Biography
Monica Jain, M.D. is an Endocrine Surgery fellow at UCSF. She obtained a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and an M.D. degree from Boston University. She completed her General Surgery Residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Jain’s professional interests include medical innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, human factors, and quality improvement. She is passionate about bridging the gap between bioengineering and medicine, and has consulted for and mentored numerous startup companies.
Education
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, B.S., Biomedical Engineering, 2008
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, M.D., 2012
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, General Surgery Residency, 2012-2018
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Endocrine Surgery Fellowship, 2018-present
Clinical Interests
Endocrine Surgery
Medical Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Human Factors
Quality Improvement
Book Chapters
Jain M, Gewertz BL. “Leadership to Encourage and Sustain Performance.” Measurement and Analysis to Transform Healthcare Delivery: Volume 2 – Practical Applications to Engage and Align Providers and Consumers. Accepted for publication – 2016.
Jain M, Burch MA. “Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Outcomes.” 50 Studies Every Surgeon Should Know. Accepted for publication – 2016.
Jain M. “Jain History.” The Jain Way of Life Handbook: A Guide to Compassion, Healthy, and Happy Living. Ed. Jain Y. 2007.
Jain M, Kulkarni O, Dworkin D, Gewertz B. A New Model for Innovation in Academic Medicine: Balancing Academic Values, Venture Capital, and Conflicts of Interest in a Healthcare Accelerator. Oral Presentation at: Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society; 2017 Oct; La Jolla, CA.
Jain M, Lewis AV, Barmparas G, Melo N, Bloom MB, Chung RT, Ley EJ, Margulies DR, Alban RF. Predictive Factors for Mortality After Colectomies Performed for Ischemic Colitis. Poster at: Pacific Coast Surgical Association; 2017 Feb; Indian Wells, CA.
Jain M, Phillips EH, Burch MA, Shouhed D, Alban RF. Laparoscopic and Open Adrenalectomy Performed for Malignant Adrenal Tumors: An Analysis of the ACS-NSQIP Database. Poster at: ACS Clinical Congress; 2016 Oct; Washington, D.C.
Jain M, Alban RF. Predictive Factors for 30-Day Readmission After 10,000 Outpatient Parathyroidectomies. Poster at: ACS NSQIP Annual Conference; 2016 Jul; San Diego, CA.
Jain M, Dafoe D, Amersi F, Alban RF. The Implementation of a Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Program into a General Surgery Residency Program. Poster at: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Graduate Medical Education Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Day; 2016 May; Los Angeles, CA.
Tseng J, Jain M, Alban RF. Implementation of Surgical Site Infection Bundle Education in Surgical Residency: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Poster at: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Graduate Medical Education Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Day; 2016 May; Los Angeles, CA.
Fry BT, Hess LW, Jain M, Anger JT, Avenido R, Gewertz B, Catchpole K. Understanding Barriers to Efficiency in Robotic Surgery. Oral Presentation at: Academic Surgical Congress; 2016 Feb; Jacksonville, FL.
Jain M, Dafoe D, Amersi F, Alban RF. The Implementation of a Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Program into a General Surgery Residency Program. Oral Presentation at: Southern California American College of Surgeons; 2016 Jan; Santa Barbara, CA.
Jain M, Melo N, Imai T, Eng J, Mirocha J, Bloom M, Ley E, Margulies DR. Factor IX Complex in Trauma Results in Rapid Reversal of Coagulopathy that Persists at 24 Hours. Oral Presentation at: Southwestern Surgical Congress; 2014 Apr; Scottsdale, AZ.
Barmparas G, Jain M, Mehrzadi DG, Chung R, Melo N, Bloom M, Ley E, Margulies DR. Aspirin Increases the Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Patients. Oral Presentation at: Southern California American College of Surgeons; 2014 Jan; Santa Barbara, CA.
Jain M, Pradhan L, LoGerfo FW. Impaired Wound Healing: Increasing the Transfection of Endothelial Cells with cDNA to a Key Inflammatory Neuropeptide Receptor via Electroporation. Poster presented at: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 2010 Scientific Sessions; 2010 Apr; San Francisco, CA.
