Overview
Dr. Malhotra is a board certified Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Oncologist. He is a California native, who completed his undergraduate and master’s degrees at the University of California at Berkeley before moving to the Midwest to complete his MD, PhD, and general surgery training. He returned to California and completed his subspecialty training in Complex Surgical Oncology at the City of Hope Cancer Center before being recruited to USC 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 at national and international conferences and has won numerous awards for his research and clinical excellence. Dr. Malhotra chose Keck Medicine because of the opportunity to work closely with patients while continuing his research.
He also enjoys the opportunity to give his patients the benefit of leading-edge technology and the latest research.
Dr. Malhotra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatic Pseudocyst. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pyogenic Liver Abscess, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Gallbladder Removal.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 25 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
Locations
1450 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Malhotra has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Malhotra isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Malhotra isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)Dr. Malhotra isExperienced. Learn about Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Malhotra isExperienced. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Gallbladder AdenocarcinomaDr. Malhotra isExperienced. Learn about Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma.
- Gallbladder CancerDr. Malhotra isExperienced. Learn about Gallbladder Cancer.