Nitin K. Ahuja, MD, MS
Gastroenterology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
Make an appointmentCall 215-349-8222
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Program in Neurogastroenterology and Motility
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Michigan
  • Residency: University of Virginia Health System
  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

173 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

November 2025
as i have stated before is very thorough and takes his time to address all of my concerns
October 2025
he was very professional and thorough
October 2025
he was very thorough
October 2025
i like that he "thinks outside of the box," and continues to look at possible, different approaches to treatment.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Ahuja is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Rosenthal B, Zoll B, Ryan HN, Toto E, Reynolds JC, Ahuja NK Comparing small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and intestinal methanogen overgrowth: a retrospective cohort study , Gastro Hep Advances, 2(7): 2023,925-927

Beveridge CA, Triggs JR, Thanawala SU, Ahuja NK, Falk GW, Benitez AJ, Lynch KL Can FLIP guide therapy in idiopathic esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction? , Diseases of the Esophagus, 35(4): 2022

Shah ED, Staller K, Nee J, Ahuja NK, Chan WW, Lembo A, Brenner DM, Siegel CA, Chey WD Evaluating the impact of cost on the treatment algorithm for chronic idiopathic constipation: cost-effectiveness analysis , American Journal of Gastroenterology, 116(10): 2021,2118-2127

Ahuja NK Therapeutic nihilism , Sir William Osler: An Encyclopedia: 2020,773

Ahuja NK Health and high water , New England Journal of Medicine, 381(23): 2019,2196-2197

Ahuja A, Ahuja NK Popular remedies for esophageal symptoms: a critical appraisal , Current Gastroenterology Reports, 21(8): 2019

Ahuja A, Ahuja NK Clinical role-play in autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) videos: performance and placebo in the digital era , Journal of the American Medical Association, 321(14): 2019,1336-37

Ahuja NK, Mische L, Clarke JO, Wigley FM, McMahan ZH Pyridostigmine for the treatment of gastrointestinal symptoms in systemic sclerosis , Semin Arthritis Rheum, 48(1): 2018,111-6

Ahuja NK, Ahuja A Gastroenvironmental distress: metaphorical antecedents of the gut microbiome , Medical Humanities, 42(2): 2016,121-27

Ahuja NK It feels good to be measured: clinical role-play, Walker Percy, and the tingles , Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 56(3): 2013,442-51