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Masonic Memorial Building
Masonic Cancer Clinic
424 Harvard St.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-LUNG (5864)
Contact Information:
Thoracic Surgery ClinicMasonic Memorial Building
Masonic Cancer Clinic
424 Harvard St.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-LUNG (5864)
Sees Patients at:
Hospital Privileges:
Languages Spoken:
EnglishSpecialties:
Heart Transplant SurgeryLung Transplant Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Board Certifications:
General Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Education:
Medical School
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisc.
Site of Residency
University of Minnesota (General Surgery)
Site of Fellowship
University of Minnesota (Thoracic Surgery)
Medical Title:
Thoracic Surgeon
Philosophy of Care:
Treat every patient as if he or she were your loved one.
Clinical Interests:
- Thoracic Oncology
- General thoracic adn foregut surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Lung transplantation
Research:
- Thoracic oncology
- Surgical education
Curriculum Vitae:
Honors and Awards:
Coleman Connolly Award in Thoracic Surgery, 2007. Awarded annually to the University of Minnesota Thoracic Resident who demonstrates exemplary mentoring, teaching, and fostering a desire to learn; Cancer and Leukemia Group B Investigator Award, August 2008 – July 2009
C. Walton Lillehei, M.D. and Earl Bakken Prize in Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2007
Cassius Ellis Resident Teaching Award, 2003-2004. Awarded annually to the University of Minnesota Chief Resident in Surgery for exemplary teaching, fostering a desire to learn, and mentoring the PGY-1,2, &3 residents; Administrative Chief Resident for the University of Minnesota General Surgery Training Program, 2003-2004
Earl G. Young Memorial Fellowship, 2002-2003. Awarded annually to the University of Minnesota Senior Resident in Surgery, Park Nicollet Clinic, Methodist Hospital and Park Nicollet Health Services in recognition of outstanding performance
David Gaviser Award, 2003. Awarded annually to the University of Minnesota resident in surgery deemed to have authored the most outstanding and productive paper as well as shown a deep level of compassion towards patients and their families
Arnold P. Gold Foundation Award for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching, 2003
Zieve Award for Outstanding Resident Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2002
Best Poster Presentation, 35th Annual Meeting of the Association for Academic Surgery, Milwaukee, WI, 2001
C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum Finalist, 81st Annual Meeting of the American Assoc. for Thoracic Surgery, San Diego, CA, 2001
Presidential Award Finalist, 8th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biological Therapy, 1994
Presidential Award Finalist, 6th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biological Therapy, 1992
Analytical Chemistry Undergraduate of the Year, American Chemical Society, 1989
Dean's List, University of Wisconsin
Publications:
Andrade RS, Groth SS, Rueth NM, D’Cunha J, Maddaus MA. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph nodes: the thoracic surgeon’s perspective. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 139(3):578-583, 2010.
D’Cunha J, Rueth NM, Belew B, Herrington CS, Hertz MI, Kelly RF, Shumway SJ. The effectiveness of the “open chest” for the unstable patient following bilateral sequential lung transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 29(8):894-897, 2010.
Antonoff MB, Swanson JA, Acton RD, Chipman JG, Maddaus MA, Schmitz CC, D’Cunha J. Improving surgical intern confidence through the implementation of expanded orientation sessions. Surgery, 148(2):181-186, 2010.
Antonoff MB, Chipman JG, Schmitz CC, D'Cunha J. Critical response training for surgical interns. MedEdPORTAL; 2010. Available from: www.aamc.org/mededportal, ID = 8056.
Groth SS, Rueth NM, Hodges JS, Habermann EB, Andrade RS, D’Cunha J, Maddaus MA. Conditional cancer-specific survival vs. cardiovascular-specific survival after lobectomy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 90(2):375-382, 2010.
D’Cunha J, Andrade RS, Maddaus MA. Thoracoscopic thymectomy. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 15(2):102-113, 2010.
