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Sivagini Ganesh, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Medical Director Lung Transplant

Pulmonary Hypertension Director

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Overview

Dr. Ganesh’s clinical and research interests include lung transplants and pulmonary hypertension.

Dr. Ganesh earned her medical degree from University of Jaffna. She then went on to complete a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine from Baylor College of Medicine.

Awards

  • Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, USC: Teacher of the Year Award, 2010
  • Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, USC: Teacher of the Year Award, 2011

Publications

  • Association of Foregut Testing and Intervention on Lung Transplant Outcomes. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2026 Mar 18.. View in PubMed
  • Social contributions as risk factors for readmissions after lung transplantation: Clinical and financial implications. JHLT Open. 2025 Aug; 9:100300.. View in PubMed
  • Outcomes of single-lung retransplantation after double-lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 05; 169(5):1398-1406.e2.. View in PubMed
  • Pulmonary hemodynamics and transplant-free survival in sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension: Results from an international registry. Pulm Circ. 2023 Oct; 13(4):e12297.. View in PubMed
  • A retrospective analysis of rates of dermatology follow-up and new skin cancer diagnosis among solid organ transplant recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAAD Int. 2023 Mar; 10:53-54.. View in PubMed
  • The six-minute walk test in sarcoidosis associated pulmonary hypertension: Results from an international registry. Respir Med. 2022 05; 196:106801.. View in PubMed
  • Examining low rates of dermatology visits in solid organ transplant recipients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 06; 86(6):1369-1372.. View in PubMed
  • Use of a Bluetooth tablet-based technology to improve outcomes in lung transplantation: A pilot study. Am J Transplant. 2020 12; 20(12):3649-3657.. View in PubMed
  • Grp78 Loss in Epithelial Progenitors Reveals an Age-linked Role for Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 01 15; 201(2):198-211.. View in PubMed
  • Skin cancer and dermatoses in a majority-Hispanic population of solid organ transplant recipients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Aug; 83(2):607-610.. View in PubMed

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