CURRICULUM VITAE
Sandeep Malhotra, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Office: Crystal Run Healthcare
155 Crystal Run Road
Middletown, NY 10941
E-Mail: malhos02@yahoo.com
Citizenship
United States of America
Professional Examinations
Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, Certificate No. 45637, October 2000
Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, Certificate No. 45637, December 2009 (Re-certification).
Current Status
Feb 2016 – Present Bariatric and General Surgeon, Crystal Run Healthcare, Middletown, NY. Surgeries performed:
• Laparoscopic ventral and inguinal hernia repair
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Laparoscopic appendectomy
• Laparoscopic adrenalectomy
• Open general surgical procedures
• Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
• Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
• Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band insertion
• Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
• Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy
• Laparoscopic colectomy, colostomy
Previous Work Experience
Jan 2010 – Jan 2016 Associate Director G.I. Surgery, G.I. Oncology, Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon.
July 2007 – Dec 2009 Consultant, General and Bariatric Surgery, Artemis Health Instutute, Gurgaon, India
Aug 2004 – Jun 2007 Director Bariatric Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
July 2002 – July 2004 Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes- Barre, PA
July 1999 – June 2001 Per Diem Emergency Room Attending, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, NY
Academic Background
2001-2002 Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, NY.
1999- 2001 Surgical research fellow, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Hepatobiliary Lab.
1998 - 1999 Surgery Chief Resident, New York University Medical Center.
1997 - 1998 Surgical Resident, New York University Medical Center.
1996 - 1997 Surgical Research Fellow, New York University Medical Center.
1993 - 1996 Surgical Resident, New York University Medical Center.
1992 - 1993 Rotating Internship, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital, New Delhi, India.
1987 - 1991 Medical Student, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
1987 All - India Senior School Certificate Examination passed. Modern High School, New Delhi, India.
1985 - 1987 Student in Pre - Medical stream. Modern High School, New Delhi, India.
Post-Graduate Courses
Bibliography
Published
Malhotra S, Roth DA, Gouge TH, Hofstetter SR, Sidhu G, and Newman E. Gangrene of Meckel’s Diverticulum Secondary to Axial Torsion: A Rare Complication. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 93(8):1373-5, 1998 Aug
Cronstein BN, Reiss AB, Malhotra S. The vascular endothelium, a new actor in the pathogenesis of vascular injury in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus: Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis. Gary M. Kammer Ed.1998
Malhotra S, Bennett J, Zager J, Delman K, Ebright M, Wong R, St-Louis M, Johnson P, and Fong Y. Antitumor efficacy of a cytokine secreting, oncolytic herpes simplex virus. Journal of American College of Surgeons 2000 Jan 191(4).
Zager J, Delman K, Malhotra S, Ebright M, Akhurst T, Bennett J, Macapinlac H, and Fong YRadioiododeoxyuridine (125I-IUDR) is effective therapy for liver cancer and tolerable after hepatectomy. Journal of American College of Surgeons 2000 Jan 191(4).
Fong Y, Malhotra S. Gallbladder cancer: recent advances and current guidelines for surgical therapy. Advances in Surgery 2001 Feb 35: 1-20
Malhotra S, Fong Y. Gallbladder Cancer. The Practice of General Surgery. Kirby I. Bland, M.D. Ed. 2001
Fong Y, Malhotra S. Gallbladder Cancer: Recent advances and current guidelines for surgical therapy. Advances in Surgery, Volume 35:1-20. John L. Cameron ed. 2001
Wong RJ, Patel SG, Kim S, DeMatteo RP, Malhotra S, Bennett JJ, St-Louis M, Shah JP, Johnson P, Fong Y. Cytokine gene transfer enhances herpes oncolytic therapy in murine squamous cell carcinoma. Human Gene Therapy, 12(3):253-65, 2001 Feb.
