Sanjiv K. Gandhi, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Professor, Surgery
Surgical Director (UNOS certified), Pediatric Heart Failure Program

Board Certification:
General Surgery -- Certified
Thoracic Surgery -- Certified

Areas of Specialty and Clinical Interest:
Dr. Gandhi specializes in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery.

Other areas of clinical interest include congenital heart surgery, adult congenital heart surgery, pediatric cardiopulmonary transplantation, pediatric mechanical ventricular assistance and pediatric electrophysiology.

Medical School:
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1993

Postdoctoral Education:
Residency: General Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1993-98

Research Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 1995-96

Residency: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 1998-2000

Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2000

Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2001

Patients Seen At:
St. Louis Children's Hospital
One Children's Place, 5S50
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 454-6165

Adult patients call:
(314) 747-4267

Patient Appointments:
(314) 454-6152 or (314) 454-6165

Hospital Affiliations:
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Research Interest:
Current

Arrhythmias following single ventricle palliation.

Cerebral support during neonatal cardiac correction.

Development of pediatric ventricular assist device.

Berlin Heart as a bridge to pediatric heart transplantation – site PI for US FDA IDE trial.


Former Involvement in Grants

HL-02-027: Optimizing Outcome After Pediatric Heart Transplantation NIH 2004-2008 (co-investigator)

HHSN268: Pediatric Circulatory Support NIH 2004-2009
200448192C (co-investigator)

Selected or Recent Publications:
Gandhi SK, Kulikowska A, Canter CE, Huddleston CB. Infant heart transplantation ten years later - where are they now? Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007;83:169-172.

Gandhi SK, Pigula FA. Congenital membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2004;78(5):1849.

Gandhi SK, VonHaag D, Webber SA, Pigula FA. Traumatic aortic transection in a child with an anomalous right subclavian artery. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003;76:2087-2089.

Gandhi SK, Pigula FA, Siewers RD. Intramural left coronary artery associated with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003;125:729-730.

Gandhi SK, Reyes J, Webber SA, Siewers RD, Pigula FA. Case report of combined pediatric heart-lung-liver transplantation. Transplantation. 2002:73:1968-1969.

Gandhi SK, Pigula FA, Siewers RD. Successful late reintervention following the arterial switch procedure. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2002;73:88-95.

Gandhi SK, Siewers RD, Pigula FA. Complete surgical repair of aortic atresia with a normal left ventricle. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2000;70:2145-2147.

Gandhi SK, Bromberg BI, Rodefeld MD, Schuessler RB, Boineau JP, Cox JL, Huddleston CB. Spontaneous atrial flutter in a chronic canine model of the modified Fontan operation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1997;30(4):1095-1103.

Gandhi SK, Naunheim KS. Complications of transhiatal esophagectomy. Chest Surgery Clinics of North America. 1997:7(3):601-612.

Gandhi SK, Bromberg BI, Rodefeld MD, Schuessler RB, Boineau JP, Cox JL, Huddleston CB. Lateral tunnel suture line variation reduces atrial flutter after the modified Fontan operation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1996;61(5):1299-1309.

Gandhi SK, Bromberg BI, Schuessler RB, Turken BJ, Boineau JP, Cox JL, Huddleston CB. Characterization and surgical ablation of atrial flutter after the classic Fontan operation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1996;61(6):1666-1679.

Gandhi SK, Bromberg BI, Mallory GB, Huddleston CB. Atrial flutter -- a newly recognized complication of pediatric lung transplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1996;112(4):984-991.

Gandhi SK, Bromberg BI, Schuessler RB, Boineau JP, Cox JL, Huddleston CB. Left sided atrial flutter -- characterization of a novel complication of pediatric lung transplantation in an acute canine model. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1996;112(4):992-1001.

Gandhi SK, Naunheim KS. Current status of thoracoscopic surgery. Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery. 1996;3(4):1-14.

Gandhi SK, Marts BC, Mistry BM, Brown JW, Durham RM, Mazuski JE. Selective management of embolized intracardiac missiles. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1996;62(1):290-292.

Pub Med page for Sanjiv K. Gandhi, M.D.

Selected or Recent Chapters:
Gandhi SK. Pediatric Mediastinal Tumors. In: Patterson GA, et al. (eds.) Thoracic Surgery. In press.

Gandhi SK, Siewers RD. Anomalies of Systemic Venous Drainage. In: Kaiser LR, Kron IL, Spray TL (eds.). Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven. In press.

Gandhi SK, Pigula FA. Strategies for Aortic Arch Reconstruction Without Circulatory Arrest. In: Franco KL, Putnam JB (eds.). Advanced Therapy in Cardiac Surgery. Hamilton: B.C. Decker Inc.; 2003:334-347.

Gandhi SK, Naunheim KS. The Role of the Thoracic Surgeon in the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. In: Franco KL, Putnam JB (eds.). Advanced Therapy in Thoracic Surgery. Hamilton: B.C. Decker Inc.; 1998:472-479.

Gandhi SK, Longo WL, Kaminski DL. Ischemic Colitis. In: Longo WE, Peterson GJ, Jacobs DL (eds.). Intestinal Ischemia Disorders: Pathophysiology & Management. St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishers; 1998:221-243.

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