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Office
545 Barnhill Drive
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Summary
- Dr. Bilimoria is a nationally recognized surgical oncologist, researcher, and physician executive. He is focused on building large, innovative and collaborative programs to improve care, research, and education; mentoring other surgeons and trainees to achieve their goals; and creating a culture of improvement, collaboration, and innovation.
Dr. Bilimoria is the Chair of the Department of Surgery and the Jay Grosfeld Professor of Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine. His clinical practice focuses on melanoma and sarcoma. He is the founding director of the Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC), which was recently relocated to Indiana University. His research focuses on surgical and oncologic outcomes, quality improvement, medical education, and health policy. He is also the system Vice President for Surgical Quality at Indiana University Health.
A respected thought leader in clinical quality measurement and improvement, Dr. Bilimoria was listed as one of the “Top 50 Experts Leading the Field of Patient Safety” in the U.S. He is passionate about mentorship and training of junior faculty and residents, having been recognized as the Mentor of the Year by Northwestern in 2020. He is a past president of the Association of Academic Surgery (largest organization of academic surgeons) and of the Surgical Outcomes Club. He has held several national leadership positions, including president and board positions for national surgical, oncology, and research societies.
Dr. Bilimoria is the founding director of the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC), a learning collaborative of 56 Illinois hospitals working together to improve healthcare quality. Dr. Bilimoria led the FIRST Trial, a national trial at 151 hospitals, which prompted a major national policy change in 2017. He now co-leads the SECOND Trial, a 215-hospital national trial seeking to improve physician well-being and mistreatment.
Education & Training
- University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2010 - 2011
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2010
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineM.S., Clinical Investigation, 2008
- Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2003
- Northwestern UniversityB.A., Molecular and Cell Biology, Departmental Honors, 1998
- MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Northwestern UniversityMS, Clinical Research
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- IN State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2010 - 2012
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow of the American Surgical Association 2018
- Best Overall Abstract Academic Surgical Congress, 2018
- 10 Most Notable Studies of 2016 New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
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Clinical Trials
- Minimally Invasive Groin Dissection for Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
- Flexibility In Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees Trial - "the FIRST Trial" Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Burnout is not associated with trainee performance on the Vascular Surgery In-Training Exam.Christina L Cui, Margaret A Reilly, Eric B Pillado, Ruojia Debbie Li, Joshua S Eng
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2025-01-01 - 3 citationsPregnancy and Parenthood Among US Surgical Residents.Ruojia Debbie Li, Lauren M Janczewski, Joshua S Eng, Darci C Foote, Christine Wu
JAMA Surgery. 2024-10-01 - 1 citationsStaging accuracy in patients with clinical T2N0 gastric cancer: Implications for treatment sequencing.Jackson A Baril, Brian M Ruedinger, Trang K Nguyen, Karl Y Bilimoria, Eugene P Ceppa
Surgery. 2024-10-01
Journal Articles
- Association Between Surgical Technical Skill and Long-Term Survival for Colon CancerBrian C Brajcich, Jonah J Stulberg, Karl Y Bilimoria, JAMA Oncology
- Video-Based Feedback for the Improvement of Surgical TechniqueKarl Y Bilimoria, Jonah J Stulberg, JAMA Surgery
- Evaluating the Association of Multiple Burnout Definitions and Thresholds with Prevalence and OutcomesYue-Yung Hu, Karl Y Bilimoria, JAMA Surgery
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Does Hospital Proficiency Vary for Melanoma Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies? An Evaluation of Hospital-Level Adjusted Node Positivity Rates and OutcomesChristine V. Kinnier, Jeanette W. Chung, Jennifer Paruch, Jeffrey D. Wayne, Merrick I. Ross, David P. Winchester, Karl Y. Bilimoria, American College of Surgeons 2014 Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, 10/26/2014
- Are Patients Traveling Farther for Complex Cancer Surgery? An Evaluation of Patient Travel Time and the Impact of High-Volume HospitalsRavi Rajaram, Jennifer Paruch, Bryan Palis; Sanjay Mohanty, Clifford Y. Ko, David P. Winchester, Karl Y. Bilimoria, American College of Surgeons 2014 Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, 10/26/2014
- A Tale of Two Surgical Site Infection Monitoring Systems: the Best and Worst of Hospital PerformancesMila H. Ju, Elizabeth Wick, Clifford Ko, Bruce Hall, Karl Bilimoria, Charles Bosk, AcademyHealth 2014 Annual Research Meeting (ARM), San Diego, CA, 6/8/2014
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Lectures
- Association Between Implementing Comprehensive Learning Collaborative Strategies in a Statewide Collaborative and Changes in Hospital Safety CultureChicago, IL - 10/28/2014
- Are Higher Hospital Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Rates an Indicator of Better Quality? Evaluating the Validity of the Hospital VTE Quality Measure Using Clinical DataBoston, MA - 4/10/2014
- Building Your Health Services Research ToolboxSan Diego - 1/1/2014
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Other
- American College of Surgeons Clinical Scholars in Residence Program: A Beneficial Experience for Residents and the CollegeKarl Y. Bilimoria, Clifford Y. Ko, American College of Surgeons Bulletin
1/1/2014 - American College of Surgeons Clinical Scholars in Residence Program: A Unique Research and Health Policy Opportunity for ResidentsKarl Y. Bilimoria, Clifford Y. Ko, American College of Surgeons Bulletin
1/1/2013 - American College of Surgeons Clinical Scholars in Residence Program: A Beneficial Experience for Surgical Residents and the ACSKarl Y. Bilimoria, Clifford Y. Ko, American College of Surgeons Bulletin
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Authored Content
- Discrimination in US Surgical Training Programs—ReplyAugust 2020
- Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient OutcomesAugust 2020
- Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient OutcomesAugust 2020
- Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient OutcomesAugust 2020
- Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient OutcomesAugust 2020
- Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient OutcomesAugust 2020
- Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient OutcomesAugust 2020
- Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient OutcomesAugust 2020
- Association Between Implementing Comprehensive Learning Collaborative Strategies in a Statewide Collaborative and Changes in Hospital Safety CultureAugust 2020
- A National Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Preparedness for General Surgery Residency and the Association with Resident BurnoutAugust 2020
- A National Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Preparedness for General Surgery Residency and the Association with Resident BurnoutAugust 2020
- A National Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Preparedness for General Surgery Residency and the Association with Resident BurnoutAugust 2020
- Prevalence, Types, and Sources of Bullying Reported by US General Surgery Residents in 2019May 2020
- Deconstructing the Adjuvant Chemotherapy Quality Measure for Stage III Colon Cancer: Does It Reveal an Under-Recognized Disparity in Care?October 2018
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Press Mentions
- Grades Are in for Hospital Conditions Nationwide; How Did Western North Carolina Fare?November 21st, 2022
- The Battle over Ivermectin • Fighting Burnout in the Time of COVID-19 • Health Care Hiring Dips in August NationwideSeptember 6th, 2021
- Medicare Penalizing 18 Georgia Hospitals Under Often-Criticized Patient Safety ProgramFebruary 23rd, 2021
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