About Dr. Boya
Dr. Mounika Naidu Boya is currently a PGY-1 Preliminary General Surgery Resident at the University of Pennsylvania. She grew up in Hyderabad, India, and graduated from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar in 2023. During medical school, she completed clinical electives in colorectal, general, cardiac, and head and neck surgery across institutions including University of Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland Clinic, Florida International University, and OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Following graduation, she pursued clinical and histopathological research in otology and facial nerve disorders at the University of Chicago and University of Illinois Chicago. She then contributed to vascular surgery research at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. After completing her general surgery training, she plans to pursue a fellowship potentially in vascular surgery, while building a career in academic surgery focusing on translational research, innovation, and surgical outcomes.
Education
2024 - 2025
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University
2023 - 2024
Research Scholar in Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery University of Illinois- Chicago
Otopathology Research Fellow in John Lindsay Otopathology Laboratory, University of Chicago.
2022 - 2023
Medical Intern All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BBSR
2017 - 2023
MBBS - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Societies
- American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- Association of Women Surgeons (AWS)
- Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA)
- South Asian American Vascular Society (SAAVS)
Awards
2025
Second Place – Best Student/Resident Presentation, South Asian American Vascular Society (SAAVS) Annual Meeting
Abstract: "Ultrasound Flow Volume Assessment Following Transcatheter Arterialization of Deep Veins (TADV) Without Venous Branch Coiling"
2021
First Place – Best Film on Cancer Awareness
Awarded under Swachhta Pakhwada initiative for a film on breast cancer awareness
2021
Second Place – Surgical Case Presentation
Conducted by Sapientia, AIIMS Bhubaneswar
2019
Second Place – MedTech Innovation
Navriti, AIIMS Patna
Research
Mounika’s research interests lie at the intersection of vascular biology, coagulation science, and surgical outcomes. She is particularly drawn to improving perioperative risk prediction and optimizing long-term outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease. Her recent work at Massachusetts General Hospital focused on the use of thrombin generation assays, thromboelastography (TEG), and platelet function testing to identify high-risk thrombotic phenotypes following revascularization. She has also conducted histopathological and radiological research on inner ear disorders and facial nerve disease at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Mounika’s projects have been presented at national surgical conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals, reflecting her long-term goal of building a career in academic surgery driven by data-informed, patient-centered innovation.
Publications
Articles
- Boya MN, Cieri IF, Rodriguez Alvarez AA, Patel S, Tinlin D, Cardenas J, Dua A. The use of thrombin generation as a predictor of thrombosis in peripheral artery disease. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025;121:9901. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2025.05.021
- Rodriguez Alvarez AA, Cieri IF, Boya MN, Patel SS, Jang J, Tinlin D, Pouncey AL, Dua A. Sex Differences in Platelet Response to Common Antiplatelet Medications. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 May 9;120:10-17. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.04.130. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40349837.
- Boya MN, Ferlini Cieri I, Rodriguez Alvarez AA, Patel S, Dua A. Management of venous outflow branches in transcatheter arterialization of deep veins. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Apr 14:S0741-5214(25)00947-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.04.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40239850.\
- Ghandour S, Rodriguez Alvarez AA, Cieri IF, Patel S, Boya M, Chaudhary R, Poucey A, Dua A. Using machine learning models to predict post-revascularization thrombosis in PAD. Front Artif Intell. 2025 May 7;8:1540503. doi: 10.3389/frai.2025.1540503. PMID: 40400616; PMCID: PMC12092403.5.
- Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Cieri, I.F., Morrow, K.L., Boya, M.N., Suarez Ferreira, S.P., Patel, S.S., Dua, A.: Association of Age on Thromboelastography Coagulation Profiles Among Elderly Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery (Epub ahead of print) 2025; S0741-5214(25)00296-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.02.002. PMID: 39923918.
- Cieri, I.F., Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Boya, M.N., Morrow, K.L., Patel, S.S., Zacharias, N., Dua, A.: The Natural History of Peripheral Arterial Disease Following Lower Extremity Revascularization at a Single Institution. Annals of Vascular Surgery 114:175-181, 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.01.047. PMID: 40057269.
- Cieri, I.F., Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Patel, S., Boya, M., Nurko, A., Teeple, W., Dua, A.: Association of Chronic Limb Ischemia Rutherford Classification with Clinical Outcomes Following Lower Extremity Revascularization. Annals of Vascular Surgery 113:227-234, 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.01.020. PMID: 39864512; PMCID: PMC11903142.
- Suarez Ferreira, S.P., Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Cieri, I.F., Patel, S., Boya, M.N., Machlus, K., Roy, T., Dua, A.: Racial Variability in Platelet Response Among Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease. Journal of Surgical Research 307:107-115, 2025.
- Cieri, I.F., Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Patel, S., Boya, M., Nurko, A., Teeple, W., Dua, A.: TEG-Guided Anticoagulation Assessment in Deep Vein Arterialization: A Prospective Analysis. Annals of Vascular Surgery 112:287-297, 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.12.054. PMID: 39733999.
