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Shailen S. Sehgal, M.D.
Robotics/Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow

 
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
3rd Floor, West Pavilion, Rm 3-333W
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Division of Urology/Department of Surgery
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Administrative Telephone: 215-349–5042

Contact Information (internal use only)

Shailen.Sehgal@uphs.upenn.edu

 

Dr. Sehgal is the Robotics/Minimally Invasive Surgery fellow in the Division of Urology.  After graduating from Weill Medical College of Cornell University and completing a one year fellowship at the Surgery Branch of the National Institutes of Health, he completed his urology residency at the University of Pennsylvania.  His primary interests are in general urology and minimally invasive urologic surgery.

 
Appointments
2012 - present   Surgical Staff, Division of Urology/Department of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania Health Systems
 
2010 – 2012      Housestaff Committee Representative
Department of Surgery/Division of Urology
University of Pennsylvania
 
2009 – 2012         Resident Representative, EPIC Governance Committee
Department of Surgery/Division of Urology
University of Pennsylvania Health Systems
 
2007 – 2012   Assistant Instructor in Surgery
University of Pennsylvania  
 
Education/Training
2012 – present  Fellow, Robotics/Minimally Invasive Surgery
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania Health Systems
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
2008 – 2012 Resident in Urology
University of Pennsylvania Health Systems
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
2007 – 2008 Intern, General Surgery
University of Pennsylvania Health Systems
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
2005 - 2006

Clinical Research Training Program Fellow, Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

 
2002 - 2007 M.D., with honors in Research
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York
 
1998 - 2002 B.S., Chemistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
 
Memberships/Societies
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • American Urological Association
  • American College of Surgeons
  • Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
  • American Association of Clinical Urologists
  • Endourological Society
 
 
 
Research
7/2006 - 5/2007
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Department of Urology. Investigated the relationship between varicoceles and varicocelectomy in the assessment and treatment of male infertility. Mentor: Dr. Marc Goldstein.
 
7/2006 - 7/2007
Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes
of Health. Clinical Research Training Program Fellow. (I) Investigated the anti-angiogenic properties of MEK Inhibition in thoracic cancers. (II) Developed Reverse-Phase Protein Microarray technology to monitor proteomic profiles of TRAIL-based therapies in thoracic cancers. Mentor: Dr. Dao Nguyen.
 
Publications
  1. Cole GW, Alleva AM, Zuo JT, Sehgal SS, Yeow WS, Schrump DS, Nguyen DM. Suppression of Pro-metastasis Phenotypes Expression in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma by the PI3K Inhibitor LY294002 or the MEK Inhibitor UO126. Anticancer Research. 2006 Mar- Apr;26(2A):809-21
  2. Yeow WS, Baras A, Chua A, Nguyen DM, Sehgal SS, Schrump DS, Nguyen DM. Gossypol, a phytochemical with BH3-mimetic property, sensitizes cultured thoracic cancer cells to Apo2L/TRAIL (Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 132(6): 1356-1362, 2006
  3. Sehgal SS, Chu DI, Otto BJ, Acosta DN, Goldstein M. Survey of Varicocelectomy: Techniques employed by AUA Urologists. Podium Presentation. American Urological Association Annual Meeting. May 17-22, 2008. Orlando, FL.
  4. Sehgal SS, Yeow WS, Hussain M, Loehfelm A, Blansfield J, Libutti SK, Thomas C, Nguyen DM. Targeting tumor angiogenesis in thoracic malignancies using MEK pharmacologic inhibitor: in vitro and in vivo analysis. Podium Presentation. 88th American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting. May 10-14, 2008, San Diego, CA.
  5. Sehgal SS, Nguyen DM, Yeow WS, Chua A, Zuo JT, Schrump DS, Nguyen DM. MEK/ERK 1/2 pathway inhibitor UO126 inhibits production of pro-angiogenesis cytokines and inhibits cell proliferation in thoracic cancer cells. Poster presentation, 97th American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, April 1-5, 2006, Washington, DC.
  6. Yeow WS, Chua A, Nguyen DM, Sehgal SS, Fang B, Schrump DS, Nguyen DM. Cytotoxic gene therapy of esophageal cancers using the recombinant RGD-modified adenovirus expressing membrane-bound TRAIL (TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand): an in vitro and in vivo analysis. Poster presentation, 97th American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, April 1-5, 2006, Washington, DC.
  7. Sehgal SS, Wein AJ, Bing Z, Malkowicz SB, Guzzo TJ. Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Bladder: A Case Report and Review of the literature. Reviews in Urology. In Press.
  8. Steixner BL, Sehgal SS, Kojima Y, Lambert SM, Casale P. Multiple Metachranous Fibroepithelial Polyps in Children: An Emerging Phenotype? Podium Presentation. American Urological Association Annual Meeting. April 25-30, 2009. Chicago, IL.
  9. Kasturi S, Sehgal SS, Christman MS, Lambert SM, Casale P.  Prospective Long-term Analysis of Nerve-sparing Extravesical Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation. Urology 79(3):680-3, Mar 2012
  10. Cadillo-Chavez, R, LLukani, E, Sehgal SS, Lee, D, Eun D.  Off-Clamp Vs. Clamp Robotic Partial Nephrectomy. World Congress of Endourology Annual Meeting, November 30-December 3rd, 2011, Kyoto, Japan.
  11. Cadillo-Chavez R, Llukani E, Sehgal SS, Graves RV, Lee DI and Eun D. Comparison of Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Experience in Obese and Non-Obese Patients, World Congress of Endourology Annual Meeting, November 30-December 3rd, 2011, Kyoto, Japan.

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