Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)

Dr. Niraj Gusani's active current research focus involves the role of physical activity and prehabilitation in the outcomes of patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery and in cancer survivors. Other research interests include epidemiology and patterns of care in gastrointestinal malignancies and the measurement of quality and costs of care in oncologic surgery. Dr. Gusani has authored or co-authored more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and numerous book chapters and invited manuscripts.

Dr. Niraj Gusani teaches medical students, surgical residents and fellows at Penn State College of Medicine.

In collaboration with Dr. Jane Schubart, Dr. Gusani has worked to develop a cancer survivorship curriculum for primary care physicians. The series of web-based teaching modules is being used in Penn State’s Family and Community Medicine Residency and Internal Medicine Residency.

Dr. Niraj Gusani is director of the multidisciplinary program for liver, pancreas and foregut tumors as well as the co-medical director for outpatient services within Penn State Cancer Institute and the Section of Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Gusani's clinical practice involves oncologic surgery for gastrointestinal tract and hepato-pancreato-biliary, adrenal, skin and soft-tissue malignancies, with a primary focus on diseases of the liver, pancreas and bile ducts.