Ramesh Batra
MBBS, MA, FACS, FRCS
Associate Professor of Surgery (Transplant); Surgical Director, Liver Transplantation; Medical Director, Transplant and Liver Unit
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Selected Publications
- Predicting tumor recurrence on baseline MR imaging in patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma using deep machine learningKucukkaya A, Zeevi T, Chai N, Raju R, Haider S, Elbanan M, Petukhova-Greenstein A, Lin M, Onofrey J, Nowak M, Cooper K, Thomas E, Santana J, Gebauer B, Mulligan D, Staib L, Batra R, Chapiro J. Predicting tumor recurrence on baseline MR imaging in patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma using deep machine learning. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 7579. PMID: 37165035, PMCID: PMC10172370, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-34439-7.
- The Dead Donor Rule, Reversibility and Donor WishesBatra R, Latham S. The Dead Donor Rule, Reversibility and Donor Wishes. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2023, 23: 31-32. PMID: 36681919, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2159581.
- Prediction of Death after Terminal Extubation, the Machine Learning WayHuang J, Shung D, Burman T, Krishnaswamy S, Batra R. Prediction of Death after Terminal Extubation, the Machine Learning Way. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2022, 235: s95-s96. DOI: 10.1097/01.xcs.0000896548.82546.55.
- Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver‐Kidney Transplantation Using Kidneys of Deceased Donors With Acute Kidney InjuryBatra RK, Ariyamuthu VK, MacConmara MP, Gupta G, Gungor AB, Tanriover B. Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver‐Kidney Transplantation Using Kidneys of Deceased Donors With Acute Kidney Injury. Liver Transplantation 2022, 28: 983-997. PMID: 35006615, DOI: 10.1002/lt.26406.
- The use of nondirected donor organs in living donor liver transplantation: Perspectives and guidanceFox AN, Liapakis A, Batra R, Bittermann T, Emamaullee J, Emre S, Genyk Y, Han H, Jackson W, Pomfret E, Raza M, Rodriguez‐Davalos M, Gold S, Samstein B, Shenoy A, Taner T, Roberts JP, Group T. The use of nondirected donor organs in living donor liver transplantation: Perspectives and guidance. Hepatology 2022, 75: 1579-1589. PMID: 34859474, DOI: 10.1002/hep.32260.
- Frailty, an Imperfect ICU Rationing CriterionBatra RK, Latham SR. Frailty, an Imperfect ICU Rationing Criterion. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2021, 21: 69-71. PMID: 34710005, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1980142.
- Neural network predicts need for red blood cell transfusion for patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding admitted to the intensive care unitShung D, Huang J, Castro E, Tay JK, Simonov M, Laine L, Batra R, Krishnaswamy S. Neural network predicts need for red blood cell transfusion for patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding admitted to the intensive care unit. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 8827. PMID: 33893364, PMCID: PMC8065139, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88226-3.
- Machine Learning Models for Prediction of Posttreatment Recurrence in Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Pretreatment Clinical and MRI Features: A Proof-of-Concept Study.Iseke S, Zeevi T, Kucukkaya AS, Raju R, Gross M, Haider SP, Petukhova-Greenstein A, Kuhn TN, Lin M, Nowak M, Cooper K, Thomas E, Weber MA, Madoff DC, Staib L, Batra R, Chapiro J. Machine Learning Models for Prediction of Posttreatment Recurrence in Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Pretreatment Clinical and MRI Features: A Proof-of-Concept Study. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2022, 220: 245-255. PMID: 35975886, PMCID: PMC10015590, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.22.28077.
- Clinical and Ethical Framework for Liver Retransplantation Using Living Donor Grafts: A Western PerspectiveBatra RK, Mulligan DC. Clinical and Ethical Framework for Liver Retransplantation Using Living Donor Grafts: A Western Perspective. Liver Transplantation 2022, 28: 760-762. PMID: 34931433, DOI: 10.1002/lt.26395.
- Inactive status is an independent predictor of liver transplant waitlist mortality and is associated with a transplant centers median meld at transplantMerola J, Gan G, Stewart D, Noreen S, Mulligan D, Batra R, Haakinson D, Deng Y, Kulkarni S. Inactive status is an independent predictor of liver transplant waitlist mortality and is associated with a transplant centers median meld at transplant. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260000. PMID: 34793524, PMCID: PMC8601542, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260000.
- Meaningful Residual Function, Permanence and Brain DeathBatra R, Latham S. Meaningful Residual Function, Permanence and Brain Death. AJOB Neuroscience 2023, 14: 269-271. PMID: 37682666, DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2023.2243891.
- Reducing Opioid Dependence and Improving Patient Experience for Living Kidney Donors with Transversus Abdominis Plane BlockDo V, Cohen E, Haakinson D, Deshpande R, Batra R. Reducing Opioid Dependence and Improving Patient Experience for Living Kidney Donors with Transversus Abdominis Plane Block. Transplantology 2021, 2: 57-63. DOI: 10.3390/transplantology2010006.
