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Jasleen Kukreja, M.D., Ph.D.

Jasleen Kukreja, M.D., Ph.D.

Contact Address
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California - San Francisco
1600 Divisadero St., B-101
San Francisco, CA
Contact Phone
(415) 885-3882
Contact E-Mail
Kukrejaj@surgery.ucsf.edu
Professional Affiliations
  1. Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

  3. University of California - San Francisco Medical Center
    Program:  Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, Section of General Thoracic Surgery

Expertise
  1. Mesothelioma
  2. Lung Cancer
  3. Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
  4. Mediastinal Masses
  5. Esophageal Cancer
Education
  1. UCLA School of Medicine, M.D., 
  2. Harvard School of Public Health, M.P.H., 
  3. Guru Nanak Dev University, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, M.S., 
  4. University of California, Irvine, Biology, B.S., 
Residencies
  1. UCLA, General Surgery, 
  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital, General Surgery, 
  3. Chief Resident, Brigham and Women's Hospital, General & Thoracic Surgery, 
  4. University of California - San Francisco, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 
  5. Chief Resident, University of California - San Francisco, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 
Fellowships
  1. Research Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, General Surgery, 
  2. Postdoctoral Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Surgery, 
  3. Clinical Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Thoracic Surgery, 
  4. Harvard School of Public Health M.P.H., 
  5. Postdoctoral Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Thoracic Surgery, 
  6. Clinical Research Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, CALCB, 
Appointments
    Assistant Professor of Surgery University of California at San Francisco Thoracic Oncology,  
Board Certification
    American Board of Surgery
Biography

Dr. Jasleen Kukreja is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCSF and a thoracic surgeon at the UCSF Medical Center and San Francisco VA Medical center. Dr. Kukreja treats patients with tumors of the chest including lung cancer, esophageal cancer and mesothelioma.

Dr. Kukreja trained at Brigham and Women’s Hospital under Dr. David Sugarbaker, and at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, completing fellowships in both thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology. As a CALGB (Cancer and Leukemia Group B) clinical research fellow, Dr. Kukreja received extensive training in the design of clinical trials.

Dr. Kukreja served as Chief Cardiothoracic Resident at UCSF under Dr. David Jablons, the Chief of General Thoracic Surgery. She also studied the techniques of minimally invasive thoracic surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center under Dr. Robert McKenna, Jr., Surgical Director of the Center for Chest Diseases.

Dr. Kukreja has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and lectures on surgery for lung cancer, esophageal cancer and mesothelioma. She is also the recipient of numerous professional honors including the Pharmacia/Upjohn Trauma Research Competition Award and the John A. Mannick Research Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Harvard Medical School.

Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer Specialists at
University of California - San Francisco Medical Center