Nikita Arora

Nikita Arora, Dr

Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
The Ottawa Hospital

My thoracic surgical training has included video-assisted and robotic-assisted lung, mediastinal and foregut surgery. I have also been trained in advanced airway (linear and radial probe EBUS, bronchoscopy) and gastrointestinal endoscopy (ESD, EMR, esophageal stents).

My research interest is in the intersection of artificial intelligence and thoracic surgery in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases.

Select publications:

Arora N, Seeger R, Anstee C, Stackhouse A, Jones D, Gilbert S, Villeneuve P. Robotic vs. video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective analysis of safety and length of stay during initial implementation of a robotic program. J Thorac Dis. 2026 Apr 30;18(4):324. doi: 10.21037/jtd-2025-1-2787. Epub 2026 Mar 23. PMID: 42182669; PMCID: PMC13190139.

Arora N, Klement W, Japkowicz N, et al. Chest Tube Learning Synthesis and Evaluation Assistant (CheLSEA): A Prospective Observational Trial of an Intelligent Decision Support System. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 2026;21(2):166-172. doi:10.1177/15569845261425605
Arora N, Lo M, Hanna NM, Pereira J, Digby G, Bechara R, Merchant SJ, Hopman W, Li S, Giles A, Chung W. Influence of a patient navigation program on timeliness of care in patients with esophageal cancer. Cancer Medicine. 2023 May;12(10):11907-14.
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