Groth SS, Rueth NM, Kast T, D’Cunha J, Kelly RF, Maddaus MA, Andrade RS. Laparoscopic diaphragm plication for diaphragmatic plication for diaphragmatic paralysis and eventration: an objective evaluation of short- and mid-term results. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 139(6):1452-6, 2010.
Antonoff MB, Shelstad RC, Schmitz CC, Chipman JG, and D’Cunha J. A novel critical skills curriculum for surgical interns incorporating simulation training improves readiness for acute inpatient care. Journal of Surgical Education Sep-Oct;66(5):248-54, 2009.
Whitson BA, D’Cunha J, Andrade RS, Kelly RF, Groth SS, Wu B, Miller JS, Kratzke RA, Michael A. Maddaus. Thoracoscopic vs. thoracotomy approaches to lobectomy: differential impairment of cellular immunity. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 86:1735– 44, 2008.
D’Cunha J and Maddaus MA. The use of real-time polymerase chain reaction in thoracic malignancies. Chest Surgery Clinics of North America, 16:345-352, 2006.
D’Cunha J, Herndon JE 2nd, Herzan DL, Patterson GA, Kohman LJ, Harpole DH, Kernstine KH, Kern JA, Green MR, Maddaus MA, Kratzke RA; for the Cancer and Leukemia Group B: Poor correlation between clinical and pathological staging in stage I non-small cell lung cancer: results from Cancer and Leukemia Group B 9761, a prospective trial. Lung Cancer, 48:241-246, 2005.
Hoang C, D’Cunha J, Tawfic SH, Gruesnner AC, Kratzke RA, Maddaus MA: Expression profiling of non-small cell lung carcinoma identifies metastatic genotypes based on lymph node tumor burden. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 127:1332-1342, 2004.
D’Cunha J, Maddaus MA: Surgical treatment of tracheal and carinal tumors. Chest Surgery Clinics of North America, 13:95-110, 2003.
Vollmer RT, Herndon JE, D’Cunha J, Abraham NZ, Solberg J, Fatourechi M, Maruska A, Kern JA, Green MR, Kratzke RA, Maddaus MA: Immunohistochemical detection of occult lymph node metastases in non-small cell lung cancer: anatomical pathology results from Cancer and Leukemia Group B Trial 9761. Clinical Cancer Research, 9:5630-5635, 2003.
D’Cunha J, Corfits AL, Herndon II JE, Kern JA, Kohman LJ, Patterson GA, Kratzke RA, Maddaus MA: Molecular staging of lung cancer: real-time PCR estimation of lymph node micrometastatic tumor cell burden in stage I NSCLC. Preliminary results of Cancer and Leukemia Group B Trial 9761. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 123:484-491, 2002.
D'Cunha J, Knight Jr. E, Haas AL, Truitt RL, Borden EC: Immunoregulatory properties of ISG15, a novel interferon-induced cytokine. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 93:211-215, 1996.
D'Cunha J, Ramanujam S, Wagner RJ, Witt PL, Knight Jr. E, Borden EC: In vitro and in vivo production of ISG15, a novel interferon-induced immunomodulatory cytokine. Journal of Immunology 157:4100-4108, 1996.
Kladde, MP, D'Cunha J, Gorski. J: Multiple transitions to non-B DNA structures occur in the distal regulatory region of the rat prolactin gene. Journal of Molecular Biology 229:344-367, 1992.
Luckey JA, Drossman H, Kosticha AJ, Mead DA, D'Cunha J, Norris TB, Smith LM: High-speed DNA sequencing by capillary electrophoresis. Nucleic Acids Research 18:4417-4421, 1990.
D'Cunha J, Berson BJ, Brumley RL, Wagner PR, Smith LM. An automated instrument for the performance of enzymatic DNA sequencing. BioTechniques 9:80-90, 1990.
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Academic Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Surgery; Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery
