Kshama R. Jaiswal
Rating: 5.0 of 5
( out of 111 reviews )

Kshama R. Jaiswal, MD, FACS

Languages spoken: English, German, Gujarati, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital North

2K, General Breast Surgery
1950 Circle of Hope
Salt Lake City , UT 84112
801-213-4269
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Farmington Health Center

165 N. University Ave.
Farmington , UT 84025
801-213-3200
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  • Kshama R. Jaiswal, MD, FACS, is a fellowship-trained surgical breast oncologist at University of Utah Health and Huntsman Cancer Institute specializing in the surgical treatment of breast cancer and benign breast diseases.

    Dr. Jaiswal’s Clinical Specialties Include:

    • Breast Surgery
    • Nipple preserving mastectomy
    • Breast conservation surgery
    • Total mastectomy
    • Axillary sentinel node biopsy
    • Complete axillary dissection
    • Image-guided lumpectomy
    • Skin-sparing mastectomy
    • Benign lumpectomy

    Dr. Jaiswal received her undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University, followed by a medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, both in Dallas, Texas. She completed her surgical residency in 2007 at the same institution whose flagship training facility is the busy county, safety-net Parkland Memorial Hospital. During residency, she developed an interest in research and pursued a surgical oncology fellowship at the National Cancer Institute. After completing the fellowship in 2009, she stayed as clinical faculty at the NCI while continuing her research in pancreatic cancer stem cells. In 2010, she focused her career and interest in cancer stem cells towards breast cancer and moved to Manhattan to pursue another fellowship. In 2011, she completed a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, one of the country’s leading cancer treatment programs. Upon completion of this fellowship, she was recruited to the county safety-net Denver Health Medical Center as its first fellowship-trained breast surgeon. Simultaneously, she was a leader in surgical education at the University of Colorado. She was recruited by the University of Utah in 2024.

    From 2020 – 2024, Dr. Jaiswal was a member of the Academy of Medical Educators at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, received the Academy’s Medical Educator Award for Excellence in Direct Teaching at the University of Colorado in 2018, and was awarded the Golden Apple Faculty Teacher of the Year Award in 2016.

    Dr. Jaiswal’s Research Interests Include:

    • Surgical Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships
    • Graduate Medical Education Wellbeing
    • Timeliness of Breast Cancer Care

    Dr. Jaiswal has recently been learning to play the cello and loves to practice and play in her spare time.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Surgery

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 5.0 out of 5
    5.0 /5
    ( out of 111 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    October 27, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Excellent Doctor [TRANSLATED]

    October 27, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She is very caring and personable.

    October 23, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Doctor Jaiswal is an overall excellent doctor.

    October 13, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Jaiswal is very knowledgeable and also very caring. You never feel rushed which is unusual nowadays in the medical profession. Anyone would be lucky to get her as their oncologist .

    October 08, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    This time for me is so fragile and delicate, and Dr. Jaiswal was gentle, kind, extremely informative. I instantly felt at ease.

    October 02, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Jaiswal is a thorough, thoughtful surgeon that explains things very well. She makes sure all of my questions are answered when we visit and that I am comfortable with my medical/surgical plan.

    September 20, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She was very pleasant and thorough with me.

    August 24, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She is a very calm and reassuring type of person, who listens to your questions and answers them carefully making sure you understand. She also has a quiet but evident sense of humor. I like her.

    August 20, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Jaiswal is a ray of sunshine in my cancer care! She is very knowledgeable, down to earth, explains things in a way I can understand, she always has a smile, and she genuinely cares about me. I'm thankful I got her for my breast surgeon!

  • Kshama R. Jaiswal, MD, FACS, is a fellowship-trained surgical breast oncologist at University of Utah Health and Huntsman Cancer Institute specializing in the surgical treatment of breast cancer and benign breast diseases.

