Bio
Nidhi Rohatgi, MD, MS, SFHM, is a Clinical Professor of Medicine and (by courtesy) Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California. She served as the Chief of Surgical Co-management for Neurosurgery, ENT, and Orthopedic Surgery at Stanford. Dr. Rohatgi is also an Affiliate Faculty in the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Medical Imaging and the Center for Digital Health at Stanford University. She served as the Co-Director of Clinical Research and is passionate about finding innovative, value-based, and sustainable solutions in healthcare.
Dr. Rohatgi has authored several peer-reviewed articles in high impact journals (such as NEJM, Lancet, JAMA, Nature, Annals of Surgery), led workshops and webinars, written book chapters in Perioperative Medicine, and is on the planning committee for National Society of Hospital Medicine’s learning portal on Perioperative and Consultative Medicine. She advises colleagues from across the world on surgical co-management model of care to improve the medical outcomes of surgical patients. She serves as the Chair for Society of Hospital Medicine's Global Technical Advisory Committee on co-management with surgical and other medical subspecialties. Dr. Rohatgi serves as the Editor-in-Chief for JMIR Perioperative Medicine journal. She has also published on use of LLMs for clinical text summarization and the promises and limitations of AI in Hospital Medicine.
Dr. Rohatgi has been an invited speaker at regional, national, and international meetings. She has served on National Society of Hospital Medicine’s Research Committee, Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Committee, Perioperative Medicine Executive Council, Practice Management Committee, and Leadership committee for Hospital Medicine National Writing Challenge. She has served as a principal and co-investigator for several NIH and industry sponsored clinical trials, recognized as nation's Top Hospitalist by the American College of Physicians, and is the recipient of numerous local, national, and international awards for clinical care, quality improvement, teaching, and research. Dr. Rohatgi is a strong advocate for patient experience and serves as the Medical Director for Clinical Advice Services at Stanford.
