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Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD

(Ashwani Rajput)

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Specializes in: Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1993)

Professional interests include: partial splenectomy, muscle biopsy, laparoscopic splenectomy, and more.

1221 Madison Street Suite 1523
Seattle, WA 98104

(206) 292-6464

Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD is a surgical oncologist in Seattle, WA specializing in surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD is affiliated with Providence, Swedish Medical Center and Swedish First Hill Campus.

Office Locations

Swedish First Hill Campus

1221 Madison Street Suite 1523
Seattle, WA 98104

(206) 292-6464

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Biopsy

A biopsy is a procedure performed to remove a small sample of cells for testing. The cells are examined in a laboratory to check for disease, or sometimes to see how badly a known disease is affecting them. Biopsy can be performed on any part of the body.

Although biopsy is most often associated with cancer, it can also be used to check for other diseases, such as infections. A biopsy sample can be scraped, cut, collected with a needle, taken with a machine that punches out a tiny piece, or removed with the tiny tools in an endoscope.

In most cases, a biopsy is a simple outpatient procedure. Depending on the procedure, patients may need to stop taking certain medications beforehand, such as blood thinners. It is important for patients to tell doctors if they are pregnant, as certain biopsies require the use of x-rays to guide the needle to the right location. There is usually very little pain associated with a biopsy. Patients will have to wait a few days to hear the results.

Breast Biopsy

Breast biopsy is a procedure where a small sample of tissue is collected from the breast for testing. A physician may prescribe a breast biopsy for a variety of reasons, but they are most frequently prescribed for a lump found in the breast. Biopsy samples extracted are examined by pathologists in a laboratory setting and are tested to determine if they are cancerous or benign, or indicative of some other condition. Depending on the lab results, physicians may prescribe additional treatment. Other circumstances which may prompt a breast biopsy include:

Mammograms that detect other unusual features in the chest, such as a cyst or calcium deposit
Breast scans or ultrasounds that display abnormalities
Nipple changes, such as scaling, crusting, or bloody discharge

Breast biopsies are collected through several different procedures and the specific type of biopsy that a patient receives depends on the size, location, and features of a breast lump or irregularity. The three main methods of collecting a breast biopsy include:

Fine needle aspiration (FNA biopsy), where a thin needle is directed into a breast lump or abnormality, extracting a small sample of tissue or liquid
Core needle biopsy (CNB biopsy), where a hollow needle is directed into a breast lump or abnormality, extracting cylinders of tissue called "cores"
Open (surgical) biopsy, where a breast lump is removed through an incision in the breast

Fine needle aspiration (FNA) and core needle biopsy (CNB) are sometimes image-guided, where a mammogram, ultrasound, or MRI helps direct the physician performing the needle extraction.

Fine needle aspiration, the most common biopsy method, generally requires few patient preparations. It is recommended patients avoid using lotion, deodorant, and perfume prior to their biopsy procedure. FNA biopsy is performed with local anesthesia (topical numbing cream) and typically has a quick recovery, but patients may experience soreness for a few days. Core needle biopsy extracts slightly more tissue than an FNA biopsy.

Open (surgical) biopsy is more invasive and requires general anesthesia, where patients are put to sleep during the procedure. Patients must fast prior to the surgery. After the biopsy is performed, patients are monitored in a recovery room for a time before being discharged, when they will need someone else to provide transportation.

Although some may consider breast biopsy to be a simple procedure, it can catch critical issues - particularly breast cancer - that impact wellness. If a breast biopsy reveals an underlying condition like life-threatening cancer, patients can receive the diagnosis and medical treatment that is necessary for their long-term health.

