Jasleen Kukreja, M.D., M.P.H.

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.