- Rodriguez Alvarez AA, Patel SS, Cieri IF, Ghandour S, Boya M, Suarez SP, Agrawal A, Lee I, Owolabi L, Manchella M, Dua A. Single versus dual antiplatelet therapy impact on coagulation/thrombosis post PAD revascularization. Sci Prog. 2025 Jan–Mar;108(1):368504251324332. doi:10.1177/00368504251324332. PubMed PMID: 40033939; PMCID: PMC11877524.
- Cieri IF, Patel S, Rodriguez Alvarez AA, Boya M, Nurko A, Teeple W, Dua A. Variability in coagulation profiles in patients with chronic kidney disease and peripheral artery disease. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Apr;113:267–277. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2025.01.026. Epub 2025 Jan 28. PubMed PMID: 39880280; PMCID: PMC11903155.
- Boya, M.N., Blumenstein, N., Redleaf, M.: External Auditory Canal Erosion at the 6 O'clock Spot. Otology & Neurotology 45: e581-e587, 2024.
- Boya MN, Redleaf M. Interpretation of computed tomography of the temporal bone on inverted imaging by otologists and neurotologists. Online J Otolaryngol Rhinol. 2024 Nov;7(2). doi:10.33552/OJOR.2024.07.000657.
- Ark, E.D., Boya, M.N., Shah, A., Ozgen, B., Redleaf, M.: Four-Hour-Delayed Gadolinium 3D REAL IR and SPACE FLAIR MRI Correlated to Meniere Disease Histology. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal (Epub ahead of print), 2024. PMID: 38872311.
- Boya, M.N., Ark, E.D., Shah, A., Redleaf, M.: The Radium Dial Painters in the John Lindsay Otopathology Laboratory and Archives. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal (Epub ahead of print), 2024. PMID: 38205781.
- Boya, M.N., Duraes, L.C., Fulmer, C., Gorgun, E.: Retroflex Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: Technically Challenging Yet a Rewarding Approach for Ileocecal Valve and Cecal Lesions. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 67: e1448, 2024.
- Sasmal, P.K., Jena, S.K., Chaudary, M., Boya, M.N.: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Left Ovarian Cystectomy in Situs Inversus Totalis: A Case Report. Journal of International Medical Sciences Academy 36: 322-324, 2023.
Presentations/Posters
- Boya MN, Cieri IF, Rodriguez-Alvarez AA, Patel S, Dua A. Ultrasound Flow Volume Assessment Following Transcatheter Arterialization of Deep Veins (TADV) without Venous Branch Coiling. Presented at: 13th Annual Meeting of the South Asian American Vascular Society (SAAVS), Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM); June 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Boya MN, Siriparapu V, Patel SS, Rodriguez-Alvarez AA, Cieri IF, Dua A. Variability in Clot Strength in Women of Different Racial Backgrounds. Poster presented at: Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) Annual Meeting; April 2025; Austin, Texas.
- Boya, M.N., Cieri, I.F., Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Patel, S., Dua, A.: Transcatheter Arterialization of Deep Veins (TADV): A Novel Approach to Save Limbs. Annual Harvard Surgery Research Day, 2025.
- Boya, M.N., Cieri, I.F., Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Patel, S., Dua, A.: Transcatheter Arterialization of Deep Veins (TADV): A Novel Approach to Save Limbs. Celebration of Science (COS), 2025.
- Cieri, I.F., Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Patel, S., Boya, M.N., Dua, A.: Mitigating Sex-Specific Thrombotic Risk by Personalizing Thromboprophylaxis. Vascular Discovery, 2025.
- Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Cieri, I.F., Patel, S., Boya, M.N., Dua, A.: Comparative Effects of Apixaban and Rivaroxaban on Thrombin Generation Assessed by Viscoelastic Testing and Calibrated Thrombography. Vascular Discovery, 2025.
- Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Cieri, I.F., Patel, S., Boya, M.N., Dua, A.: The Impact of Sex on Coagulation Profiles in Patients Resistant to Clopidogrel. Annual Harvard Surgery Research Day, 2025.
- Cieri, I.F., Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Patel, S., Boya, M.N., Dua, A.: Variation in Coagulation Profiles in Ablated Versus Non-Ablated Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Patients. Heart Rhythm Society, 2025.
- Cieri, I.F., Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Patel, S., Boya, M.N., Dua, A.: Comparison of Coagulation Parameters Between Smokers and Non-Smokers with Peripheral Artery Disease. Annual Harvard Surgery Research Day, 2025.
- Cieri, I.F., Rodriguez Alvarez, A.A., Patel, S., Boya, M.N., Dua, A.: TEG-Guided Anticoagulation Assessment in Deep Vein Arterialization: A Prospective Analysis.Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), 2025.
Books
- Wild Gooseberries - An anthology of poems - The Alcove Publishers.2022. November 24.