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Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS, FRCSC

  • Houston Methodist urologic oncologist
  • Assistant Professor of Urology, Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS, FRCSC

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Areas of Expertise

  • Adrenal masses/adrenal cancer
  • Advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery in urologic oncology
  • Bladder cancer (robotic cystectomy with intra-corporeal diversion/neobladder)
  • Cancer clinical trials
  • Kidney cancer (robotic partial and radical nephrectomy)
  • Penile cancer
  • Prostate cancer (robotic radical prostatectomy)
  • Prostate cancer (robotic radical prostatectomy)
  • Retroperitoneal mass
  • Testicular cancer
  • Urologic oncology

Credentials

MEDICAL SCHOOL
University of Toronto | 2008
INTERNSHIP
University of Toronto | 2009
RESIDENCY
University of Toronto | 2013
FELLOWSHIP
Advanced Robotics, Laparoscopic Surgery and Urologic Oncology | Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California | 2015
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Epidemiology and Biostatistics | University of Southern California | 2015

Publications

The association between physician sex and patient outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Heybati, K, Chang, A, Mohamud, H, Satkunasivam, R, Coburn, N, Salles, A, Tsugawa, Y, Ikesu, R, Saka, N, Detsky, AS, Ko, DT, Ross, H, Mamas, MA, Jerath, A & Wallis, CJD 2025, , BMC Health Services Research, vol. 25, no. 1, 93, pp. 93. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12247-1

Metabolic, cardiac, and bone health testing in patients with prostate cancer on androgen-deprivation therapy: A population-based assessment of adherence to therapeutic monitoring guidelines
Mousa, A, Nguyen, DD, Lalani, AK, Satkunasivam, R, Aminoltejari, K, Hird, A, Roy, S, Morgan, SC, Malone, S, Kokorovic, A, Lavallée, LT, Huynh, M, Shayegan, B, Jiang, DM, Gotto, G, Breau, RH, Kulkarni, GS, Zlotta, A & Wallis, CJD 2025, , Cancer, vol. 131, no. 1, e35606. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35606

Comparison of Postoperative Outcomes among Patients Treated by Male Versus Female Surgeons A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Saka, N, Yamamoto, N, Watanabe, J, Wallis, C, Jerath, A, Someko, H, Hayashi, M, Kamijo, K, Ariie, T, Kuno, T, Kato, H, Mohamud, H, Chang, A, Satkunasivam, R & Tsugawa, Y 2024, , Annals of surgery, vol. 280, no. 6, pp. 945-953. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000006339

Payments by Drug and Medical Device Manufacturers to US Peer Reviewers of Major Medical Journals
Nguyen, DD, Murayama, A, Nguyen, AL, Cheng, A, Murad, L, Satkunasivam, R & Wallis, CJD 2024, , JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 332, no. 17, pp. 1480-1482. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.17681

Association of chronic kidney disease with postoperative outcomes: a national surgical quality improvement program (NSQIP) multi-specialty surgical cohort analysis
Riveros, C, Ranganathan, S, Shah, YB, Huang, E, Xu, J, Hsu, E, Geng, M, Hu, S, Melchiode, Z, Miles, BJ, Esnaola, N, Klaassen, Z, Jerath, A, Wallis, CJD & Satkunasivam, R 2024, , BMC Nephrology, vol. 25, no. 1, 305, pp. 305. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03753-1

Association Between Anesthesiologist Sex and Patients' Postoperative Outcomes: A Population-based Cohort Study
Jerath, A, Satkunasivam, R, Kaneshwaran, K, Aminoltejari, K, Chang, A, MacDonell, DSY, Kealey, A, Ladowski, S, Sarmah, A, Flexman, AM, Lorello, GR, Nabecker, S, Coburn, N, Conn, LG, Klaassen, Z, Ranganathan, S, Riveros, C, McCartney, CJL, Detsky, AS & Wallis, CJD 2024, , Annals of surgery, vol. 279, no. 4, pp. 569-574. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000006217

Comparative real-world survival outcomes of muscle-invasive bladder cancer treated with bladder-only vs. whole-pelvis concurrent chemoradiation
Riveros, C, Ranganathan, S, Haque, W, Huang, E, Xu, J, Kulkarni, GS, Geng, M, Anis, M, Muhammad, T, Chan, KS, Farach, A, Teh, BS, Miles, BJ, Klaassen, Z, Sonpavde, GP, Wallis, CJD & Satkunasivam, R 2024, , Journal of the Canadian Urological Association, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 17-24. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8386

Efficacy and Effectiveness: Bridging the Gap Between Clinical Trials and Real-world Practice
Nguyen, DD, Satkunasivam, R & Wallis, CJD 2024, , European Urology Oncology, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 25-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euo.2023.06.010

