Dr. Puja G. Khaitan

Consultant - Thoracic Surgery
Director of Robotic Surgery
Director of Oesophageal & Foregut Surgery
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Dr. Puja G. Khaitan, M.D., FACS, is a Professor and Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Director of Robotic Surgery, and Director of Oesophageal & Foregut Surgery at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi.

Dr. Khaitan is an American board-certified general and thoracic surgeon. She specialises in non-cardiac chest surgeries, focusing on lung cancer, mesothelioma, oesophageal cancer, chest wall tumours, and mediastinal masses, as well as treating patients with benign pathologies. Dr. Khaitan earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, US. She then pursued a General Surgery Residency at Emory University Hospital, US, with a simultaneous two-year NIH-T32 research fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre in the Department of Cancer Biology. Subsequently, she completed her cardiothoracic training at Harvard Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, US. She previously served as an Assistant Professor at Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, and as an Associate Professor and later a full Professor at Georgetown University, MedStar Washington Hospital Centre. As a highly trained and experienced minimally invasive thoracic surgeon, Dr. Khaitan performs thoracoscopic, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeries, as well as open complex surgical procedures. Additionally, Dr. Khaitan is passionate about educating and training surgical residents and fellows. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, given lectures nationally and internationally, and is a reviewer for selected thoracic journals such as the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, and Journal of Thoracic Disease. Numerous honours and awards have been bestowed upon Dr. Khaitan, and she serves on several committees in national and international professional societies.

Doctor can help with

  • Benign and malignant pathology of the lung, oesophagus, mediastinum, chest wall, and foregut

Memberships

  • Vice-Chair - Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Research Committee
  • Member - European Surgeons in Robotic Thoracic Surgery (ESTS) Robotic Surgery, Awake Surgery, Thymic Working Group Committees
  • Co-Chair - Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Postgraduate Committee
  • Member - Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) Leadership Committee
  • Member - The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF) Saha Scholarship Selection Committee
  • Member - Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Oesophageal Programme Subcommittee

Licences and certifications

  • Certified, American Board of Surgery
  • Certified, American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Training and work experience

  • Consultant, Thoracic Surgery

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi

  • Director of Robotic Surgery

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi

  • Director of Oesophageal & Foregut Surgery

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi

  • Professor & Director of Oesophageal Surgery, Lung & Oesophageal Institute

    Medstar Washington Hospital Centre – Georgetown University School of Medicine, US

  • Medical Director of Thoracic Surgical Unit

    Medstar Washington Hospital Centre, Georgetown University School of Medicine, US

  • Associate Professor & Director of Oesophageal Surgery, Lung and Oesophageal Institute

  • Assistant Professor

    Houston Methodist Hospital, Institute of Academic Medicine – Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)

    ​​University of Texas Southwestern, US
  • Bachelor of Science (BS), Microbiology

    Texas A&M University, US

Awards and recognitions

  • SSAT Grand Round Professorship Award

    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • AAMC Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Development Award

    Georgetown Chapter
  • Top Doctor in 2022 & Top Thoracic Surgeon in Washington DC

    Northern Virginia Magazine
  • Top Doctor in Washington DC in 2018, 2019, 2020

    International Association of HealthCare Professionals
  • Leading Physician of the World and Top Doctor in Washington DC

  • America’s Top Surgeons in 2018

  • Fondren-Brown Cardiothoracic OR Nursing Staff Award

  • Houston Methodist Faculty Award of Excellence

  • Top Surgeon in Houston, TX

    International Association of HealthCare Professionals
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