Nandita N Mahajan, Dr.

POST-GRADUATE TRAINING & LEADERSHIP

University Health Network/University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Thoracic Surgery Clinical Fellow | June 2025 – Present

Quantic School of Business and Technology

Executive MBA Candidate | June 2025 – Present (Expected Sept 2026)

Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York

Program Directors: Dr. Abier Abdelnaby (current), Dr. Sheldon Feldman (past)

• General Surgery Administrative Chief Resident | July 2025 – June 2026
• General Surgery Residency | July 2022 – June 2025
• General Surgery Residency (PGY-2 Preliminary) | July 2020 – June 2021

Jacobi Medical Center, NYC Health and Hospitals, New York

Program Directors: Dr. Bruce Greenstein, Dr. Ralph Liebling

Burn Surgery Fellowship | July 2021 – June 2022

UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas

Program Director: Dr. Daniel Dent

General Surgery Residency (PGY-1 Preliminary) | July 2019 – June 2020

CERTIFICATIONS & SURGICAL SKILLS

• Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES), Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Certified 2026
• Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS), Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Certified 2026
• Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Xi Platform – Certificate of Training Equivalency as a Resident, Montefiore Medical Center, 2026
• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification, 06/29/2018
• 3D Surgical Modeling and Planning – Advanced user, 2019
• Certified in C & C++ Programming, 2007

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS & RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS

National & Regional Leadership

• Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) | Program Committee Member, Academic Surgical Congress (Appointed 2026; term 2026–2028)
• Association of Academic Surgery (AAS) | DEI Committee Member (Elected 2026 – 2028)
• Women in Thoracic Surgery (WTS) | Communications Committee Member (Elected 2026 – 2027)
• Resident Mentor, Association of Women Surgeons National Journal Club, 2026 – Present
• Global Thoracic Surgery Resident Association | Research Committee (2025 – Present)
• American College of Surgeons, NY Chapter | Education Committee Member (2024 – Present)

Mayo Clinic, Arizona & Rochester

• Research Collaborator | Dept. of Cardiovascular Diseases (Aug 2024 – Present)
  • PI: Dr. Courtney Wheatley-Guy | Focus: Cardiopulmonary physiology in COVID patients
• Thoracic Surgery Research Trainee | Dept. of Thoracic Surgery (2018 – 2019)
  • PI: Dr. Shanda Blackmon
  • Completed Investigative Projects:
    • Institutional outcomes for long-segment supercharged jejunal interposition for esophageal reconstruction.
    • Established initial normative standards for the Mayo Clinic esophageal CONDUIT patient report card.
    • Analyzed predictors of patient-reported reflux after esophagectomy.
    • Institutional treatment outcomes for primary pulmonary artery sarcoma and utilization of 3D printing for surgical planning.
    • Use of autologous blood patch pleurodesis for prolonged postoperative air leaks.