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Nitasa Sahu MD

Nitasa Sahu, MD

  • Critical Care Medicine | Pulmonary Disease | Transplantation
  • Member of RWJBH Medical Group
Languages Spoken English
  • Dr. Sahu is a physician at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center specializing in both Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Sahu attended Medical School at the American University of Antigua. She completed her Residency in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey. Following her residency, she worked as an Academic Attending at Penn State Hershey. While she was working at Penn State, she completed an MBA at the University of Massachusetts. She went on to complete her Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

    Dr. Sahu has been published and has presented her research at conferences such as CHEST and ATS. She also enjoys medical education.

    Dr. Sahu likes to stay active (running, hiking, and playing tennis are amongst her favorite activities) and also likes to read and travel.

    Philosophy of Care:

    I strongly believe in educating, guiding, empowering, and supporting my patients so they may achieve their best quality of life.

    Conditions:

    Hypoxic/Hypercapneic Respiratory Failure; Sepsis; COPD; Asthma; Interstitial Lung Diseases; Pneumoconiosis; Pulmonary Embolism

    Procedures:

    Bronchoscopy; Endobronchial Ultrasound Biopsy; Thoracentesis

    Clinical Interests

    Interstitial Lung Diseases; Sarcoidosis; Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis; Connective Tissue Disease-Related ILD; Pneumoconiosis; Cystic Lung Disease; Pulmonary Fibrosis; Pulmonary Embolism; COPD; Quality Improvement; Patient Safety and Quality; Critical Care; Obstructive Sleep Apnea