Sai Rithin Punjala, MBBS
Assistant Professor
Surgery
Academic contact
395 W 12th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210-1267
Fax: 614-293-6710
Academic information
- Department: Surgery
- Division: Transplant
Research interests
- Kidney Transplantation
- Liver Transplantation
- Pancreas Transplantation
- Organ Preservation
About
Biography
I am an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplantation Surgery within The Ohio State University College of Medicine. I specialize in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation, including living kidney donation, multi-organ recovery, dialysis access, and advanced organ preservation using machine perfusion techniques.
As a physician, I am passionate about advancing patient care through innovative research. My research centers on developing strategies to improve outcomes and expand access to donor organs through both clinical innovation and health services research. My recent work includes understanding the underutilization of available donor organs, evaluating the impact of evolving organ allocation policies on recipient outcomes, and advancing organ viability assessment through machine perfusion technologies.
My work has been featured in peer-reviewed journals, including Annals of Surgery, Transplantation, Transplant International, Clinical Transplantation, Transplantation Direct, and Current Transplantation Reports. I have presented my findings at national and international conferences. I’ve also been honored to twice receive the Young Investigator Award by the American Transplant Congress
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship - Transplant Surgery
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Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
8/1/2022 - 7/31/2024 - Fellowship - Transplant Surgery
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University of Oxford (United Kingdom), Oxford
12/1/2021 - 7/1/2022 - Fellowship - Transplant Surgery
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Apollo Hospitals Jubilee Hills Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
2/1/2021 - 12/30/2021 - Fellowship - Transplant Surgery
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Guys and St. Thomas Hospital NHS Trust, London, England
7/6/2020 - 2/7/2021 - Fellowship - Transplant Surgery
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Guys and St. Thomas Hospital NHS Trust, London, England
7/22/2018 - 7/3/2020 - Foreign - Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)
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Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, Peerancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
8/1/2005 - 6/1/2012
Research
Research interests
- Kidney Transplantation
- Liver Transplantation
- Pancreas Transplantation
- Organ Preservation