Manu Sancheti, MD, FACS
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RoleThoracic Surgery
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Specialty
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Research Program
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Practicing Since2011
Background
Dr. Sancheti received his MD from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2006, after which he did a general surgery residency at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City from 2006-2011. He joined our faculty after completing his cardiothoracic surgery residency acting as administrative chief resident in the general thoracic track at Emory.
Dr. Sancheti's clinical specialties are thoracic oncology, minimally invasive thoracic surgery and esophageal surgery. He is part of a physician team that provides a full range of thoracic procedures, including the most current minimally invasive approaches.
Dr. Sancheti is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. His research interests are thoracic surgical minimally invasive techniques, outcomes in thoracic oncology, and cost and quality improvements in thoracic surgical services. In particular, he has led and participated in several studies of patient outcomes following lung cancer surgery.
As the medical director of the team that created the Emory CSAT app Surgical Anatomy of the Lung, Dr. Sancheti was heavily involved in developing an interactive, comprehensive, and multifunctional 3D tool for preoperative planning, education, and physician-to-patient communication.
Dr. Sancheti is the Director of Robotic Thoracic Surgery for Emory and a national leader in robotic surgery education and innovation. The Robotic Thoracic Surgery program at Emory St. Joseph's Hospital is one of ten nationally recognized epicenters.
Titles & Roles
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Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of SurgeryEmory University School of Medicine
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Director, Robotic Thoracic SurgeryEmory Healthcare
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Medical Director of Perioperative ServiceEmory Saint Joseph's Hospital
Education & Training
Education
- Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2014Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency, General Surgery, 2011St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center
- Medical Education, , 2006University of Alabama School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2015SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery, 2012
Professional Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date Surgery
DS Oh, M Ershad, JO Wee, MS Sancheti, DM D'Souza, LJ Herrera, LY Schumacher, M Shields, K Brown, S Yousaf, JF Lazar 01/12/2023 Journal of robotic surgery
JF Lazar, K Brown, S Yousaf, A Jarc, A Metchik, H Henderson, RH Feins, MS Sancheti, J Lin, S Yang, J Nesbitt, D D'Souza, DS Oh 01/04/2023 Recovery of Patient-reported Quality of Life After Esophagectomy.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
A Bonanno, M Dixon, J Binongo, SD Force, MS Sancheti, A Pickens, DA Kooby, CA Staley, MC Russell, K Cardona, MM Shah, TW Gillespie, F Fernandez, O Khullar 01/04/2023 Routine Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Assessment Into Thoracic Surgery Practice.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
OV Khullar, A Perez, M Dixon, JN Binongo, MS Sancheti, A Pickens, T Gillespie, SD Force, FG Fernandez 01/02/2023 Management of Complications in Robotic Thoracic Surgery.
Thoracic surgery clinics
MD Stanley, MS Sancheti 01/02/2023 Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.)
D Oh, K Brown, S Yousaf, J Nesbitt, R Feins, M Sancheti, J Lin, S Yang, D D'Souza, A Jarc 01/01/2023 Chest
YA Syed, W Stokes, M Rupji, Y Liu, O Khullar, N Sebastian, K Higgins, JD Bradley, WJ Curran, S Ramalingam, J Taylor, M Sancheti, F Fernandez, D Moghanaki 01/03/2022 The Annals of thoracic surgery
JN Melvan, O Khullar, S Vemulapalli, AS Kosinski, A Pickens, SD Force, S Zhang, MS Sancheti 01/10/2021 Preoperative Lung Function Is Associated With Patient-Reported Outcomes After Lung Cancer Surgery.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
OV Khullar, JW Wei, K Wagh, JN Binongo, A Pickens, MS Sancheti, SD Force, TW Gillespie, FG Fernandez 01/08/2021 Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
N Valsangkar, JW Wei, JN Binongo, A Pickens, MS Sancheti, SD Force, TW Gillespie, FG Fernandez, OV Khullar 01/06/2021 Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.)
X Lou, A Sanders, K Wagh, JN Binongo, M Sancheti, J Javidfar, A Pickens, F Fernandez, S Force, O Khullar 01/01/2021 The Surgical clinics of North America
G Schwartz, M Sancheti, J Blasberg 01/04/2020 Robotic-Assisted Surgical Treatment of Catamenial Pneumothorax.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
JM Fallon, MS Sancheti 01/03/2020 Current problems in diagnostic radiology
B Olaiya, CA Gilliland, SD Force, FG Fernandez, MS Sancheti, WC Small 01/01/2019 Excess Cost and Predictive Factors of Esophagectomy Complications in the SEER-Medicare Database.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
R Jiang, Y Liu, KC Ward, SD Force, A Pickens, MS Sancheti, J Javidfar, FG Fernandez, OV Khullar 01/11/2018 Hospitalization Costs After Surgery in High-Risk Patients With Early Stage Lung Cancer.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
MS Sancheti, RK Chihara, SD Perez, OV Khullar, FG Fernandez, A Pickens, SD Force 01/01/2018 The Annals of thoracic surgery
OV Khullar, MH Rajaei, SD Force, JN Binongo, Y Lasanajak, S Robertson, A Pickens, MS Sancheti, J Lipscomb, TW Gillespie, FG Fernandez 01/07/2017 Freeze the pain away: The role of cryoanalgesia during a Nuss procedure.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
M Sancheti 01/03/2016 Awards
- America's Top Surgeons, Consumers' Research Council of America, 2016
- Vascular Surgery Resident of the Year, 2009
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