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Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Professional interests include: laparoscopic surgery, lung transplant, hiatal hernia, and more.

1418 Cross Street
O'Fallon, IL 62269

(314) 362-7260

Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD is a thoracic surgeon in O'Fallon, IL specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD is affiliated with Washington University Physicians, Memorial Hospital Shiloh, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, BJC HealthCare, Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL), Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS IN ILLINOIS, INC.

Office Locations

Address:

1418 Cross Street
O'Fallon, IL 62269

Address:

1418 Cross Street Medical Office Building 2
Shiloh, IL 62269

Address:

150 Entrance Way
Saint Peters, MO 63376

Address:

4921 Parkview Place Div Surg Ct Adult Thoracic, Suite 8b
Saint Louis, MO 63110

Address:

4921 Parkview Place Suite 8b
Saint Louis, MO 63110

Some issues Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD can help you with:

Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery is a kind of minimally invasive surgery using a thin, narrow tube called a laparoscope. Usually performed on the abdomen or the pelvic region, the surgeon makes a few very small incisions instead of one large one.

During the procedure, the surgeon inserts the laparoscope, which contains a light and camera that allows the surgeon to see what is happening inside the body. Then tiny tools are placed through the small openings and used to perform the surgery.

The most common laparoscopic surgery is gallbladder removal, but laparoscopic surgery may also be used for the removal of a kidney or appendix, to treat certain cysts and tumors, for bariatric surgery, for some GERD treatments, or for hernia repairs, among others.

Because laparoscopic surgery only uses a few tiny incisions, the scars are minimal and recovery is easier than with open surgery.

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

In The News

“Dr. Varun Puri, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Barnes-Jewish whose work includes lung transplants, said Cosgrove's surgery is a type usually seen less than a 100 times a year in the United States.”—"EVERY BREATH A THANKS", The Examiner, November 2017

“"It allows the lungs to stay alive... and allows us as providers to assess the function of the organ in a unique, well-controlled environment," said Dr. Varun Puri, an associate professor of...”—"US trial tests machine that 'reconditions' lungs outside body", Fox News, May 2016

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	32
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	87
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
minimally invasive procedures	31
minor procedures	15

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	70

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	56

aspiration	12
bronchoscopy	32
diagnostic procedures	13
dissection	12
doctor visit	132
excision	12
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
lobectomy	10
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	55
minor procedures	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	14
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	54

bronchoscopy	21
doctor visit	129
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	24
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	45

bronchoscopy	12
dissection	10
doctor visit	179
excision	10
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	10
minimally invasive procedures	37
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	36
transplant procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	15
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	54
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	49

bronchoscopy	12
dissection	18
doctor visit	165
excision	18
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	48
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	66
transplant procedures	31

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	13
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	43

aspiration	18
bronchoscopy	17
dissection	16
doctor visit	169
excision	16
lobectomy	20
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	34
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	59
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
transplant procedures	23

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	13
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	45

dissection	13
doctor visit	185
excision	13
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	25
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48
transplant procedures	21

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	12
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	47

doctor visit	135
hospital care	10
inpatient care	10
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	43

dissection	19
doctor visit	342
excision	19
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	31
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	43
transplant procedures	10

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in O'Fallon, IL were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

aspiration	15
bronchoscopy	22
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	14
doctor visit	171
excision	14
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	36
minor procedures	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	46
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	10
transplant procedures	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	150
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	49
85 and over	9
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	85

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	38
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He completed residency at Creighton University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: General Surgery/General Surgery and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Residency: Creighton University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: General Surgery/General Surgery

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Washington University Physicians

Memorial Hospital Shiloh

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital

BJC HealthCare

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS IN ILLINOIS, INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna US Access, Aetna National Advantage Program, Aetna Elect Choice, Aetna Open Choice PPO, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Access HMO, Aetna, MHBP, Aetna Choice POS II, Humana, Aetna Select, Aetna Elect Choice EPO, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Aetna Open Access PPO, Aetna Medicare HMO and Aetna Medicare PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna US Access

Aetna National Advantage Program

Aetna Elect Choice

Aetna Open Choice PPO

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Access HMO

Aetna

MHBP

Aetna Choice POS II

Humana

Aetna Select

Aetna Elect Choice EPO

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Aetna Open Access PPO

Aetna Medicare HMO

Aetna Medicare PPO

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$2,500 AlloDerm $2,500
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,622 Da Vinci Surgical System $1,622
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,514 $1,514
Baxter Healthcare	$110 FLOSEAL $110
AtriCure, Inc.	$38 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM $38
Other	$113 DAV-Progel $38	STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM $29	Aeon Endostapler & Echelon Flex Powered Stapler $29	SURGICAL $17

**Types of Payments**
Education	$2,500
Grant	$1,514
Food and Beverage	$1,075
Travel and Lodging	$807

Research Payments

Dr. Varun Puri, MSCI, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $37,808.

Biography

Dr. Varun Puri works as a thoracic surgery. His areas of expertise include lung transplant, esophageal cancer, and barrett's esophagus. Dr. Puri (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Hindi and Punjabi. Dr. Puri's professional affiliations include Memorial Hospital Shiloh, Washington University Physicians, and Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital.