SLUCare Physician Group
Chintalapati Varma, MD
General Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Hepato Biliary Surgery
Dr. Chintalapati Varma performs liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants. He has special interest in laparoscopic live donor nephrectomies, live donor liver transplantation, split liver transplantation, and pediatric liver transplantation. He has extensive experience with complex hepatobiliary surgical procedures that include major liver resections for benign and malignant tumors, and bile duct tumor resections.
Dr. Varma is an associate professor of surgery in the Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
He is a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the International Liver Transplant Society, and the Americas Hepto-Pancreato-Biliary Association.
Dr. Varma speaks English, Hindi, and Telugu. He is a pilot and enjoys flying fixed-wing, single-engine airplanes.
Dr. Varma is an associate professor of surgery in the Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
He is a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the International Liver Transplant Society, and the Americas Hepto-Pancreato-Biliary Association.
Dr. Varma speaks English, Hindi, and Telugu. He is a pilot and enjoys flying fixed-wing, single-engine airplanes.
About Me
Specialties
General Surgery
Transplant Surgery
Hepato Biliary Surgery
Gender
Male
Education
Mount Sinai Medical Center - New York, NY
Residency, 1993
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Internship, 1984
Armed Forces Medical College
Medical School, 1983
Mount Sinai Medical Center - New York, NY
Fellowship, 1997
Hospital Affiliations
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis
Certifications
Drug Enforcement Administration
Missouri Dept of Health/Narcotics&Dangerous Drugs
Missouri State Board of Registration
Medical Interests
Adult and pediatric liver transplantation
Adult and pediatric renal transplantation
Complex hepatobiliary surgery
Kidney transplantation
Live donor and split liver transplantation
Liver transplantation
Pancreas transplantation
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