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Jasleen Kukreja, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Contact Information
Education
- UCLA School of Medicine, M.D.
- Harvard School of Public Health, M.P.H.
- Guru Nanak Dev University, M.S., Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
- University of California, Irvine, B.S. Biology
Residencies
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UCLA, Intern, General Surgery
- Brigham & Women's Hospital, Resident, General Surgery
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Brigham & Women's Hospital, Chief Resident, General Surgery
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UCSF, Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
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UCSF, Chief Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Fellowships
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Postdoctoral Research Fellow - General Surgery, 1996-1998
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Clinical Fellow -Thoracic Surgery, 2002-30
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, CALGB Clinical Research Fellow, Thoracic Surgery, 2003-04
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Program Affiliations
- Thoracic Oncology Progam, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Lung Transplantation, UCSF Heart and Lung Tranplantation Program
- San Francisco Veterans Administration Hospital
- Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
Clinical Expertise
- Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
- Lung Cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Mediastinal Masses
- Esophageal Cancer
- Lung Transplantation
- Lung volume reduction surgery
Research Interests
- Novel therapies for lung cancer
- Clinical trials for new surgical modalities
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, mediastinal tumors, mesothelioma, lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema, and lung Transplantation.
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, the John A. Mannick Research Award, and Excellence in Teaching Award at the Harvard Medical School.
Selected Publications
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Kukreja J, Jaklitsch MT. Section IV: selective use of neoadjuvant therapy. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 15: 187-96, Apr/2003.
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Colwell AS, Kukreja J, Breuing KH, Lester S, Orgill DP. Occult breast carcinoma in reduction mammaplasty specimens: 14-year experience. Plast Reconstr Surg. 113: 1984-8, Jun/2004.
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Rocha FG, Shen KR, Jasleen J, Tavakkolizadeh A, Zinner MJ, Whang EE, Ashley SW. Glucagon-like peptide-2: divergent signaling pathways. J Surg Res. 121: 5-12, Sep/2004.
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Kukreja J, Jaklitsch MT, Wiener DC, Sugarbaker DJ, Burgers S, Baas P. Malignant pleural mesothelioma: overview of the North American and European experience. Thorac Surg Clin. 14: 435-45, Nov/2004.
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Kukreja J, Jablons DM. Diffuse Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: The Role of Pleurectomy. Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach. 1st Ed 442-50, 12/15/2006.
In the News
Being Small Has Its Advantages, Especially With Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery
San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 11, 2007Dr. Jasleen Kukreja "is not the first surgeon to perform a minimally invasive lobectomy at UCSF, but she may be a pioneer in the two-finger clamp technique, because her predecessors are men who have a tougher time squeezing in both fingers. Last summer, she became the first doctor to be hired by UCSF to focus primarily on this discipline."
