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Vichin Puri MD,FACS

Vichin Puri, MD,FACS

  • General Surgery | Hepato-biliary/Pancreatic Surgery | Transplant Surgery
Position Director of Surgical Oncology
Languages Spoken Hindi, English

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About

Dr. Vichin Puri received his medical training at the Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research in Pune, India. He was trained as a general surgeon at New York Hospital Queens in Flushing, NY and then completed a fellowship in abdominal transplant surgery at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. He served as an assistant professor at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. Prior to joining The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas, Dr. Puri served as Primary UNOS Transplant Surgeon and Surgical Director at St. Thomas Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He is an Instructor in Fundamentals of Critical Care Course (SCCM) and is certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Society of Transplant Surgery.

Personal Interests

Outside of medicine, I enjoy competing in triathlons and marathons. I am an Ironman and played collegiate soccer.

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    About

    Dr. Vichin Puri received his medical training at the Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research in Pune, India. He was trained as a general surgeon at New York Hospital Queens in Flushing, NY and then completed a fellowship in abdominal transplant surgery at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. He served as an assistant professor at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. Prior to joining The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas, Dr. Puri served as Primary UNOS Transplant Surgeon and Surgical Director at St. Thomas Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He is an Instructor in Fundamentals of Critical Care Course (SCCM) and is certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Society of Transplant Surgery.

    Personal Interests

    Outside of medicine, I enjoy competing in triathlons and marathons. I am an Ironman and played collegiate soccer.

    Education

    Medical School: Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research Pune, India

    Residency: General Surgery - Flushing, NY - New York Hospital Queens

    Fellowship: Abdominal Transplant Surgery - Los Angeles, CA - Cedar Sinai Medical Center

    Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

    Board Certification: American Society of Transplant Surgery

    Specialties
    • Transplant Surgery
    • Hepato-biliary/Pancreatic Surgery
    • General Surgery
  • Texas law prohibits hospitals from practicing medicine. The physicians on the Methodist Health System medical staff are independent practitioners who are not employees or agents of Methodist Health System or any of its affiliated hospitals.