Empowering Professionals to Lead With Clarity, Calm, and Confidence -- Even Under Pressure
Dr. Nina Ahuja is an accomplished surgeon, award-winning educator, national leader, and bestselling author of Stress in Medicine. With over 20 years of leadership experience, she specializes in helping professionals shift from surface-level strategies to deeper, brain-based insights that transform how they lead—especially in high-stakes situations.
A certified emotional intelligence instructor and mental performance coach, Dr. Ahuja draws from neuroscience, real-world leadership, and her proprietary ADMIT + 3Rs frameworks to help healthcare professionals, trainees, and executives regulate stress, strengthen clarity, and foster inclusive, high-performing environments.
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Stress in Medicine:
Lessons Learned Through My Years As a Surgeon, From Med School to Residency, and Beyond, selected as a Recommend Read by the National Business Book Award Panel, 2021.
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In this biweekly webinar series, Dr. Ahuja explores real-world leadership challenges through the lens of neuroscience and practical experience. Each session offers actionable strategies to help professionals build clarity, resilience, and emotional intelligence—so they can lead with greater impact, even under pressure.
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Dr. Ahuja's Initiatives and Programs Include...
THINKING ABOUT A CAREER IN MEDICINE AND NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT?
We have a shortage of healthcare providers -
our profession needs you!
Gain insight into a career in medicine with answers to commonly asked questions like: What's the lifestyle like? Will I be able to handle it? What makes an application stand out?
AN ESSENTIAL PROGRAM FOR
MEDICAL TRAINEES
Stress is part of the journey in medicine—but how you manage it determines how far you go. This empowering program offers practical tools and science-backed strategies to help you navigate the challenges of sleepless nights, information overload, and high-stakes environments—while preserving your well-being and building your confidence as a future healthcare provider and leader.
Learn how to regulate stress, strengthen focus, and thrive—not just survive—through med school, residency and beyond.
Quick. Practical. Powerful. A 30-Minute Reset for High-Pressure Leadership.
Even the most capable leaders can feel overwhelmed when the pressure rises. This biweekly series, launching September 2025, helps you train your brain to respond with clarity—not chaos—when it matters most.
Join Dr. Nina Ahuja for science-backed insights and real-world strategies to lead with calm, confidence, and impact—in just 30 minutes every other week.
Exclusive early-access workshops run August 20 and 27.
Join the waitlist today to be the first to receive your invitation.
THINKING ABOUT A CAREER IN MEDICINE AND NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT?
We have a shortage of healthcare providers -
our profession needs you!
Gain insight into a career in medicine with answers to commonly asked questions like: What's the lifestyle like? Will I be able to handle it? What makes an application stand out?
AN ESSENTIAL PROGRAM FOR
MEDICAL TRAINEES
Stress is inevitable throughout your journey in medical education. Managing stress effectively is KEY to your success now and into your career Join this unique and empowering program with tools and strategies to help you navigate the joys and challenges of medical education. Sleepless nights, work overload, high stakes, and high ambitions -
gain your competitive edge!
DR. AHUJA'S WEEKLY DOSE OF
BRAIN-BASED LEADERSHIP
Even the most capable leaders can feel overwhelmed when the pressure mounts. What if you could train your brain to respond with clarity, not chaos—even in the toughest moments?Join Dr. Ahuja's thoughtfully curated leadership series for healthcare professionals, educators, and leaders committed to leading with clarity, calm, and confidence. Grounded in neuroscience and emotional intelligence, these weekly webclasses provide practical tools to strengthen leadership and mental performance—especially in high-pressure leadership environments.
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