Gita Mody, MD, MPH
Director of Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery
Areas of Interest
Thoracic oncology including cancer of lung and esophagus, lung transplantation, ECMO, emphysema, Surgical outcomes, patient-centered outcomes, surgical capacity building, Global health bronchiectasis, Minimally invasive thoracic surgery including robotic surgery
About
Dr. Gita Mody is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health with the Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice. She received her M.D. at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and received her M.P.H. in Clinical Effectiveness from the Harvard School of Public Health. As an Associate Professor in the UNC Department of Surgery and Director of Thoracic Surgical Oncology”, her clinical expertise is in caring for lung cancer patients, who are amongst the most vulnerable and underserved groups in North Carolina. Her major research interest is in optimizing quality of life and other patient-centered outcomes in patients with chronic illness through studying the implementation of digital health and other complex interventions. Her training in comparative effectiveness research, patient-reported outcomes measurement, and implementation science are synergistic, and she is well-versed with experimental and pragmatic study designs. Her current and prior work is funded through grants from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) , American College of Surgeons (ACS), and the Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF). She is passionate about global equity in health and actively engages in training the next generation of clinical-scientists from low-resourced settings through her work in the Malawi Cancer Outcomes Research Program.
Awards and Honors
- Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network Scholars Program, (2021)
- American College of Surgeons Faculty Research Fellowship Award, (2021)
- Outstanding Medical Student Teaching by Faculty Award, (2019)
- Thoracic Surgery Foundation Research Award, (2019)
- Junior Research Fellowship Award in Honor of Robert T. Osteen, MD, (2017)
- Commission on Cancer Paper Competition Honorable Mention, (2016)
- Intuitive Surgical Robotics Fellowship, (2015)
- Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows Alumni Award, (2013)
- Harvard Medical Student Excellence in Teaching Award, (2013)
- Women in Thoracic Surgery Conference Travel Scholarship, (2013)
- Nominee American Women Surgeons 2012 Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award, (2012)
- Innovation, Development, Enterprise, Action, & Service Global Challenge Prize Winner, (2012)
- Extreme Affordability: Innovation in Surgical Care Student Scholarship Center for Global Surgery, (2012)
- Team Heart Stanley Rawn Travel Award, (2012)
- Leadership Award, Direct Action Research Program, (2011)
- Resident Teaching Award, Tufts University School of Medicine, (2012)
- Arthur Tracy Cabot Fellowship, CSPH, (2010)
- Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research, (2010)
- Resident Teaching Award, Tufts University School of Medicine, (2009)
- Center of Expertise in Global Health Travel Scholarship, Partners Healthcare, (2009)
Education
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MD
Washington University School of Medicine
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MPH
Clinical Effectiveness from the Harvard School of Public Health