- Current status: meeting the regulatory goals of your liver transplant program.Batra RK, Mulligan DC. Current status: meeting the regulatory goals of your liver transplant program. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2021, 26: 146-151. PMID: 33650996, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000869.
- Deep learning–assisted differentiation of pathologically proven atypical and typical hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) versus non-HCC on contrast-enhanced MRI of the liverOestmann PM, Wang CJ, Savic LJ, Hamm CA, Stark S, Schobert I, Gebauer B, Schlachter T, Lin M, Weinreb JC, Batra R, Mulligan D, Zhang X, Duncan JS, Chapiro J. Deep learning–assisted differentiation of pathologically proven atypical and typical hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) versus non-HCC on contrast-enhanced MRI of the liver. European Radiology 2021, 31: 4981-4990. PMID: 33409782, PMCID: PMC8222094, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07559-1.
- The Ethical Challenges of Stem Cell Therapy in Vascular DisordersBatra R. The Ethical Challenges of Stem Cell Therapy in Vascular Disorders. 2020, 105-113. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56954-9_4.
- Liver Transplantation in the Time of COVID19: Barriers and Ethical Considerations for Management and Next StepsJaffe A, Schilsky ML, Deshpande R, Batra R. Liver Transplantation in the Time of COVID19: Barriers and Ethical Considerations for Management and Next Steps. Hepatology Communications 2020, 4: 1242-1256. PMID: 32838103, PMCID: PMC7361607, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1568.
- INACTIVE STATUS CHANGE IS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF WAITLIST MORTALITY AND DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS PATIENTS IN DONOR SERVICE AREAS WITH A HIGHER MEDIAN MELD AT TRANSPLANTBatra R, Noreen S, Stewart D, Haakinson D, Gan G, Deng Y, Mulligan D, Kulkarni S. INACTIVE STATUS CHANGE IS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF WAITLIST MORTALITY AND DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS PATIENTS IN DONOR SERVICE AREAS WITH A HIGHER MEDIAN MELD AT TRANSPLANT. Transplantation 2020, 104: s213-s213. DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000699484.39814.91.
- PROOF-OF-CONCEPT USE OF MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT TUMOR RECURRENCE OF EARLY-STAGE HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA BEFORE THERAPY USING BASELINE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGBatra R, Kuecuekkaya A, Zeevi T, Raju R, Chai N, Haider S, Elbanan M, Petukhova A, Lin ,, Onofrey J, Nowak M, Cooper K, Thomas E, Gebauer B, Staib L, Chapiro J. PROOF-OF-CONCEPT USE OF MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT TUMOR RECURRENCE OF EARLY-STAGE HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA BEFORE THERAPY USING BASELINE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. Transplantation 2020, 104: s43-s44. DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000698472.65040.1e.
- Utility of Liver Transplantation Within the Bounds of Non-futilityBatra R. Utility of Liver Transplantation Within the Bounds of Non-futility. Current Transplantation Reports 2020, 7: 187-193. DOI: 10.1007/s40472-020-00288-w.
- LBP14 Proof-of-concept use of machine learning to predict tumor recurrence of early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma before therapy using baseline magnetic resonance imagingKücükkaya A, Zeevi T, Raju R, Chai N, Haider S, Elbanan M, Petukhova A, Lin M, Onofrey J, Nowak M, Cooper K, Thomas E, Gebauer B, Madoff D, Staib L, Batra R, Chapiro J. LBP14 Proof-of-concept use of machine learning to predict tumor recurrence of early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma before therapy using baseline magnetic resonance imaging. Journal Of Hepatology 2020, 73: s130-s131. DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(20)30775-3.
- Fibronodular hepatocellular carcinoma—a new variant of liver cancer: clinical, pathological and radiological correlationTefera J, Revzin M, Chapiro J, Savic L, Mulligan D, Batra R, Taddei T, Jain D, Zhang X. Fibronodular hepatocellular carcinoma—a new variant of liver cancer: clinical, pathological and radiological correlation. Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2020, 74: 31-35. PMID: 32430483, PMCID: PMC7674234, DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206574.
- Ethical Implications in Donor and Recipient Utilization for Liver TransplantBatra R. Ethical Implications in Donor and Recipient Utilization for Liver Transplant. Current Transplantation Reports 2019, 6: 322-327. DOI: 10.1007/s40472-019-00252-3.
- Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of AbsenceBatra RK, Rubman S. Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2019, 19: 29-31. PMID: 31661403, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2019.1665738.
- Building Local Communities of Prior Living Donors and Creating a Social Architecture to Improve Rates of Living Kidney DonationKulkarni S, Yoo P, Batra R, Haakinson D, Schulam P, Mulligan D. Building Local Communities of Prior Living Donors and Creating a Social Architecture to Improve Rates of Living Kidney Donation. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 227: e29. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.08.074.
- Trends and the Current Status of Living Donor Liver TransplantBatra R, Mulligan D. Trends and the Current Status of Living Donor Liver Transplant. 2018 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.74818.
- Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant, Reserved for the DeservedBatra R, Mulligan D, Kulkarni S, Bhati C. Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant, Reserved for the Deserved. Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Transplantation 2018, 3: 1-3. DOI: 10.4172/2475-7640.1000e104.
- Rapid Resolution of Donor‐Derived Glomerular Fibrin Thrombi After Deceased Donor Kidney TransplantationBatra R, Heilman R, Smith M, Thomas L, Khamash H, Katariya N, Hewitt W, Singer A, Mathur A, Huskey J, Chakkera H, Moss A, Reddy K. Rapid Resolution of Donor‐Derived Glomerular Fibrin Thrombi After Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 16: 1015-1020. PMID: 26689853, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13561.
- Public health safety and transplant with increased-risk organs: striking the balance.Batra R, Katariya N, Hewitt W, Mathur A, Reddy S, Moss A, Segev D, Singer A. Public health safety and transplant with increased-risk organs: striking the balance. Experimental And Clinical Transplantation 2015, 13 Suppl 1: 9-12. PMID: 25894120.
- Transplanting Kidneys from Deceased Donors With Severe Acute Kidney InjuryHeilman R, Smith M, Kurian S, Huskey J, Batra R, Chakkera H, Katariya N, Khamash H, Moss A, Salomon D, Reddy K. Transplanting Kidneys from Deceased Donors With Severe Acute Kidney Injury. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 15: 2143-2151. PMID: 25808278, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13260.
- Straddling The Fence With Middle Hepatic Vein For Living Liver Donors.Batra R, Mulligan D, Reddy S, Hewitt W, Katariya N, Douglas D, Moss A. Straddling The Fence With Middle Hepatic Vein For Living Liver Donors. Transplantation 2014, 98: 784. DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201407151-02685.
- Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation Utilizing Kidneys From High (>85%) Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Donors.Boyle S, Batra R, Heilman R, Chakkera H, Khamash H, Huskey J, Moss A, Katariya N, Hewitt W, Reddy K. Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation Utilizing Kidneys From High (>85%) Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Donors. Transplantation 2014, 98: 134. DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201407151-00412.
- Deceased Donors On Renal Replacement, an Untapped Source For Kidney Donation or Is It?Batra R, Heilman R, Moss A, Katariya N, Hewitt W, Chakkera H, Khamash H, Huskey J, Smith M, Reddy K. Deceased Donors On Renal Replacement, an Untapped Source For Kidney Donation or Is It? Transplantation 2014, 98: 135. DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201407151-00417.
- Excellent Outcome Following Transplantation Using Kidneys From Deceased Donors With Severe Acute Kidney Injury (AKI).Heilman R, Khamash H, Huskey J, Moss A, Katariya N, Hewitt W, Smith M, Chakkera H, Batra R, Reddy K. Excellent Outcome Following Transplantation Using Kidneys From Deceased Donors With Severe Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Transplantation 2014, 98: 136. DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201407151-00418.
- Kidney Transplantation Using Extended Criteria Donor (ECD) Kidneys From Donors With Acute Kidney Injury (AKI).Heilman R, Khamash H, Huskey J, Moss A, Katariya N, Hewitt W, Smith M, Batra R, Reddy K. Kidney Transplantation Using Extended Criteria Donor (ECD) Kidneys From Donors With Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Transplantation 2014, 98: 592. DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201407151-01996.
- Is There an Opportunity To Increase The Utilization of Kidneys From Deceased Donors With Acute Kidney Injury?Reddy K, Heilman R, Batra R, Moss A, Khamash H, Hewitt W, Katariya N, Chakkera K, Huskey J, Smith M. Is There an Opportunity To Increase The Utilization of Kidneys From Deceased Donors With Acute Kidney Injury? Transplantation 2014, 98: 647. DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201407151-02194.
- Kidney Transplant Program at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona.Heilman RL, Khamash HA, Huskey JL, Chakkera HA, Batra RK, Katariya NN, Singer AL, Mathur AK, Moss AA, Reddy KS. Kidney Transplant Program at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Clinical Transplants 2014, 61-8. PMID: 26281128.
- Penoscrotal entrapment: a safe, innovative technique for removing metal constricting devices.Wu X, Batra R, Al-Akraa M, Seneviratne LN. Penoscrotal entrapment: a safe, innovative technique for removing metal constricting devices. BMJ Case Reports 2012, 2012 PMID: 23010460, PMCID: PMC4544077, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006466.
- Therapeutic hypothermia in drowning induced hypoxic brain injury: a case reportBatra RK, Paddle JJ. Therapeutic hypothermia in drowning induced hypoxic brain injury: a case report. Cases Journal 2009, 2: 9103. PMID: 20062680, PMCID: PMC2803900, DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9103.
- Extensive arterial and venous thrombo-embolism with chemotherapy for testicular cancer: a case reportBatra R, Davies JN, Wheatley D. Extensive arterial and venous thrombo-embolism with chemotherapy for testicular cancer: a case report. Cases Journal 2009, 2: 9082. PMID: 20062719, PMCID: PMC2803879, DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9082.
Clinical Trials
| Conditions | Study Title |
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| Diseases of the Digestive System - Liver; HIV/AIDS; Infectious Diseases | HOPE in Action Trial of HIV+ Deceased Donor Liver Transplants for HIV+ Recipients |