Dr. Anjani Thakur is board-certified in general surgery. He completed his undergraduate degree in biochemistry in the University of California system, where he was the recipient of an Honors Program Scholarship. He then went on to Georgetown University to earn his medical degree before returning to UCLA, first as an intern and then as a resident in general surgery, eventually reaching the level of Chief Resident. He was also a postdoctoral scholar in the Division of Developmental Biology. He is currently a member of the American College of Phlebology.

Anjani Thakur participated in a fellowship in pediatric surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Denver and then focused on general surgery, including upper and lower endoscopy, trauma surgery, critical care, and open and laparoscopic surgery. He continued in the practice of general surgery at Emanuel Medical Center, where he is currently on staff with privileges at numerous surrounding area hospitals and surgery centers including Mercy Hospital (Merced), Stanislaus Surgical Center (Modesto), Tower Surgical Center (Turlock), Memorial Medical Center (Modesto), and Doctors Medical Center (Modesto).

Dr. Anjani Thakur has received numerous professional awards and research grants, and has served as lead author or co-author on many articles published in scholarly publications.

He holds current or past memberships in a range of professional organizes including the American College of Surgeons, the UCLA Medical School Admissions Committee, the UCLA Surgical Education Committee, the Associate of Academic Surgeons (candidate member), the American Medical Association, and Doctors of the World.

Dr. Thakur is licensed to practice medicine in California, Colorado and Arizona.

AWARDS and FELLOWSHIPS:

*             NIH Gene Medicine Fellow (NRSA)
*             Research Minigrant, UCLA Dean’s Office
*             Research Grant, GeorgetownUniversity
*             Research Grant, GeorgetownUniversity
*             Research Grant, University of California
*             Honors Scholar, University of California

PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

1. Thakur  A,  Thakur  V,  Hines  J,  Gordon  E.  Tumoral  Calcinosis   Regression  After  Subtotal  Parathyroidectomy: A Case Presentation And Review of the Literature. Surgery 1999: 126(1):95-98

2. Fonkalsrud  EW,  Thakur  A,  Roof L.  Comparison of  Loop Versus End Ileostomy for Fecal Diversion After Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis.  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2000; 190(4):418-422

3. Thakur  A,  Sase  M,  Lee  JJ,  Thakur  V,  Buchmiller  TL.  Effect of Dexamethasone on Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Expression in a Rabbit Model of Growth Retardation.  Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2000;35(6):898-905

4. Thakur  A,  Thakur  V, Fonkalsrud  EW,  Singh  S,  Buchmiller  TL.  The Outcome of Research Training During Surgical Residency. Journal of Surgical research 2000;90(1):395-96

5. Thakur  A,  Wang  EC,  Gouvion M, Ko  C, Hodgson  C,  Atkinson JB,  Tompkins  RK.  Developing Quality Surgical Role Models in the Managed Care Era.  Surgical Forum 2000 (51):479-480

6. Thakur  A,  Buchmiller  TL,  Fonkalsrud  EW.  A New Surgical Option for Patients with Severe Colonic Inertia:  Colectomy with Ileoanal Pouch Procedure.  American Surgeon 2001; 103-106

7. Thakur  A,  Chiu  T,  Wang  E,  Chen  W,  Ko  C,  Fonkalsrud  EW.  Methodology Standards Associated with Quality  Reporting  in  Clinical   Studies  in   Pediatric  Surgery  Journals.  Journal  of  Pediatric   Surgery  2001;36(8):1160-64

8. Thakur   A,  Lansford  R,  Thakur  V,  Narone  JN,  Atkinson  JB,  Buchmiller  TL,  Fraser SE.  Gene Transfer to the Embryo:  Strategies fro the Delivery and Expression of Proteins at 48 and 56 Hours Post fertilization. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2001;36(8):1304-7.  Recipient of the Resident Research Competition Prize

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:
 

1.   Hines  OJ,  Gloor  B,  Thakur A,  Todd  KE,  Kwon R,  Reber HA.  Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD): Changes in Clinical Management and Their Fiscal Implications. Gastroenterology 1998;114(4) PART 2, A1392