Cozzi PJ, Malhotra S, McAuliffe PF, Kooby DA, Federoff HJ, Huryk B, Johnson P, Scardino PT, Heston WDW, and Fong Y. Intravesical oncolytic viral therapy using attenuated, replication-competent, herpes simplex viruses G207 and NV1020 is effective in the treatment of bladder cancer in an orthotopic syngeneic model. FASEB Journal, 15(7):1306-8, 2001 May.
Bennett JJ, Malhotra S, Wong RJ, Delman K, Zager J, St-Louis M, Johnson P and Fong Y. Interleukin 12 secretion enhances antitumor efficacy of oncolytic herpes simplex viral therapy for colorectal cancer. Annals of Surgery, 233(6):819-26, 2001 Jun.
Bennett JJ, Tjuvajev J, Johnson P, Doubrovin M, Akhurst T, Malhotra S, Hackman T, Balatoni J, Finn R, Larson S, Federoff H, Blasberg R and Fong Y. Positron emission tomography imaging for Herpes Infection: Implications for Oncolytic Viral Treatment of Cancer. Nature Medicine, Volume 7, Number 7, July 2001, p.859-863
Zager JS, Delman KA, Malhotra S, Ebright MI, Bennett JJ, Kates T, Halterman M, Federoff H and Fong Y. Combination vascular delivery of herpes simplex oncolytic viruses and amplicon mediated cytokine gene transfer is effective therapy for experimental liver cancer. Molecular Medicine, 7(8):561-8, 2001 Aug.
Reiss AB, Awadallah N, Malhotra S, Montesinos CM, Chan ESL, Javitt NB, Cronstein BN. Immune complexes and IFN-gamma decrease cholesterol 27-hydroxylase in human arterial endothelium and macrophages. Journal of Lipid Research, 42(11):1913-22, 2001 Nov.
Mayer-Kuckuk P, Banerjee D, Malhotra S, Duobrovin M, Iwamoto M, Akhurst T, Balatoni J, Bornmann W, Finn R, Larson S, Fong Y, Gelovani Tjuvajev J, Blasberg R and Bertino JR. Cells exposed to antifolates show increased cellular levels of proteins fused to dihydrofolate reductase: a method to modulate gene expression. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2002 Mar 19;99(6):3400-5
Malhotra S, Eisenberg D, Scholes J, Wieczorek R, Mignatti P, Shamamian P, and Newman E. Increased Membrane Type 1- Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression from Adenoma to Colon Cancer; A Possible Mechanism of Neoplastic Progression. Diseases of Colon and Rectum, 45(4):537-43, 2002 Apr.
Ebright MI, Zager JS, Malhotra S, Delman KA, Weigel TL, Rusch WV, and Fong Y. Replication-competent herpes virus NV1020 as directed treatment of pleural based cancer in a rat model. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, 124(1):123-9, 2002 Jul.