Surgeon Sex and Health Care Costs for Patients Undergoing Common Surgical Procedures
Christopher, CJ, Jerath, A, Aminoltejari, K, Kaneshwaran, K, Salles, A, Buntin, MB, Coburn, NG, C.wright, F, Conn, LG, Heybati, K, Luckenbaugh, AN, Ranganathan, S, Riveros, C, McCartney, C, Armstrong, KA, Bass, BL, Detsky, AS & Satkunasivam, R 2024, , JAMA Surgery, vol. 159, no. 2, pp. 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6031

Examining Gender Disparities Among Physicians When Sample Sizes Differ - Reply
Wallis, CJD, Jerath, A & Satkunasivam, R 2024, , JAMA Surgery, vol. 159, no. 4, pp. 468-469. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7027

Contemporary morbidity and mortality of open versus robotic cystectomy for bladder cancer: An analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) procedure targeted cystectomy database
Melchiode, Z, Hu, S, Xu, J, Riveros, C, Farooq, S, Ranganathan, S, Huang, E, Miles, BJ, Kaushik, D, Wallis, CJD & Satkunasivam, R 2024, , Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, vol. 42, no. 10, pp. 332.e11-332.e19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2024.03.017

Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or combination first-line treatment for metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: A large real-world experience
Ranganathan, S, Riveros, C, Xu, S, Hu, S, Geng, M, Huang, E, Melchiode, Z, Zhang, J, Efstathiou, E, Chan, KS, Wallis, CJD, Sonpavde, G & Satkunasivam, R 2024, , Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, vol. 42, no. 9, pp. 291.e13-291.e25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2024.04.006

Adjuvant immunotherapy in high-risk muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Oscar-Thompson, L, Riveros, C, Sonpavde, G, Apolo, AB, Lalani, AKA, Wallis, CJD & Satkunasivam, R 2024, , Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2024.08.003

Surgeon Sex and Long-Term Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Common Surgeries
Wallis, CJD, Jerath, A, Aminoltejari, K, Kaneshwaran, K, Salles, A, Coburn, N, Wright, FC, Conn, LG, Klaassen, Z, Luckenbaugh, AN, Ranganathan, S, Riveros, C, McCartney, C, Armstrong, K, Bass, B, Detsky, AS & Satkunasivam, R 2023, , JAMA Surgery, vol. 158, no. 11, pp. 1185-1194. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3744

Postoperative Discharge Destination Impacts 30-Day Outcomes: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Multi-Specialty Surgical Cohort Analysis
Riveros, C, Ranganathan, S, Shah, YB, Huang, E, Xu, J, Geng, M, Melchiode, Z, Hu, S, Miles, BJ, Esnaola, N, Kaushik, D, Jerath, A, Wallis, CJD & Satkunasivam, R 2023, , Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 12, no. 21, 6784. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12216784

Industry Relationships in Urology: Characterizing the High-payment Urologists. Letter.
Nguyen, DD, Nguyen, ALV, Khondker, A, Kwong, JCC, Xuan-Lan Nguyen, A, Labban, M, Stone, BV, Sayyid, R, Bhojani, N, Satkunasivam, R, Trinh, QD & Wallis, CJD 2023, , Journal of Urology, vol. 210, no. 4, pp. 586-588. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000003641

Editorial Comment
Nguyen, DD, Satkunasivam, R & Wallis, CJD 2023, , Journal of Urology, vol. 210, no. 3, pp. 428-429. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000003594.01

Open vs. robot-assisted radical cystectomy with extracorporeal or intracorporeal urinary diversion for bladder cancer A pairwise meta-analysis of outcomes and a network meta-analysis of complications: A pairwise meta-analysis of outcomes and a network meta-analysis of complications by urinary diversion approach
Riveros, C, Ranganathan, S, Nipper, C, Lim, K, Brooks, M, Dursun, F, Miles, BJ, Goh, AC, Desai, M, Klaassen, Z, Kulkarni, GS, Wallis, CJD & Satkunasivam, R 2023, , Journal of the Canadian Urological Association, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. E75-E85. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8096

Comparative real-world survival outcomes of metastatic papillary and clear cell renal cell carcinoma treated with immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and combination therapy
Riveros, C, Ranganathan, S, Xu, J, Chang, C, Kaushik, D, Morgan, M, Miles, BJ, Muhammad, T, Anis, M, Aghazadeh, M, Zhang, J, Efstathiou, E, Klaassen, Z, Brooks, MA, Rini, B, Wallis, CJD & Satkunasivam, R 2023, , Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 150.e1-150.e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2022.11.022

Prognostic impact of biologically equivalent dose in stereotactic body radiotherapy for renal cancer
Tran, KT, Chevli, NC, Messer, JA, Haque, W, Farach, AM, Satkunasivam, R, Zhang, J, Darcourt, J, Lo, SS, Siva, S, Butler, EB & Teh, BS 2023, , Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, vol. 39, 100592, pp. 100592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctro.2023.100592

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  • English
  • Spanish
  • Tamil