Deepika Koganti, MD
Originally from Odessa, Texas, Dr. Deepika Koganti, MD, grew up in Jonesboro, Georgia, and is excited to be back home in the Atlanta area. She earned her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Miami before completing her general surgery residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. During her training, she also completed a year of basic science research focused on burn injuries and bowel obstructions. Dr. Koganti returned to Atlanta to complete her trauma and critical care fellowship and is passionate about caring for patients with complex surgical and traumatic injuries.
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowships
Emory University Hospital
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Expanding stop the bleed to achieve health equity: Inclusion of deaf and hard-of-hearing populations in injury prevention and education.
Koganti D, Tolbert T, Jackson J, Grady Z, Zeidan A, Winata M, Smith RN
Injury. 2026;57(4):113172.
PMID: 41880889 - Does Pelvic Angioembolization Increase Pelvic Ischemic Complications? A Multicenter American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Study.
Artigue M, Schroeppel T, Sheehan B, Nahmias J, Bradford J, Haines L, Benjamin E, Koganti D, Dultz L, Mooney J,
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2025;241(5):773-782.
PMID: 40470836 - Pancreaticoduodenectomy in high-grade pancreatic and duodenal trauma.
Noorbakhsh S, Wagner V, Arientyl V, Orlin S, Koganti D, Fransman RB, Bishop ES, Castater CA, Nguyen J, De Leon Castro A, Davis MA, Smith RN, Todd SR, Sciarretta JD
Injury. 2024;55(9):111721.
PMID: 39084919 - Management of complex pediatric and adolescent liver trauma: adult vs pediatric level 1 trauma centers.
Dantes G, Meyer CH, Ciampa M, Antoine A, Grise A, Dutreuil VL, He Z, Smith RN, Koganti D, Smith AD
Pediatric surgery international. 2024;40(1):100.
PMID: 38584250 - Utilization of Angiography in Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Injury at Adult versus Pediatric Trauma Centers.
Dantes G, Kolousek A, Doshi N, Dutreuil V, Sciarretta JD, Sola R, Shah J, Smith RN, Smith AD, Koganti D
The Journal of surgical research. 2024;
PMID: 37832307 - Understanding Chest CT Scan Usage Among Adolescent Blunt Trauma Patients at Adult Trauma Centers.
Groszman L, McCook KM, Xiang L, Parker L, Villamor LL, Koganti D, Smith RN, Sola R
The American surgeon. 2024;90(2):220-224.
PMID: 37619987 - Optimizing Transitions of Care and Enhancing Surgical Education on Acute Care Surgery: A Multi-Institutional Survey Study.
Melmer PD, Taylor R, Vera L, Wong D, Santos AP, Chung T, Sola JR, Castater CA, Nguyen J, Nottingham JM, Berg AF, Sleeman D, Namias N, Daley BJ, Procter L, Aboutanos MB, Davis JM, Koganti D, Sciarretta JD
Journal of surgical education. 2023;80(11):1687-1692.
PMID: 37442698 - Increases in adolescent firearm injuries were associated with school closures during COVID-19.
Bliton JN, Paul J, Smith AD, Duran RG, Sola R, Chaudhary S, Fraser Doh K, Koganti D, Dantes G, Hernandez Irizarry RC, Bonsu JM, Welch TT, Richard RA, Smith RN
Injury. 2023;54(8):110824.
PMID: 37296010 - Hepatic Arterioportal Fistula Following Liver Trauma: Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Noorbakhsh S, Gomez L, Joung Y, Meyer C, Hanos DS, Freedberg M, Klingensmith N, Grant AA, Koganti D, Nguyen J, Smith RN, Sciarretta JD
Vascular and endovascular surgery. 2023;57(7):749-755.
PMID: 36940466 - Trends in Adolescent Firearm-Related Injury: A Time Series Analysis.
Meyer CH, Noorbakhsh S, Jackson K, Holstein R, Sola R, Koganti D, Bliton J, Smith A, Fraser Doh K, Chaudhary S, Sciarretta JD, Smith RN
The American surgeon. 2023;89(8):3429-3432.
PMID: 36916309
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