Zarrish S Khan, MD
Adjunct Clinical Instructor in Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
1500 E. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Zarrish S Khan, MD
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • About

    Zarrish Khan graduated Medical School at Aga Khan University and completed General Surgery training at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas followed by Thoracic Surgery training at Cornel Cornell Medical Center in New York. Dr Khan is boarded certified in Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery and Obesity Medicine. Her interests are lung cancer oncology and global health and capacity building and medical student education.
    She has an interest in healthcare finance and holds a Masters in Business Administration with certifications in Finance and Investment Management

    Qualifications
    • Non ACGME accredited fellow
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Metabolic, Endocrine and Nutrition Medicine, 2024
    • Fellow
      New Presbyterian-Weill Cornell / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Cariothoracic Surgery, 2014
    • Resident
      University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, General Surgery, 2012
    • Teaching Assistant
      The Aga Khan University, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 2006
    • Clerkships in Transplant Surgery, Transplant Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Gynecology
      Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 2005
    • Research
      Aga Khan University, Pakistan Departments of Basic and Community Health Sciences, Surgery and Medicine, 2005
    • Research
      University of Leeds-UK (School of Medicine), United Kingdom, 2003
    • Research
      University of Pennsylvania (School of Medicine), United States, 2002
    • MBA
      University of Iowa, Iowa City, 2023
    • MBBS
      The Aga Khan University, Karachi, 2005
    Research Overview

    Lung Cancer and Oncology education- Member of Training, Research, Education Council (Trec) at Rogel Cancer Institute.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Reassessing the need for prophylactic surgery in patients with porcelain gallbladder: case series and systematic review of the literature.
      Khan ZS, Livingston EH, Huerta S. Arch Surg, 2011 Oct; 146 (10): 1143 - 1147. DOI:10.1001/archsurg.2011.257
      PMID: 22006872
    • Journal Article
      Stress, burn out and maladaptive coping: Strategies for surgeon well-being
      Khan Z, Bittner JG, Babu M, Hamed O. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 2011 Aug; 96 (8): 17 - 22.
    • Presentation
      Parathyromatosis; a rare cause of recurrent primary hyperparathyroidism
      Khan Z, Ewing G, Holt S. 2010 Oct;
    • Journal Article
      Indications and recommended approach for surgical intervention of metastatic disease to the gallbladder.
      Khan ZS, Huth J, Kapur P, Huerta S. World J Surg Oncol, 2010 Sep 10; 8: 80 DOI:10.1186/1477-7819-8-80
      PMID: 20828420
    • Presentation
      Re-thinking porcelain gallbladder: what is the evidence?
      Khan Z, Livingston E, Huerta S. 2010 Jun;
    • Presentation
      Evidence-based Association of Porcelain Gallbladder with Gallbladder Carcinoma
      Khan Z, Huerta S. 2010 Feb;
    • Presentation
      Graded Histological Response after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Surgical Resection for Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
      Khan Z, Schwarz R, Mansour J. 2010 Feb;
    • Presentation
      Laparoscopic vs Open Revision of Failed Open Gastric Restrictive procedures to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A single surgeon experience’
      Khan Z, Islam A, Provost D. 2010 Feb;