Maheshwaran Sivarajah, MD
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Specialty: General Surgery
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Biography: Maheshwaran Sivarajah, MD
Expertise
Certifications & Memberships
- Surgery - American Board of Surgery
- Surgical Critical Care - American Board of Surgery
Education
Fellowship | Endocrine Surgery
Endocrine Surgery - Weill Cornell Medical College (2021 - 2022)
Research Fellowship | Endocrine Surgery
Endocrine Surgery - Weill Cornell Medical College (2020 - 2021)
Fellowship | Acute Care Surgery
Acute Care Surgery - Hartford Hospital (2016 - 2017)
Fellowship | Surgical Critical Care
Surgical Critical Care - Hartford Hospital (2015 - 2016)
Residency | General Surgery
General Surgery - SUNY Upstate University Hospital (2011 - 2015)
Internship | General Surgery
General Surgery - SUNY Upstate University Hospital (2010 - 2011)
Medical Education
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University (2010)
Professional Education
University Of Edinburgh (2003)
Undergraduate
University Of Edinburgh (2001)
About
Maheshwaran Sivarajah, MD, MSc, FACS, is a surgeon specializing in endocrine surgery (thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal), surgical critical care, and acute care surgery. As an undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh in the UK, Dr. Sivarajah earned a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Virology. He also received a Master of Research in Life Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Sivarajah earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in 2010. He went on to complete a Residency in General Surgery at SUNY Upstate University Hospital (Syracuse, New York) in 2015; Fellowships in Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery at Hartford Hospital (University of Connecticut) in 2016 and 2017; and Research and Clinical Fellowships in Endocrine Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine (New York, New York) in 2021 and 2022.
Dr. Sivarajah’s academic appointments have included Instructor in Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine (New York, New York); Instructor in Surgery at St. Barnabas Hospital (Bronx, New York); Acute Care Surgery Attending at Department of Clinical Medicine, CUNY School of Medicine (New York, New York); and Instructor in Surgery at Hartford Hospital. As part of his professional experience, he has provided locum coverage for acute care surgery and general surgery at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine, acute care surgery at St. Barnabas Hospital, and COVID-19 critical care at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx & Jacobi Bronx (Bronx, New York.)
In addition to board certification in general surgery and surgical critical care, Dr. Sivarajah’s professional certifications include Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and Advanced Trauma Life Support. He has presented at a number of national medical conferences, including the 31st Annual Society of Black Academic Surgeons Scientific Meeting, the 40th Annual American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and the 12th Annual Academic Surgical Congress.
Among other honors and awards, Dr. Sivarajah is the recipient of Chief Resident Teacher of the Year, Department of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University in May 2015. He has published research in a number of peer-reviewed journals, including Thyroid, Journal of Surgery, and The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Sivarajah has also served as a reviewer for Journal of Surgical Research and International Journal of Endocrinology.
Dr. Sivarajah has served on committees for the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the Department of Surgery at St. Barnabas Hospital, Hartford Hospital, and SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital. Professional societies in which he is either a member or a fellow include the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Thyroid Association, and International Association of Endocrine Surgeons.
Industry Relationships
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As of December 31, 2016, Maheshwaran Sivarajah did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.