Seema P. Anandalwar, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Medical Director of the Donor Care Center, Donor Care Center, Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Traumatology, Emergency Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th Street; Mailbox 118
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th Street; Mailbox 118
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 732-233-6688
Education
BS/MD (Biology and Psychology 7-year accelerated medical program)
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 2009.
MD
Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 2014.
MPH (Clinical Effectiveness)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2017.
Permanent linkBS/MD (Biology and Psychology 7-year accelerated medical program)
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 2009.
MD
Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 2014.
MPH (Clinical Effectiveness)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2017.
Selected Publications
Vasquez M, Abdullah S, Rehani C, Rozenberg K, Vesselinov R, Anandalwar S, Dong JF, Murthi S, Kozar R: Ongoing endothelial cell dysfunction following hemorrhagic shock: Crystalloids are the culprit. Shock 2026 Notes: Epub Sept. 12, 2025; doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002712.Seema P Anandalwar, Jaclyn Clark, Roumen Vesselinov, Lindsay O'Meara, David Efron, Mira Ghneim: Does the Risk Outweigh the Benefit? Clot Progression, Recanalization & Complications of Anticoagulation Therapy in Acute Pancreatitis with Concomitant Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis. The American Journal of Surgery 2026.
Vahe S Panossian, Yasmin Arda, Wardah Rafaqat, Andrea M Gochi, Mira Ghneim, Seema Anandalwar, Dias Argandykov, Cynthia Susai, Nathan Alcasid, Geoffrey A Anderson, Alexander J Ordoobadi, Erik J Teicher, David P Blake, Brendin R Beaulieu-Jones, Sabrina E Sanchez, Christopher A Guidry, Pedro Teixeira, Jonathan Meizoso, Brianna L Collie, Sarah McWilliam, Patrick McGonagill, Nicole Nitschke, Colete Galet, Lillian Nefcy, Jeffrey L Johnson, Michael P DeWane, Joseph Cuschieri, Amber Himmler, Jennifer Rickard, Jonathan Gipson, April E Mendoza: Empiric Antifungal Therapy Is Not Associated with Improved Infectious Outcomes in Penetrating Upper Gastrointestinal Injuries: A Subgroup Analysis of the Surgical Infection Society Multi-Center Observational Study. Surg Infect 27(4): 304-310, 2026.
Gochi AM, Rafaqat W, Panossian V, Ghneim M, Anandalwar S, Argandykov D, Susai CJ, Alcasid NJ, Anderson GA, Ordoobadi AJ, Teicher EJ, Blake DP, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Sanchez SE, Guidry CA, Teixeira P, Meizoso J, Collie BL, McWilliam S, McGonagill P, Nitschke N, Kortlever T, Galet C, Nefcy LA, Johnson JL, DeWane MP, Cuschieri J, Himmler A, Rickard J, Gipson J, Mendoza AE: Surgical Infection Society multi-center observational study: Empiric anti-fungal coverage after non-colonic gastrointestinal perforation. Surgical Infections (Larchmont) 26(8): 618-626, Oct. 2025 Notes: Epub May 13, 2025.
Anandalwar SP, Deshwar A, Powell E, Scalea T, O'Conner J: Trauma pnuemonectomy: Has survival improved over two decades? American Surgeon 91(8): 1348-1354, Aug. 2025 Notes: Epub Apr. 23, 2025.
Anandalwar S, Sifri Z, Hopkins MA, Whitley D, Harfouche M, Narayan M: Evolution of global surgery: Lessons learned and a look towards the future. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 10(Suppl 3): e001541, May 10 2025.
Zhou J, Wilhide M, Howard K, Solom A, Anandalwar S, Clark J, Olafson S: Splenic rupture secondary to pancreatic malignancy invasion: A rare case. Trauma Case Reports 54: 101108, Sept. 14 2024 Notes: Case Report; eCollection Dec. 2024.
Anandalwar SP, O'Meara L, Vesselinov R, Zhang A, Baum JN, Cooper A, Decker C, Schroeppel T, Cai J, Cullinane D, Catalano RD, Bugaev N, LeClair M, Feather C, McBride K, Sams V, Leung PS, Olafson S, Callahan DS, Posluszny J, Moradian S, Estroff J, Hochman B, Coleman N, Goldenberg-Sandau A, Nahmias J, Rosenbaum K, Pasley J, Boll L, Hustad L, Reynolds J, Truitt M, Ghneim M: Warfarin, not direct oral anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy, is associated with increased bleeding risk in emergency general surgery patients: Implications in this new era of novel anticoagulants: An EAST multicenter study. Journal of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery 97(2): 225-232, Aug. 1 2024 Notes: Epub Apr. 10, 2024.
Anandalwar SP, Ghneim M: Emergency general surgery in the era of direct oral anticoagulants: Is there an increased bleeding risk? An EAST Multicenter Trials Study. Quick Shots Presentation at the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL Jan. 2024.
Anandalwar SP, Milliren C, Graham DA, Newland JG, He K, Hills-Dunlap JL, Kashtan MA, Rangel SJ: Quantifying procedure-level prophylaxis misutilization in pediatric surgery: Implications for the prioritization of antimicrobial stewardship efforts. Annals of Surgery 278(1): e158-e164, July 1 2023 Notes: Epub July 7, 2022.