    Dr. Jaiswal’s Clinical Specialties Include:

    • Breast Surgery
    • Nipple preserving mastectomy
    • Breast conservation surgery
    • Total mastectomy
    • Axillary sentinel node biopsy
    • Complete axillary dissection
    • Image-guided lumpectomy
    • Skin-sparing mastectomy
    • Benign lumpectomy

    Dr. Jaiswal received her undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University, followed by a medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, both in Dallas, Texas. She completed her surgical residency in 2007 at the same institution whose flagship training facility is the busy county, safety-net Parkland Memorial Hospital. During residency, she developed an interest in research and pursued a surgical oncology fellowship at the National Cancer Institute. After completing the fellowship in 2009, she stayed as clinical faculty at the NCI while continuing her research in pancreatic cancer stem cells. In 2010, she focused her career and interest in cancer stem cells towards breast cancer and moved to Manhattan to pursue another fellowship. In 2011, she completed a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, one of the country’s leading cancer treatment programs. Upon completion of this fellowship, she was recruited to the county safety-net Denver Health Medical Center as its first fellowship-trained breast surgeon. Simultaneously, she was a leader in surgical education at the University of Colorado. She was recruited by the University of Utah in 2024.

    From 2020 – 2024, Dr. Jaiswal was a member of the Academy of Medical Educators at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, received the Academy’s Medical Educator Award for Excellence in Direct Teaching at the University of Colorado in 2018, and was awarded the Golden Apple Faculty Teacher of the Year Award in 2016.

    Dr. Jaiswal’s Research Interests Include:

    • Surgical Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships
    • Graduate Medical Education Wellbeing
    • Timeliness of Breast Cancer Care

    Dr. Jaiswal has recently been learning to play the cello and loves to practice and play in her spare time.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Associate Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Surgical Oncology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Surgery