Jain M, Guthrie P, Pradhan L, LoGerfo FW. Diabetic Foot Ulceration: The Role of Interleukin-8 in the Neuropeptide Y Pathway. Oral Presentation at: Academic Surgical Congress – Association for Academic Surgery; 2010 Feb; San Antonio, TX.
Chopra A, Jain M, Pradhan L, LoGerfo FW. Neuropeptide Y Acts Through Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor to Mediate Endothelial Cell Proliferation. Oral Presentation at: Academic Surgical Congress – Association for Academic Surgery; 2010 Feb; San Antonio, TX.
Jain M. Diabetic Foot Ulceration: The Role of Interleukin-8 in the Neuropeptide Y and Substance P Pathways. Oral Presentation at: William J. von Liebig Summer Research Conference, Harvard Medical School, Department of Vascular Surgery Research; 2009 Aug; Boston, MA.
Jain S, Sadighi B, Jain M, Lauder A, Nair S, Reiff E, Yano J, Polk J, Ober S. An Innovative Medical Student Organization as a Platform to Integrate Business Awareness into Medical Education. Oral Poster presented at: Association of MD/MBA Programs – Seventh Annual MD/MBA Conference; 2009 Apr; Dayton, OH. Oral Presentation and winner of Top Abstract at: John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day, Board of Visitors Meeting, Boston University School of Medicine; 2009 May/Jun; Boston, MA.
Jain M, Pradhan L, Wu SQ, LoGerfo FW. Diabetic Foot Ulceration: Modeling Endothelial Cell Proliferation with Key Immunomodulator Treatments. Poster presented at: Massachusetts Medical Society – 4th Annual Research Poster Symposium; 2009 Mar; Waltham, MA.
Jain M. Angiogenesis and Diabetic Wound Healing: The Role of Immunomodulators and Neuropeptides. Oral Presentation at: William J. von Liebig Summer Research Conference, Harvard Medical School, Department of Vascular Surgery Research; 2007 Aug; Boston, MA.
Pradhan L, Jain M, Andersen ND, Cai X, Ferran C, LoGerfo FW. In Vitro Analysis of Angiogenesis in Diabetic Wound Healing: Role of Neuropeptides and Cytokines. Oral Presentation at: Academic Surgical Congress – Association for Academic Surgery; 2007 Feb; Phoenix, AZ.
Pradhan L, Cai X, Andersen ND, Jain M, Malek JY, Contreras M, Veves A, Freeman J, LoGerfo FW. Hyperspectral Imaging and Molecular Analysis of a New Rabbit Model of Diabetic Ischemic Wound Healing. Oral Poster presented at: Academic Surgical Congress – Society of University Surgeons; 2007 Feb; Phoenix, AZ.
Andersen ND, Monahan TS, Pradhan L, Jain M, Wu SQ, Ferran C, LoGerfo FW. Optimization of Rapid Silencing RNA Transfection of Human Vein Bypass Grafts. Poster presented at: American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress; 2006 Oct; Chicago, IL.
Andersen ND, Jain M, Monahan TS, Daniel S, Caron LD, Driscoll IR, Ferran C, LoGerfo FW. In Vitro Validation of Silencing RNA as a Tool to Limit the Response to Surgical Injury of Vein Bypass Grafts. Oral Presentation at: International Society of Applied Cardiovascular Biology; 2006 Mar; La Jolla, CA.
Andersen ND, Monahan TS, Driscoll IR, Jain M, Caron LD, Ferran C, LoGerfo FW. Gene Silencing in Human Vein Grafts: A Novel Tool for the Prevention of Intimal Hyperplasia. Oral Poster presented at: Academic Surgical Congress – Society of University Surgeons; 2006 Feb; San Diego, CA.
Jain M. Gene Silencing in Vascular Tissues. Oral Presentation at: William J. von Liebig Summer Research Conference, Harvard Medical School, Department of Vascular Surgery Research; 2005 Aug; Boston, MA.
Andersen ND, Monahan TS, Jain M, Daniel S, Ferran C, LoGerfo FW. An Ex Vivo Human Vein Knockdown Model Using Silencing RNA. Poster presented at: PGA symposium – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; 2005 Jul; Bethesda, MD.
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Research Interests
Endocrine Surgery
Medical Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Leadership