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Nitin N. Katariya, M.D.

  1. Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgeon
  2. Transplant Surgeon
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Location

  1. Phoenix, Arizona

Languages

English

Existing patients

Nitin N Katariya, M.D., is a Transplant and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

Areas of clinical expertise include:

  • Adult and pediatric liver transplantation
  • Kidney and pancreas transplantation
  • Living-donor liver transplantation
  • Living-donor kidney transplantation
  • Surgery of the liver, bile duct and pancreas for benign and malignant conditions
  • Robotic Surgery

Dr. Katariya uses a combination of open, laparoscopic and other minimally invasive techniques to treat patients. Dr. Katariya is the current surgical director of our pancreas transplant program and highly involved with liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant. In addition, his passion is in clinical surgical education and is very involved with our transplant fellowship program locally as well as nationally for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) as well as the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA). He is vice-chair elect for the ASTS Curriculum Committee.

  1. Cirrhosis
  2. Diabetes
  3. Hepatocellular carcinoma
  4. Kidney failure
  5. Pancreatic cancer
  1. Kidney transplant
  2. Laparoscopic kidney surgery
  3. Laparoscopic surgery
  4. Liver resection
  5. Liver transplant
  6. Pancreas transplant
  7. Pancreatectomy
  8. Robotic surgery
  9. Whipple procedure
  1. 2011
    Fellow - Transplant Surgery (Liver, Kidney, Pancreas), Children's Memorial HospitalNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  2. 2008
    Resident - General Surgery at Lackland Air Force BaseWilford Hall Medical Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  3. 2003
    MD - Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME)Northwestern University
  4. 1999
    BA - Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME)Northwestern University

Certifications

  1. 2010
    General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Awards and honors

  1. 2019
    Excellence in Medical Student TeachingNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  2. 2018
    Excellence in Medical Student TeachingNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  3. 2016
    Poster of Distinction for presentation during Digestive Disease Week (DDW)American Gastroenterological Association
  4. 2010
    Fellow's Teaching AwardNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  5. 2008
    2nd Place in Academic JeopardySouth Texas Surgical Center
  6. 2001
    Admissions Committee for Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME)Northwestern University
  7. 1999
    Committee Member of Dance Marathon Philanthropy EventNorthwestern University
  8. 1999
    Graduated with Honors, Summa Cum LaudeNorthwestern University
  9. 1999
    Outstanding Academic PerformanceNorthwestern University
  10. 1996
    Corporate Scholarship for Exchange Program to FranceAllied Signal
  11. 1996
    Dean's List all of UndergradNorthwestern University

Professional memberships

  1. 2021 - present
    MemberEducation and Training Curriculum Task Force, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  2. 2021 - present
    MemberHPB Fellowship Training SWOT Taskforce, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  3. 2021 - present
    MemberCurriculum Reform Taskforce, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  4. 2020 - 2021
    Associate Program DirectorThird Year Surgery Clerkship, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  5. 2020 - 2021
    DirectorVirtual Surgery Elective, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  6. 2020
    MemberAmerican Medical Association
  7. 2019 - 2021
    Northwestern UNOS Living Liver Donor SurgeonUnited Network for Organ Sharing
  8. 2019 - 2022
    Elected MemberCurriculum Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  9. 2019 - 2021
    MemberAdmission Committee, Honors Program in Medical Education, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  10. 2019 - 2021
    MemberHealth System Clinical Collaboratives for Transplant, Northwestern Medicine
  11. 2019 - 2021
    MemberRobotics Subcommittee, Northwestern Medicine
  12. 2019 - present
    Elected MemberCurriculum Committee, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  13. 2018 - 2021
    MemberEpic Super User for Transplant, Northwestern Medicine
  14. 2017 - 2021
    MemberTransplant OR Service Line Committee, Northwestern Medicine
  15. 2016 - 2021
    Program DirectorASTS Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Division of Transplant Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  16. 2016 - 2021
    Northwestern UNOS Primary Pancreas SurgeonUnited Network for Organ Sharing
  17. 2016 - 2019
    Elected MemberVanguard Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  18. 2016 - 2021
    MemberNorthwestern Network Mentorship Program, Northwestern University
  19. 2016 - 2021
    MemberCurriculum Committee, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  20. 2015 - 2017
    Elected MemberInternational Committee, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  21. 2015 - 2016
    MemberTransfusion Practice Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona
  22. 2013 - 2016
    Mayo Clinic Arizona UNOS Living Liver Donor SurgeonUnited Network for Organ Sharing
  23. 2013 - 2016
    MemberCancer Practice Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona
  24. 2013 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
  25. 2013 - present
    Fellow of the American College of SurgeonsAmerican College of Surgeons
  26. 2011 - 2013
    MemberPancreas Cancer Task Force, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
  27. 2011 - 2013
    MemberPancreas Cancer Task Force, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
  28. 2011 - 2013
    Elected MemberCME Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  29. 2011 - present
    MemberAmerican Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  30. 2011 - present
    MemberInternational Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  31. 2011 - present
    MemberInternational Liver Transplant Society
  32. 2011 - present
    MemberClinical Robotic Surgery Association
  33. 2011 - present
    Regular MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons
  34. 2009 - 2011
    Candidate MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons
  35. 2003 - present
    MemberJ. Bradley Aust Surgical Society
  36. 1999 - 2003
    MemberAmerican Medical Student Association
  37. 1997
    MemberAlpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society
  38. 1997 - present
    MemberPhi Beta Kappa Honor Society
  39. 1996 - present
    MemberGolden Key International Honour Society

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