    Education history

    Fellowship Breast Surgical Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Fellow
    Fellowship Surgical Oncology - National Cancer Institute Fellow
    Internship/Residency General Surgery - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Intern/Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School M.D.
    Undergraduate Chemistry - Southern Methodist University B.A.
    Undergraduate Biology - Southern Methodist University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Manalo TA, Mott NM, Gonzalez VE, Nehler MR, Jaiswal K, Thurmon KL, Vemulakonda VM, Christian NT (2024). A Novel Urology Preliminary Residency Curriculum Within a Department of Surgery for Unmatched Applicants. J Surg Educ, 2024 Nov;81(11), 1529-1532.
    2. Coopersmith AS, Berler MH, Johnston B, Knutilla L, Edwards AL, Lebares CC, General Surgery Research Collaborative on Resident Wellbeing (2024). Investigating influential factors and mechanisms of surgical resident well-being using social network analysis. Am J Surg, 2024 Feb;228, 45-51.
    3. OBrien E, Vemuru S, Leonard L, Himelhoch B, Adams M, Taft N, Jaiswal K, Sams S, Cumbler E, Wolverton D, Ahrendt G, Yi J, Lin CT, Miles R, Hampanda K, Tevis S (2023). Information transparency with immediate release: Oncology clinician and patient perceptions. Am J Surg, 227, 165-174. (Read full publication)
    4. Lai SH, Suarez-Pierre A, Jaiswal K, Travis C, Steward L, Nehler M, Zweck-Bronner S, Christian N (2023). Implementation of a Holistic Review Process of US Allopathic Medical Students Eliminates Non-Comparable Metrics and Bias in General Surgery Residency Interview Invitations. J Surg Educ, 80(11), 1536-1543. (Read full publication)
    5. Nguyen ET, Berler MH, Gonzales PA, Greenberg AL, Lebares CC, General Surgery Research Collaborative on Resident Wellbeing (2023). Flourishing and the Prioritization of Workplace Elements in General Surgery Residents. J Surg Res, 291, 488-495. (Read full publication)
    6. Coopersmith AS, Berler MH, Johnston B, Knutilla L, Edwards AL, Lebares CC, General Surgery Research Collaborative on Resident Wellbeing (2023). Investigating influential factors and mechanisms of surgical resident well-being using social network analysis. Am J Surg, Epub 2023. (Read full publication)
    7. Cevallos JR, Gonzales PA, Berler MH, Greenberg AL, Lebares CC, General Surgery Research Collaborative on Resident Well-being (2023). Operationalizing the Culture of Burnout and Well-Being: Multicenter Study of Value Congruence and Flourishing in General Surgery Residency. J Am Coll Surg, 237(3), 397-407. (Read full publication)
    8. Burnet G, Platnick C, Krishnan P, Robinson CK, Sauaia A, Burlew CC, Nehler MR, Jaiswal K, Platnick KB (2022). Muffins and Meditation: Combatting Burnout in Surgical Residents. J Surg Educ, 80(2), 185-193. (Read full publication)
    9. Awadallah NS, Jones TS, Christian N, Fainstad T, Nyquist J, Schreiber J, Fung CC, Rumack CM, Nehler M, Jaiswal KR (2022). Proactive Coaching in General Surgery Internship: Incorporating Well-being Practices into Resident Professional Life. J Surg Educ, 80(2), 177-184. (Read full publication)
    10. Verosky A, Leonard LD, Quinn C, Vemuru S, Warncke E, Himelhoch B, Huynh V, Wolverton D, Jaiswal K, Ahrendt G, Sams S, Lin CT, Cumbler E, Schulick R, Tevis SE (2022). Patient comprehension of breast pathology report terminology: The need for patient-centered resources. Surgery, 172(3), 831-837. (Read full publication)
    11. Greenberg AL, Tenzing N, Ghadimi TR, Tilahun MN, Berler MH, Lebares CC, General Surgery Research Collaborative on Resident Well-Being (2022). Well-Being Intervention in General Surgery: Multicenter Study of Program Director and Resident Perspectives. J Am Coll Surg, 235(2), 217-224. (Read full publication)
    12. Leonard LD, Himelhoch B, Huynh V, Wolverton D, Jaiswal K, Ahrendt G, Sams S, Cumbler E, Schulick R, Tevis SE (2021). Patient and clinician perceptions of the immediate release of electronic health information. Am J Surg, 224(1 Pt A), 27-34. (Read full publication)
    13. Awadallah NS, Czaja AS, Fainstad T, McNulty MC, Jaiswal KR, Jones TS, Rumack CM (2021). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family medicine residency training. Fam Pract, 38(Suppl 1), i9-i15. (Read full publication)
    14. Ludwigson A, Huynh V, Bronsert M, Sloan K, Murphy C, Christian N, Jaiswal K, Ahrendt G, Tevis SE (2020). A screening tool identifies high distress in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Surgery, 168(5), 935-941. (Read full publication)
