Nita Ahuja, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Oncology

Dr. Nita Ahuja has been a member of the surgical faculty team at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions since 2003. Her surgical specialization is in gastrointestinal cancers, including gastric, rectal and pancreatic cancers. Dr. Ahuja also directs an active cancer research laboratory studying molecular markers important in early diagnosis and prognosis of gastrointestinal cancer.

Dr. Ahuja received her medical degree from Duke University, and completed her general surgery training at Johns Hopkins followed by a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Johns Hopkins. She also pursued specialized training in colorectal cancer surgery at The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University, England.

Boards and Surgical Specialty Certificates

• American Board of General Surgery, 2004
• Society of Surgical Oncology, 2004
• American College of Surgeons, Fellow 2005

Clinical Focus

• Pancreatic tumors/cancers
• Gastric cancers
• Gastrointestinal tumors/cancers including intestines, colon,
  rectum
• Abdominal sarcomas

Research Focus

• Prognostic molecular markers in early detection and prognosis of cancers
• Identification of molecular profiles for recurrence of early-stage colorectal cancers
• Identification of molecular markers in development of cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Surgical Training

• Surgical Oncology; The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD
• General Surgery; Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
• Specialist Registrar in Surgical Oncology and Colorectal Services: The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

Degrees

• M.D., Duke University School of Medicine
• B.S., University of Maryland, College Park

Societies

• Association of Academic Surgery
• Society of Surgeons of the Alimentary Tract
• Society of Surgical Oncology

Contact Information

Department of Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1650 Orleans Street
CRB1, Room 342
Baltimore, MD 21231

Phone: (410) 502-6135
Fax: (410) 502-0987
Email: nahuja@jhmi.edu

Appointments and Administration

(410) 502-6135