Delman KA, Zager JS, Bennett JJ, Malhotra S, Ebright MI, McAuliffe PF, Halterman MW, Federoff HJ, and Fong Y. Efficacy of multiagent herpes simplex virus amplicon-mediated immunotherapy as adjuvant treatment for experimental hepatic cancer. Annals of Surgery 2002 Sep;236(3):337-42; discussion 342-3
Bennett JJ, Delman K, Burt B, Mariotti A, Malhotra S, Zager J, Petrowsky H, Mastorides S, Federoff H and Fong Y. Comparison of safety, delivery and efficacy of two oncolytic herpes viruses (G207 and NV1020) for peritoneal cancer. Cancer Gene Ther 2002 Nov;9(11):935-45
Jarnagin WR, Zager JS, Klimstra D, Delman KA, Malhotra S, Ebright M, Little S, DeRubertis B, Stanziale SF, Hezel M, Federoff H, Fong Y. Neoadjuvant treatment of hepatic malignancy: an oncolytic herpes simplex virus expressing IL-12 effectively treats the parent tumor and protects against recurrence-after resection. Cancer Gene Ther 2003 Mar; 10(3):215-223
Zager JS, Delman KA, Ebright MI, Malhotra S, Larson S, and Fong Y. Use of radiolabelled iododeoxyuridine as adjuvant treatment for experimental tumors of the liver. British Journal of Surgery 2003 Nov 90(10): 1225-31
Delman KA, Zager JS, Bhargava A, Petrowsky H, Malhotra S, Ebright MI, Bennett JJ, Gusani NJ, Kooby DA, Roberts, GD, and Fong Y. Effect of murine liver cell proliferation on herpes viral behavior: Implications for oncolytic viral therapy. Hepatology 2004 May 39(6):1525-32
Malhotra S, Schwarts L, Fong Y, Jarnagin W, Thaler H, Koutcher JA, and Zakian K. Liver regeneration in humans is characterized by significant changes in cellular phosphorus metabolism: assessment using proton-decoupled 31-P magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2005 September 54(2): 264-71
Udo Rudloff, Sandeep Malhotra. Volvulus of an Appendiceal Mucocele: Report of a Case.Surgery Today 2007 February 37(6): 514-7
Malhotra S, Kim T, Zager J, Bennett J, Ebright M, D'Angelica M, and Fong Y. Use of an oncolytic virus secreting GM-CSF as combined oncolytic and immunotherapy for treatment of colorectal and hepatic adenocarcinomas. Surgery 2007 May 141(4): 520-9.
Sharma D, Dev A, and Malhotra S. Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity. Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology 2012 April 1(2): 68-73
Dasgupta A, Wasir J, Beloyartseva M, Malhotra S, and Mithal A. An Observational Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics, Volume 15, Number 11, 2013.
Citations: 347
Published Abstracts
Reiss AB, Malhotra S, Hendricks-Munoz KD, Galloway AC, Grossi EA, and Javitt NB. Detection of cholesterol 27-hydroxylase messenger RNA in human microvascular endothelium by Reverse Transcription - Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT - PCR). Journal of Investigative Medicine, March 1997, Volume 45, Number 3.
Zager JS, Delman KA, Malhotra S, Ebright MI, Akhurst T, Bennett JJ, Macapinlac H, Fong Y. Using radioiododeoxyuridine as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of primary and metastatic cancer of the liver. American College of Surgeons, Surgical Forum Volume L1, p.317, October 22-27, 2000
Malhotra S, Bennett JJ, Zager JS, Delman KA, Ebright MI, Wong RJ, St-Louis M, Johnson P, Fong Y. Antitumor efficacy of a cytokine secreting, oncolytic herpesvirus. American College of Surgeons, Surgical Forum Volume L1, p.276, October 22-27, 2000
Ebright MI, Malhotra S, Zager JS, Delman KA, Weigel TL, Johnson P, and Fong Y. Replication-Competent Herpes Virus NV1020 for Direct Treatment of Pleural Cancer in a Rat Model. American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 81st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, p.194, May 6-9 2001
Malhotra S, Zager JS, Stanziale S, Ebright MI, Johnson P, Jarnagin W, Fong Y. Low dose radiation potentiates the effect of multimutated oncolytic herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) in pancreatic cancer. American College of Surgeons, Surgical Forum Volume, New Orleans, LA, October 7-12, 2001
Zager JS, Stanziale SF, Malhotra S, Little S, Ebright MI, Gusani N, Petrowsky H, Johnson P, Jarnigan W, Fong Y. Effective treatment of experimental cholangiocarcinoma with oncolytic herpes simplex virus (HSV) combined with external beam radiation therapy. American College of Surgeons, Surgical Forum Volume, New Orleans, LA, October 7-12, 2001
Jarnigan W, Zager JS, Delman KA, Malhotra S, Ebright MI, DeRubertis BD, Mastorides S, Johnson P, Fong Y. An oncolytic herpes simplex virus expressing IL-12 effectively treats the parent tumor and protects against recurrence in an animal model of liver cancer. Molecular Therapy, Volume 3, No.5, p. S 405, May 2001
Malhotra S, Sharma, MS, Sharma D, Shaw VK, Singh T, Chaudhary A. Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) as Stand Alone Bariatric Procedure in Super Morbidly Obese (SMO) Indian Patients - Is It Enough?Obesity Week 2013, ASMBS Abstract A-320-P, Page 193, Nov 11-16, Atlanta, GA.
