for preoperative planning, education, and physician-to-patient communication.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Research

Publications

  • Robotic Surgery in Thoracic Training Programs: A National Needs Assessment.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 118 Page(s): 1154 - 1160
    11/01/2024 Authors: Kim SS; Mitzman B; Lui NS; Rochefort M; D'Souza D; Sancheti M; Manerikar A; Logan C; Yang S
  • Comparison of Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Surgery with objective performance indicators for the assessment of skill during robotic-assisted thoracic surgery.
    Surgery Volume: 174 Page(s): 1349 - 1355
    12/01/2023 Authors: Oh DS; Ershad M; Wee JO; Sancheti MS; D'Souza DM; Herrera LJ; Schumacher LY; Shields M; Brown K; Yousaf S
  • Objective performance indicators of cardiothoracic residents are associated with vascular injury during robotic-assisted lobectomy on porcine models.
    J Robot Surg Volume: 17 Page(s): 669 - 676
    04/01/2023 Authors: Lazar JF; Brown K; Yousaf S; Jarc A; Metchik A; Henderson H; Feins RH; Sancheti MS; Lin J; Yang S
  • Recovery of Patient-reported Quality of Life After Esophagectomy.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 115 Page(s): 854 - 861
    04/01/2023 Authors: Bonanno A; Dixon M; Binongo J; Force SD; Sancheti MS; Pickens A; Kooby DA; Staley CA; Russell MC; Cardona K
  • Routine Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Assessment Into Thoracic Surgery Practice.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 115 Page(s): 526 - 532
    02/01/2023 Authors: Khullar OV; Perez A; Dixon M; Binongo JN; Sancheti MS; Pickens A; Gillespie T; Force SD; Fernandez FG
  • Management of Complications in Robotic Thoracic Surgery.
    Thorac Surg Clin Volume: 33 Page(s): 19 - 24
    02/01/2023 Authors: Stanley MD; Sancheti MS
  • Differences Between Attending and Trainee Surgeon Performance Using Objective Performance Indicators During Robot-Assisted Lobectomy.
    Innovations (Phila) Volume: 18 Page(s): 479 - 488
    01/01/2023 Authors: Oh D; Brown K; Yousaf S; Nesbitt J; Feins R; Sancheti M; Lin J; Yang S; D'Souza D; Jarc A
  • Surgical Outcomes for Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer at Facilities With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Programs.
    Chest Volume: 161 Page(s): 833 - 844
    03/01/2022 Authors: Syed YA; Stokes W; Rupji M; Liu Y; Khullar O; Sebastian N; Higgins K; Bradley JD; Curran WJ; Ramalingam S
  • Community Size and Lung Cancer Resection Outcomes: Studying The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 112 Page(s): 1076 - 1082
    10/01/2021 Authors: Melvan JN; Khullar O; Vemulapalli S; Kosinski AS; Pickens A; Force SD; Zhang S; Sancheti MS
  • Preoperative Lung Function Is Associated With Patient-Reported Outcomes After Lung Cancer Surgery.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 112 Page(s): 415 - 422
    08/01/2021 Authors: Khullar OV; Wei JW; Wagh K; Binongo JN; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Force SD; Gillespie TW; Fernandez FG
  • Safety and Feasibility of Thoracoscopic Lung Resection for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Octogenarians.
    Innovations (Phila) Volume: 16 Page(s): 68 - 74
    01/01/2021 Authors: Lou X; Sanders A; Wagh K; Binongo JN; Sancheti M; Javidfar J; Pickens A; Fernandez F; Force S; Khullar O
  • Robotic Thoracic Surgery.
    Surg Clin North Am Volume: 100 Page(s): 237 - 248
    04/01/2020 Authors: Schwartz G; Sancheti M; Blasberg J
  • Robotic-Assisted Surgical Treatment of Catamenial Pneumothorax.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 109 Page(s): e191 - e192
    03/01/2020 Authors: Fallon JM; Sancheti MS
  • Preoperative Computed Tomography-Guided Pulmonary Lesion Marking in Preparation for Fluoroscopic Wedge Resection-Rates of Success, Complications, and Pathology Outcomes.
