Dr. Katayoun Madani is a physician, bioengineer, and global surgery researcher whose work focuses on strengthening access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical care through research, education, innovation, and policy. She serves as an Adjunct faculty at the Center for Global Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.

Her academic interests center on global surgery policy and health systems strengthening, equitable international academic collaboration, research capacity building, surgical innovation, and the translation of evidence into policy and practice. Her work has included research and policy initiatives addressing access to surgical and trauma care, bidirectional academic exchange, scholarly publishing and research integrity, wound care, health communication, and the responsible use of emerging technologies in scientific research and communication.

Dr. Madani also serves as Vice President of Internal Affairs for the Association of Academic Global Surgery and is Founder and Executive Director of Simurgh Global Surgery Collaborative. Across these roles, she works with multidisciplinary and international partners to strengthen research infrastructure, develop emerging leaders, advance policy engagement, and build collaborations that connect evidence, innovation, and implementation to improve surgical care.