Abstracts and Presentations
Malhotra S, Reiss AB, Morabito L, Cronstein BN, Galloway AC, Grossi EA, and Javitt NB. IL-1 and C1q-IC downregulate the expression of mRNA for sterol 27 - hydroxylase in human vascular endothelial cells. 31st Annual Meeting, Association for Academic Surgery, Dallas, Texas, November 6-8, 1997
Reiss AB, Malhotra S, Javitt NB, Morabito L, Grossi EA, Galloway AC, and Cronstein BN. Immune complex - C1q aggregates (IC-C1q) downregulate the expression of mRNA for sterol 27-hydroxylase in human monocytes and aortic endothelium. SLE Scientific Conference, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, 1998
Malhotra S, Eisenberg D, Scholes J, Mikami Y, Wieczorek R, Mignatti P, Shamamian P, and Newman E. Increase in the expression of membrane type 1 matrix metalloprotease (MT1-MMP) is associated with progression of normal colonic mucosa to adenoma, carcinoma in-situ and invasive cancer. Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, San Diego, California, May 21-24, 2000
Malhotra S, Zager JS. A Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Head of the Pancreas Presenting as a Cystic Lesion. American College of Surgeons, 86th Annual Clinical Congress, October 22-27, 2000
Bennett JJ, Malhotra S, Doubrovin M, Hackman T, Johnson P, Blasberg R, Tjuvajev J, Fong Y. Imaging the expression of thymidine kinase (TK) to evaluate oncolytic viral therapy. American Association for Cancer Research, Washington DC, March 31 – April 5, 2000
Zakian KL, Fong Y, Malhotra S, Schwartz L, Jarnigan W, Koutcher JA. 3D-phosphorus chemical shift imaging assessment of metabolites in the regenerating human liver following partial hepatectomy. International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Denver, Colorado April 1-7, 2000
Wong RJ, Patel S, Kim SH, DeMatteo R, Malhotra S, Johnson P, Singh B, Shah JP, Fong Y. Combined herpes vector mediated oncolytic and immunotherapy is effective treatment of squamous cell carcinoma. International Conference of Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, California, July 30 – August 3, 2000
Bennett JJ, Malhotra S, Delman KA, Ebright MI, Zager JS, Wong RJ, St-Louis M, Johnson P, and Fong Y. Immunomodulation of oncolytic viral therapy with an IL-12 secreting herpes simplex virus enhances tumor kill. Southern Surgical Association, Palm Beach, Florida, December 2000
Zakian KL, Malhotra S, Karakash S, Xu S, Fong Y, and Koutcher J. The relationship between P-31 metabolites and oncolytic viral therapy sensitivity in human colorectal cancer cell lines. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology, Joint Annual Meeting. Glasgow, Scotland, April 21-27, 2001
Mayer-Kuckuk P, Banerjee D, Malhotra S, Skacel N, Duobrovin M, Iwamoto M, Akhurst T, Balatoni J, Tjuvajev JG, Finn R, Larson S, Fong Y, Blasberg RG and Bertino JR. Colon cancer cells retrovirally transduced with a DHFR-HSV1 TK fusion gene demonstrate enhanced GCV sensitivity and FIAU accumulation after exposure to antifolates in Vitro and in Vivo. American Society of Gene Therapy, 4th Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington, May 30 – June 3, 2001
Steinberg S, Malhotra S, and Ferzli G. Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery. SAGES International Congress, Beijing, China, 2001 Aug.
