Bio
Dr. Chandra is a board certified vascular surgeon who specializes in cutting edge approaches to aortic aneurysmal disease, peripheral vascular disease and limb salvage.
Clinical Focus
- Vascular Surgery
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Fenestrated and branched repair of the aorta
- Limb Salvage
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Advanced endovascular surgery techniques
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Women's Health
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Amputation prevention
- Aortic Diseases
- Intermittent Claudication
- Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion
- Iliac Aneurysm
- Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
- Dissecting Aneurysm
- Peripheral Arterial Aneurysm and Dissection
- Popliteal aneurysm
- Suprarenal Aneurysm
- Ruptured Aneurysm
- Peripheral ARterial Embolism and Thrombosis
Administrative Appointments
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Associate Program Director, Stanford Vascular Surgery Fellowship (2014 - Present)
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Medical Student Clerkship Director, Stanford Vascular Surgery (2013 - Present)
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Stanford South Asian Translational Heart Institute (SSATHI) Member, Stanford University (2013 - Present)
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Clinical Competency Committee, Stanford Vascular Surgery (2013 - Present)
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Program Evaluation Committee, Stanford Vascular Surgery (2014 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Excellence in Teaching Award, Stanford School of Medicine (2010)
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Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Award, AMWA (2004)
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Inductee, Alpha Omega Alpha (2004)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, Society for Vascular Surgery (2015 - Present)
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Member, Western Vascular Surgery Society (2015 - Present)
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Member, San Francisco Surgical Society (2014 - Present)
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Member, Northern California Vascular Surgery Society (2015 - Present)
Professional Education
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Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery (2014)
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Fellowship: Stanford University (2013) CA
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Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery (2012)
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Residency: Stanford University (2011) CA
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Residency: Stanford University (2006) CA
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Internship: Stanford University (2005) CA
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Medical Education: University of Chicago Pritzker (2004) IL
Patents
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Venita Chandra, Richard Vecchiotti, Ross Venook, Tatun Tarin, Joel Goldsmith. "United States Patent US8986188 B2 Dynamic and Adjustable Support Devices", The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Mar 24, 2015