    15. Kovar A, Bronsert M, Jaiswal K, Murphy C, Wolverton D, Ahrendt G, Tevis S (2020). The Waiting Game: How Long Are Breast Cancer Patients Waiting for Definitive Diagnosis? Ann Surg Oncol, 27(10), 3641-3649. (Read full publication)
    16. Huynh V, Rojas K, Ahrendt G, Murphy C, Jaiswal K, Cumbler E, Christian N, Tevis S (2020). Reassessing Opioid Use in Breast Surgery. J Surg Res, 254, 232-241. (Read full publication)
    17. Samuels JM, Halpern AL, Carmichael H, Christian NT, Travis CEM, Jaiswal K, Nehler MR (2020). This Surgical Life - An Exploration of Surgical Department Podcasting. J Surg Educ, 77(5), 1257-1265. (Read full publication)
    18. Jaiswal K, Hull M, Furniss AL, Doyle R, Gayou N, Bayliss E (2017). Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer: A Safety-Net Population Profile. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 16(12), 1451-1457. (Read full publication)
    19. Xin HW, Ambe CM, Ray S, Kim BK, Koizumi T, Wiegand GW, Hari D, Mullinax JE, Jaiswal KR, Garfield SH, Stojadinovic A, Rudloff U, Thorgeirsson SS, Avital I (2013). Wnt and the cancer niche: paracrine interactions with gastrointestinal cancer cells undergoing asymmetric cell division. J Cancer, 4(6), 447-57. (Read full publication)
    20. Jaiswal KR, Xin HW, Anderson A, Wiegand G, Kim B, Miller T, Hari D, Ray S, Koizumi T, Rudloff U, Thorgeirsson SS, Avital I (2012). Comparative testing of various pancreatic cancer stem cells results in a novel class of pancreatic-cancer-initiating cells. Stem Cell Res, 9(3), 249-60. (Read full publication)
    21. Hari D, Xin HW, Jaiswal K, Wiegand G, Kim BK, Ambe C, Burka D, Koizumi T, Ray S, Garfield S, Thorgeirsson S, Avital I (2011). Isolation of live label-retaining cells and cells undergoing asymmetric cell division via nonrandom chromosomal cosegregation from human cancers. Stem Cells Dev, 20(10), 1649-58. (Read full publication)
    22. Murphy JT, Jaiswal K, Sabella J, Vinson L, Megison S, Maxson RT (2009). Prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the pediatric trauma patient. J Pediatr Surg, 45(7), 1413-9. (Read full publication)
    23. Sarosi G, Brown G, Jaiswal K, Feagins LA, Lee E, Crook TW, Souza RF, Zou YS, Shay JW, Spechler SJ (2008). Bone marrow progenitor cells contribute to esophageal regeneration and metaplasia in a rat model of Barrett's esophagus. Dis Esophagus, 21(1), 43-50. (Read full publication)
    24. Jaiswal KR, Morales CP, Feagins LA, Gandia KG, Zhang X, Zhang HY, Hormi-Carver K, Shen Y, Elder F, Ramirez RD, Sarosi GA Jr, Spechler SJ, Souza RF (2007). Characterization of telomerase-immortalized, non-neoplastic, human Barrett's cell line (BAR-T). Dis Esophagus, 20(3), 256-64. (Read full publication)
    25. Jaiswal K, Lopez-Guzman C, Souza RF, Spechler SJ, Sarosi GA Jr (2005). Bile salt exposure increases proliferation through p38 and ERK MAPK pathways in a non-neoplastic Barrett's cell line. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, 290(2), G335-42. (Read full publication)
    26. Sarosi GA Jr, Jaiswal K, Herndon E, Lopez-Guzman C, Spechler SJ, Souza RF (2005). Acid increases MAPK-mediated proliferation in Barrett's esophageal adenocarcinoma cells via intracellular acidification through a Cl-/HCO3- exchanger. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, 289(6), G991-7. (Read full publication)
    27. Sarosi GA Jr, Jaiswal KR, Nwariaku FE, Asolati M, Fleming JB, Anthony T (2005). Surgical therapy of peptic ulcers in the 21st century: more common than you think. Am J Surg, 190(5), 775-9. (Read full publication)
    28. Jaiswal K, Tello V, Lopez-Guzman C, Nwariaku F, Anthony T, Sarosi GA Jr (2004). Bile salt exposure causes phosphatidyl-inositol-3-kinase-mediated proliferation in a Barrett's adenocarcinoma cell line. Surgery, 136(2), 160-8. (Read full publication)
    29. Molmenti EP, Roodhouse TW, Molmenti H, Jaiswal K, Jung G, Marubashi S, Sanchez EQ, Gogel B, Levy MF, Goldstein RM, Fasola CG, Elliott EE, Bursac N, Mulligan D, Gonwa TA, Klintmalm GB (2002). Thrombendvenectomy for organized portal vein thrombosis at the time of liver transplantation. Ann Surg, 235(2), 292-6. (Read full publication)
    30. Sohal RS, Wennberg-Kirch E, Jaiswal K, Kwong LK, Forster MJ (1999). Effect of age and caloric restriction on bleomycin-chelatable and nonheme iron in different tissues of C57BL/6 mice. Free Radic Biol Med, 27(3-4), 287-93. (Read full publication)

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