    Curr Probl Diagn Radiol Volume: 48 Page(s): 27 - 31
    01/01/2019 Authors: Olaiya B; Gilliland CA; Force SD; Fernandez FG; Sancheti MS; Small WC
  • Excess Cost and Predictive Factors of Esophagectomy Complications in the SEER-Medicare Database.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 106 Page(s): 1484 - 1491
    11/01/2018 Authors: Jiang R; Liu Y; Ward KC; Force SD; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Javidfar J; Fernandez FG; Khullar OV
  • Outcomes in Transhiatal Esophagectomy vs Transthoracic Esophagectomy after Neoadjuvant Therapy
    Volume: 227 Page(s): S52 - S52
    10/01/2018 Authors: Ndubisi EM; Harrington P; Binongo JN; Sancheti MS; Fernandez FG; Force SD; Pickens A
  • AN UNUSUAL CASE OF HEMOPTYSIS
    Volume: 154 Page(s): 992A - 992A
    10/01/2018 Authors: Holden R; Sancheti M; Gilliland C; Bender W
  • Hospitalization Costs After Surgery in High-Risk Patients With Early Stage Lung Cancer.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 105 Page(s): 263 - 270
    01/01/2018 Authors: Sancheti MS; Chihara RK; Perez SD; Khullar OV; Fernandez FG; Pickens A; Force SD
  • Pilot Study to Integrate Patient Reported Outcomes After Lung Cancer Operations Into The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 104 Page(s): 245 - 253
    07/01/2017 Authors: Khullar OV; Rajaei MH; Force SD; Binongo JN; Lasanajak Y; Robertson S; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Lipscomb J; Gillespie TW
  • Socioeconomic Factors Are Associated With Readmission After Lobectomy for Early Stage Lung Cancer.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 102 Page(s): 1660 - 1667
    11/01/2016 Authors: Medbery RL; Gillespie TW; Liu Y; Nickleach DC; Lipscomb J; Sancheti MS; Pickens A; Force SD; Fernandez FG
  • Time is Money: Hospital Costs Associated With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomies.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 102 Page(s): 940 - 947
    09/01/2016 Authors: Khullar OV; Fernandez FG; Perez S; Knechtle W; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Force SD
  • Outcomes After Surgery in High-Risk Patients With Early Stage Lung Cancer.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 101 Page(s): 1043 - 1050
    03/01/2016 Authors: Sancheti MS; Melvan JN; Medbery RL; Fernandez FG; Gillespie TW; Li Q; Binongo JN; Pickens A; Force SD
  • Freeze the pain away: The role of cryoanalgesia during a Nuss procedure.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 151 Page(s): 889 - 890
    03/01/2016 Authors: Sancheti M
  • Nodal Upstaging Is More Common with Thoracotomy than with VATS During Lobectomy for Early-Stage LungCancer: An Analysis from the National Cancer Data Base.
    J Thorac Oncol Volume: 11 Page(s): 222 - 233
    02/01/2016 Authors: Medbery RL; Gillespie TW; Liu Y; Nickleach DC; Lipscomb J; Sancheti MS; Pickens A; Force SD; Fernandez FG
  • Transthoracic versus transhiatal resection for esophageal adenocarcinoma of the lower esophagus: A value-based comparison.
    J Surg Oncol Volume: 112 Page(s): 517 - 523
    10/01/2015 Authors: Khullar OV; Jiang R; Force SD; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Ward K; Gillespie T; Fernandez FG
  • Nonclinical Factors Associated with 30-Day Mortality after Lung Cancer Resection: An Analysis of 215,000 Patients Using the National Cancer Data Base.
    J Am Coll Surg Volume: 221 Page(s): 550 - 563
    08/01/2015 Authors: Melvan JN; Sancheti MS; Gillespie T; Nickleach DC; Liu Y; Higgins K; Ramalingam S; Lipscomb J; Fernandez FG
  • Endotracheal Tube Management and Obstructed Airway.
    Thorac Surg Clin Volume: 25 Page(s): 279 - 288
    08/01/2015 Authors: Sancheti M; Force S
  • Anatomic resection to manage donor partial anomalous pulmonary venous return during lung transplantation: a case report and review.
    Transplant Proc Volume: 47 Page(s): 846 - 848
    04/01/2015 Authors: Melvan JN; Force SD; Sancheti MS
  • Risk factors for 30-day mortality after pulmonary resection for lung cancer from The National Cancer Data Base: an analysis of over 200,000 patients
    Volume: 219 Page(s): E64 - E64
    10/01/2014 Authors: Sancheti MS; Gillespie T; Nickleach D; Liu Y; Higgins K; Ramalingam S; Lipscomb J; Fernandez FG
  • Percutaneous fiducial localization for thoracoscopic wedge resection of small pulmonary nodules.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 97 Page(s): 1914 - 1918
    06/01/2014 Authors: Sancheti MS; Lee R; Ahmed SU; Pickens A; Fernandez FG; Small WC; Nour SG; Force SD
  • Thoracoscopy without lung isolation utilizing single lumen endotracheal tube intubation and carbon dioxide insufflation.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 96 Page(s): 439 - 444
    08/01/2013 Authors: Sancheti MS; Dewan BP; Pickens A; Fernandez FG; Miller DL; Force SD
  • Management of T2 esophageal cancer.
    Surg Clin North Am Volume: 92 Page(s): 1169 - 1178
    10/01/2012 Authors: Sancheti M; Fernandez F
  • Timely airway stenting improves survival in patients with malignant central airway obstruction.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 90 Page(s): 1088 - 1093
    10/01/2010 Authors: Razi SS; Lebovics RS; Schwartz G; Sancheti M; Belsley S; Connery CP; Bhora FY
  • Association Between Patient Physical Function and Length of Stay After Thoracoscopic Lung Cancer Surgery.
    Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 33 Page(s): 559 - 566
    Authors: Valsangkar N; Wei JW; Binongo JN; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Force SD; Gillespie TW; Fernandez FG; Khullar OV
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