Dr. Mithran Sukumar is an associate professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine. He performs surgery on all areas of the chest except the heart. He specializes in surgeries for lung and esophageal cancer and in minimally invasive surgery for these conditions.

Dr. Sukumar earned his M.B.B.S. degree from the University of Madras in Chennai, India. He completed a residency in general surgery at the New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens and the New York Flushing Hospital Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in surgical critical care at North Shore University Hospital Manhasset in Long Island, N.Y. He also completed a fellowship in thoracic surgery at OHSU.