Pancreatectomy (Pancreas Removal)

Pancreatectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the pancreas to treat pancreatitis, tumors, or cancer. The pancreas is located behind the stomach and near the small intestine and spleen. There are three sections of the pancreas:

The head, which is the portion closest to the intestines
The body, which is the middle portion of the pancreas
The tail, which is the portion nearest the spleen

Pancreas removal procedures differ based on how much of the pancreas and surrounding organs are removed. There are three types of pancreatectomy:

Distal pancreatectomy removes the tail and body of the pancreas. This procedure treats tumors confined to these areas.
Pancreaticoduodenectomy, or the Whipple procedure, removes the pancreas, duodenum, bile duct, and, sometimes, part of the stomach. The Whipple procedure is used for pancreatic tumors that have not spread past the head of the pancreas and for other conditions affecting the pancreas, duodenum, and bile duct.
Total pancreatectomy removes the whole pancreas along with the duodenum, gallbladder, parts of the stomach and bile duct, surrounding lymph nodes, and, potentially, the spleen. Rarely performed, total pancreatectomy treats conditions that involve the entire pancreas, such as tumors found in multiple sites on the pancreas, or for rare tumors such as intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN).

Pancreatectomy can be done by open or minimally invasive surgery. During a laparoscopic pancreatectomy, the surgeon will use tiny incisions to insert a thin tube with a camera, or laparoscope, into the abdomen. Open surgery, or a laparotomy, is performed through a larger incision on the abdomen. If additional organs are removed, some procedures may require that the small intestine be reconnected to the stomach.

The hospital for pancreatectomy stay may be between 1-3 weeks. Generally, laparoscopic surgeries require shorter recovery periods. Whether patients undergo an open or laparoscopic procedure is determined by factors such as their condition and the extent of their procedure. For example, open surgery tends to be more common for distal pancreatectomies. If patients have difficulty eating, they may require a nasogastric tube, inserted through the nose, to carry food to their stomachs. A catheter can be inserted into the bladder if patients have trouble urinating. Full recovery may take about two months.

In The News

“Wallace's lawsuit said she formally complained about Russell and raised ethical concerns about Dr. Ashwani Rajput, another cancer surgeon, but Health Sciences Center administrators "did nothing and...”—"$775k settlement for former UNMHSC breast cancer surgeon", Albuquerque Journal , June 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	85

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD in 2014

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	91

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	54

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD in 2017

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	100

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	47

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	62

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD.

**Gender**
Female	39
Male	32

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	44
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	38

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Education & Training

Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1993. He completed residency at Case Western Reserve University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery) and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1993)

Residency: Case Western Reserve University Affiliated Hospitals (2000)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Providence

Swedish Medical Center

Swedish First Hill Campus

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. Ashwani Rajput, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna PPO, Humana PPO, CIGNA PPO, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage, Interplan PPO, TriWest, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Medicaid, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), United Healthcare PPO, Providence, Humana HMO, First Health, WellPoint, Kaiser Permanente, Molina Healthcare, Aetna Medicare PPO, Carelon PPO, Ambetter Cascade Select, Premera, Evernorth PPO, Seven Corners, First Choice PPO and Regence BlueShield of Washington PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna PPO

Humana PPO

CIGNA PPO

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage

Interplan PPO

TriWest

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Medicaid

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

United Healthcare PPO

Providence

Humana HMO

First Health

WellPoint

Kaiser Permanente

Molina Healthcare

Aetna Medicare PPO

Carelon PPO

Ambetter Cascade Select

Premera

Evernorth PPO

Seven Corners

First Choice PPO

Regence BlueShield of Washington PPO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$18,409 Da Vinci Surgical System $18,409
Biom'Up SA	$7,616 Hemoblast $7,616
Stryker Corporation	$87 Orthobiologics $87
Incisive Surgical, Inc.	$44 INSORB Absorbable Stapler $44
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$42 Nexavar $42
Other	$52 Humira $22	SIMPONI $15	$14

**Types of Payments**
Education	$13,000
Travel and Lodging	$6,262
Consulting Fee	$5,000
Food and Beverage	$1,988

Research Payments

Dr. Ashwani Rajput, MD has received 7 research payments totaling $68,256.

Biography

Dr. Ashwani Rajput's area of specialization is surgical oncology (cancer surgery). Areas of expertise for Dr. Rajput include laparoscopic gastrostomy, fine needle aspiration (FNA), and pancreatectomy (pancreas removal). He usually honors HealthSmart, Coventry, and CIGNA Plans, in addition to other insurance carriers. His education and training includes medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with Case Western Reserve University. He is affiliated with Providence and Swedish First Hill Campus.