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Amar B. Deshwar, MD

Academic Title:

Assistant Professor

Primary Appointment:

Emergency Medicine

Education and Training

University of Calgary
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Zoology — 2014

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (MD) — 2019

Massachusetts General Hospital & Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Residency, Emergency Medicine — 2023

The R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland
Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care
(Cardiac Surgery Critical Care Pathway) — 2025

Highlighted Publications

Anandalwar, S.P., Deshwar, A., Powell, E., Scalea, T. and O’Connor, J., 2025. Trauma Pneumonectomy: Has Survival Improved Over Two Decades?. The American Surgeon™, p.00031348251337164.

Deshwar, A., Margonis, G.A., Andreatos, N., Barbon, C., Wang, J., Buettner, S., Wagner, D., Sasaki, K., Beer, A., Løes, I.M. and Pikoulis, E., 2018. Double KRAS and BRAF mutations in surgically treated colorectal cancer liver metastases: an international, multi-institutional case series. Anticancer research38(5), pp.2891-2895.

Deshwar, A.B., Sugar, E., Torto, D., De Jesus-Acosta, A., Weiss, M.J., Wolfgang, C.L., Le, D., He, J., Burkhart, R., Zheng, L. and Laheru, D., 2018. Diagnostic intervals and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) resectability: a single-center retrospective analysis. Annals of pancreatic cancer1, p.13.

Awards and Affiliations

Aurelio Rodriguez Award (2025) for outstanding leadership, institutional dedication and commitment to education