Specialties
Education
- MD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- General Surgery Residency, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Surgical Oncology Fellowship, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- MBA, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Ahuja is a gastrointestinal oncology surgeon who has an international reputation for providing complex surgeries for people with gastric, rectal, and pancreatic cancers. She is internationally known for treating rare, difficult soft-tissue sarcomas, which are cancers that affect the connective tissue. Dr. Ahuja was one of the early international leaders to develop a program for treatment of peritoneal metastasis for cancers, a concept called cytoreduction surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy. This treatment is now standard of care for multiple cancers, including appendix, colorectal, ovarian, and gastric cancers. She serves on the scientific advisory council of the nonprofit No Stomach For Cancer.
Research Interests
Dr. Ahuja is a widely recognized leader in translational epigenetics, conducting clinical trials in colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and other solid tumors. She is known among her peers for developing biomarkers for early detection of colorectal and pancreatic cancers. Dr. Ahuja has also led more than 20 national and international clinical trials on testing new therapies in gastrointestinal and breast cancers based on concepts identified in her laboratory.
Recent Publications
SPINK1-COL18A1 Crosstalk Shapes Epigenome and Drives Cancer Stemness in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Tang H, Sailo B, Shang X, Das P, Chhoda A, Aldo P, Robert ME, Kunstman J, Pappou E, Wood L, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Hruban R, Wolfgang CL, He L, Pfaff M, Ang-Olson O, Garcia-Milian R, Mazzetto M, Sharma A, Levchenko A, Ahuja N
bioRxiv 2025 Mar 07;
[PubMed ID: 40093187]Quality of gastrointestinal surgical oncology care according to insurance status.
Butensky SD, Kerekes D, Bakkila BF, Billingsley KG, Ahuja N, Johnson CH, Khan SA
J Gastrointest Surg 2025 Mar; 29(3): 101961
[PubMed ID: 39800081]Translation of Epigenetics in Cell-Free DNA Liquid Biopsy Technology and Precision Oncology.
Tan WY, Nagabhyrava S, Ang-Olson O, Das P, Ladel L, Sailo B, He L, Sharma A, Ahuja N
Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024 Jun 27; 46(7): 6533-6565
[PubMed ID: 39057032]Neoadjuvant Cisplatin, Gemcitabine, and Docetaxel in Sarcomatoid Bladder Cancer: Clinical Activity and Whole Transcriptome Analysis.
Johnson Iii BA, Teply BA, Kagemann C, McGuire B, Lombardo K, Jing Y, Langbo W, Epstein JI, Netto GJ, Baras AS, Matoso A, McConkey DJ, Gupta A, Ahuja N, Ross AE, Pierorazio PM, Comperat E, Hoffman-Censits J, Singla N, Patel SH, Kates M, Choi W, Bivalacqua TJ, Hahn NM
Bladder Cancer 2024; 10(2): 133-143
[PubMed ID: 39131872]