Steinberg S, Malhotra S, and Ferzli G. Laparoscopic common bile duct surgery. SAGES International Congress, Beijing, China, 2001 Aug.
Steinberg S, Malhotra S, and Ferzli G. Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery. SAGES International Congress, Beijing, China, 2001 Aug.
Malhotra S, Steinberg S, and Ferzli G. Dangers in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery. Brooklyn Surgical, November 1, 2001.
Steinberg S, Malhotra S, and Ferzli G. Laparoscopic prostatectomy. MIMSNY, NYU Medical Center, New York, NY, 2001 Nov.
Steinberg S, Malhotra S, and Ferzli G. Laparoscopic Splenectomy. Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 2001 Nov.
Malhotra S, Steinberg S, and Ferzli G. Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery. Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 2001 Nov.
Zager J, Jarnagin W, Delman K, Malhotra S, Brennan M, Federoff H, and Fong Y. Superior efficacy of multi-agent herpes-mediated vaccine –therapy over single-agent therapy for adjuvant treatment of liver cancer. Southern Surgical Association, Palm Beach, Florida, December 2-5, 2001
Malhotra S, Steinberg S, and Ferzli G. “The current state of Laparoscopic surgery of the pancreas” – SAGES, 8th World Congress, New York, NY, 2002 Mar.
Steinberg S, Malhotra S, and Ferzli G. Technique of totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair. SAGES, 8th World Congress, New York, NY, 2002 Mar.
Malhotra S, Steinberg S, and Ferzli G. The role of laparoscopy for acute abdominal pain. SAGES, 8th World Congress, New York, NY, 2002 Mar.
Steinberg S, Malhotra S, and Ferzli G. Laparoscopic repair of obturator hernia. SAGES, 8th World Congress, New York, NY, 2002 Mar.
Malhotra S, Steinberg S, and Ferzli G. Comparison of results of laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy in lateral and supine position. SAGES Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 2003.
Malhotra S. Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery; The Future Is Here. Grand Rounds at Wilkes-Barre Veterans Affairs Medical Center, May 2003.
Malhotra S and Ferzli G. Laparoscopic sigmoid colon resection. 6th Biannual Hellenic Meeting of Laparoscopic Surgery, Athens, Greece, May 21-24, 2003.
Malhotra S and Ferzli G. Reoperative Laparoscopic Surgery. 11th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, Scotland, June 15-18, 2003.
Malhotra S. Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity. Grand Rounds, Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, February 6, 2004
Malhotra S. Obesity the New Epidemic. Surgical Grand Rounds, North-Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, September, 2004
Malhotra S. Obesity + Diabetes = Diabesity. Is Surgery the Cure? Annual Scientific Oration. Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, XXII Annual Scientific Conference. August 2, 2008, Kolkata
Jha N, Khedkar I and Malhotra S. Stapled orogastric tube in sleeve during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. AMASICON 2008, July 3, 2008, Chennai
Malhotra S. Bariatric Surgery Changed My Life. CME Lecture. IMA Bathinda, May 14, 2011
Professional Memberships
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
• Fellow American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS)
• Member International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
• Lifetime Member, Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI)
• Member, Surgeon’s Forum, Gurgaon
• Member, Indian Medical Association, Gurgaon Chapter
• Life Member, AAPI, Long Island Chapter
Licensure
• Physician License for New York, USA License Number 222662-1
• Medical Council of India, Certificate No. MCI/11046, Issued 01/04/93
• Haryana Registration No. HN3048
• Delhi Medical Council Registration No. 53400
• Physician License for Michigan, USA Permanent ID 4301069783 (Dormant)
• Physician License for Pennsylvania, USA License Number MD418593 (Dormant)
• Physician License for Virginia, USA Number 0101248168 (Dormant)
Accreditation
• Basic Life Support Provider, December 31, 2012.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care Provider, August 2007