Gautam Malhotra

Assistant Professor

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Overview

Dr. Malhotra is a board certified Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Oncologist. He is a California native, who completed his undergraduate and masters work at the University of California at Berkeley before moving to the Midwest to complete his MD, PhD, and general surgery training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He returned to California and completed his subspecialty training in Complex Surgical Oncology at the City of Hope Cancer Center and was recruited to Keck to provide the latest in surgical care for cancer patients.

Dr. Malhotra has a special interest and expertise in minimally invasive techniques including laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He is also engaged in innovative research with a focus on early detection of pancreatic cancer and novel treatments for colorectal liver metastasis. Dr. Malhotra has presented his work and national and international conferences and has won numerous awards for his research and clinical excellence.

Education and Training

  • University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA — BA — 07/2004 — Molecular Cell Biology
  • Lawerence Berkeley National Labratory, Berkeley, CA — MS — 07/2007 — Cell Biology
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE — MD — 06/2015 — Medicine
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE — PhD — 06/2015 — Cancer Biology
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE — Residency — 07/2020 — General Surgery
  • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center , Duarte, CA — Fellowship — 07/2022 — Complex Surgical Oncology

Research Keywords

  • Hepatobiliary surgery
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Colorectal liver metastasis
  • Bile duct injury
  • Biliary tract cancer
  • Gallbladder cancer

Publications

  • Defining MRI Superiority over CT for Colorectal and Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Oct 23; 15(20).. View in PubMed
  • Tumor extent impacts survival benefit in minimally invasive colectomy for T4 colon cancer: A propensity matched national cohort analysis. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Mar; 127(4):657-667.. View in PubMed
  • Emotional Distress and Financial Toxicity in Younger Adult Patients Undergoing Oncologic Surgery. Ann Surg. 2022 10 01; 276(4):694-700.. View in PubMed
  • The Atlantic divide: contrasting surgical robotics training in the USA, UK and Ireland. J Robot Surg. 2023 Feb; 17(1):117-123.. View in PubMed
  • Pandemic Operating Room Supply Shortage and Surgical Site Infection: Considerations as We Emerge from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 04 01; 234(4):571-578.. View in PubMed
  • Salvage regional therapy using hepatic artery infusion pump in unresectable chemotherapy resistant colorectal liver metastases. Am J Surg. 2022 06; 223(6):1151-1156.. View in PubMed
  • PIPAC for the Treatment of Gynecologic and Gastrointestinal Peritoneal Metastases: Technical and Logistic Considerations of a Phase 1 Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Jan; 29(1):175-185.. View in PubMed
  • Sternal fixation for isolated traumatic sternal fractures improves pain and upper extremity range of motion. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Feb; 48(1):225-230.. View in PubMed
  • Managing Squamous Cell Esophageal Cancer. Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Jun; 99(3):529-541.. View in PubMed
  • Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Rising Burden and Glaring Disparities. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Jul; 26(7):1979-1980.. View in PubMed