Dr. Khaitan is actively involved in research that advances thoracic surgery techniques. Her publications in leading journals focus on minimally invasive surgeries, lung cancer treatments, and esophageal disease.” Her focus and passion is to first screen for early-stage lung and esophageal cancer, along with preventive measures on how to prevent cancer from developing. Additionally, Dr. Khaitan wants to understand the pathophysiology of carcinogenesis to better understand the utilization of neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy and to predict clinical response to such therapies.