Dr. Simran Randhawa is a specialty care physician board certified in general and thoracic surgery. She joined Inova in 2025 and has been practicing since 2014.

Dr. Randhawa particularly values working with patients facing complex cancer diagnoses, appreciating the trust they place in their surgical team. She also finds meaning in helping patients navigate life after surgery with clarity and confidence. Her goal is to ensure each patient feels heard, informed and supported at every step of their journey. Dr. Randhawa knows that surgery is a major milestone in a patient’s life and believes in building partnerships rooted in honesty, empathy and excellence.

Dr. Randhawa is committed to delivering state-of-the-art, evidence-based surgical care while fostering trust and meaningful connections with her patients. She aims to personalize every treatment plan to align with her patients’ values and goals and is dedicated to quality improvement, safety and innovation in perioperative care.

Trained in both general and thoracic surgery across leading U.S. institutions, she brings a global perspective to surgical innovation, education and multidisciplinary cancer care. Originally from India, where she graduated as valedictorian from medical school, she completed her general surgery training at Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia, serving as chief resident and earning multiple teaching awards. She then completed a thoracic surgery fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, followed by an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Colorado. At Colorado, she led surgical education initiatives, contributed to enhanced recovery programs and was actively involved in clinical research related to thoracic oncology and esophageal surgery.

She has authored several peer-reviewed publications, contributed to national surgical textbooks and remains active in national surgical societies. Known for her dedication to compassionate care and surgical innovation, Dr. Randhawa is deeply committed to advancing outcomes in lung and esophageal cancer surgery.

Her clinical interests include robotic thoracic surgery, lung-sparing lung cancer surgery, esophageal cancer surgery, esophageal reflux disease surgery, hiatal hernia repair, mediastinal tumors such as for thymomas, thymic carcinoma, airway surgery for tracheal tumors, tracheobronchomalacia, lung volume reduction surgery, surgery for hyperhidrosis, and advanced thoracoscopic surgery for Infectious lung disease.

In her free time, Dr. Randhawa enjoys hiking, working out and Indian folk dance (bhangra). She advocates for global surgical education and mentors aspiring surgeons locally and internationally.

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Awards/Associations

• Top Rated Abstract, Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting, Boston, 2023
• Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award, The Thoracic Surgery Foundation, 2023
• General Surgery Teaching Award, Washington University School of Medicine, 2020-2021
• Robert G. Somers Award for Outstanding Performance as a Resident Educator in General Surgery, 2019
• Mohan B. Das Award for Outstanding Performance as Chief Resident of General Surgery, 2019
• American College of Surgeons
• Women in Thoracic Surgery
• Western Thoracic Surgical Association
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
• Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society