Hospital Affiliation

University Hospital, Newark
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center - Livingston

Insurance Participation

Insurance Participation: with Provider Number (where applicable)
The information below is subject to change and should not be relied upon until after it is verified with the insurance company. In addition, psychiatric providers should be contacted directly for information on their participation with managed care and insurance companies.

Aetna, Inc.

AmeriGroup

AmeriHealth of NJ

America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)

Clover Health Plans

Devon Health Services/ULLICO

Horizon BCBS Managed Care

Horizon NJ Health

Horizon NJ Total Care(HNJH)

Horizon PPO Network

Medicaid

Medicare

MultiPlan

Prime Health Services, Inc.

Qual Care HMO

Qual Care PPO

Three Rivers Provider Network

UHC Comm/Oxford

United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)

WellCare Health Plans

Overview

Nisha Narula, MD is an Assistant Professor in General Surgery at Rutgers NJMS Department of Surgery and Attending at University Hospital.

After attending Brown University for undergrad, Dr. Narula attended the University of Chicago for medical school. Subsequently, she completed her general surgery residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School. During this time, she completed a research fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center. After residency, she worked as an acute care and trauma surgeon before completing an Advanced GI MIS fellowship at Staten Island University Hospital in New York.

Her clinical interests include all aspects of general surgery with a focus on minimally invasive surgery, encompassing both laparoscopic and robotic techniques. Some specific areas of interest include foregut, hernia, and biliary disease, as well as emergency general surgery. Her research interests are in health services research and clinical outcomes, as well as education, including interests in process measures, patient reported outcomes, and enhanced recovery after surgery. She is involved in the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and serves on committees within the organization.

Education

MD, 2013, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Licensure & Certification

Medical Licensure
New Jersey

Relevant Publications

1. Narula N, Curran T, Nagle D. Return To The Hospital In Limited English Proficiency Patients After Inpatient Colorectal Surgery. World Journal of Colorectal Surgery. Volume 6, Issue 1, Article 1. Available at: http://services.bepress.com/wjcs/vol6/iss1/art1. 2016. 2. Ismael HN, Cox S, Cooper A, Narula N, Aloia T. The morbidity and mortality of hepaticojejunostomies for complex bile duct injuries: a multi-institutional analysis of risk factors and outcomes using NSQIP. HPB. Volume 19(4):352-358. Epub 2017. 3. Kim BJ, Day RW, Davis CH, Narula N, Kroll MH, Tzeng CWD, Aloia TA. Extended pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis in oncologic liver surgery is safe and effective. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Volume 15(11):2158-64. Epub 2017. 4. Narula N, Kim BJ, Davis CH, Dewhurst WL, Samp LA, and Aloia TA. A Proactive Outreach Intervention that Reduces Readmission after Hepatectomy. Surgery. 2018. Volume 163(4):703-708. Epub 2018. 5. Kim BJ, Prakash L, Narula N, Davis CH, Kim MP, Aloia TA, Vauthey JN, Lee JE, Katz MH, Tzeng CW. Contemporary Analysis of Complications Associated with Biliary Stents During Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. HPB. Volume 21(6): 662-668. Epub 2018 December 3. 6. Lillemoe HA, Marcus RK, Kim BJ, Narula N, Davis CH, Aloia TA. Detours on the Road to Recovery: What Factors Delay Readiness to Return to Intended Oncology Therapy (RIOT) After Liver Resection for Malignancy? Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

7. Lillemoe HA, Marcus RK, Day RW, Kim BJ, Narula N, Davis CH, Gottumukkala V, Aloia TA. Enhanced recovery in liver surgery decreases postoperative outpatient use of opioids. Surgery. Volume 166(1):22-27. E-pub 2019 May 15. 8. Narula N, Lillemoe HA, Caudle A, Chemaly RF, Anderson J, Segal C, Porter C, Swisher S, Levenback C, and Aloia T. Postoperative urinary tract infection quality assessment and improvement: The S.T.O.P. UTI program and its impact on hospital wide UTI rates. The Joint Commission on Quality and Patient Safety. Volume 45(10):686-693. E-pub 2019 July 29. 9. Lillemoe HA, Markus RK, Kim BJ, Narula N, Davis CH, Shi Q, Wang XS, Aloia TA. Severe preoperative symptoms delay readiness to return to intended oncologic therapy (RIOT) after liver resection. Annals Surgical Oncology. Volume 26(13):4548-4555. E-pub 2019 August14. 10. Robinson K, Hersey S, Narula N. Small bowel sigmoid colon fistula resulting from diverticulitis causing an internal hernia. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. Volume 24(11): 2688-2689. E-pub 2020 April 22. Misra A, Cook CH, Cataldo TE, Narula N. Colon Resection with End Colostomy in a Patient with a History of Imperforate Anus. The American Surgeon. E-pub 4 November 2020. 11. Narula N, Tsikis S, Jinadasa SP, Parsons CS, Cook CH, Butt B, Odom, SR. The Effect of Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Use in Trauma Patients on Mortality and Length of Stay. The American Surgeon. Volume 88(6): 1137-1145. E-pub 1 February