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Office
900 W Temple Ave
Ste 2500
Effingham, IL 62401Phone+1 217-540-2350Fax+1 217-347-2323
Summary
- Nitin Kumar MD FASGE is a gastroenterologist with board certifications and fellowships in internal medicine, gastroenterology, advanced endoscopy, bariatric endoscopy, and obesity medicine. He completed his medical degree in 2007 at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, internal medicine residency at Washington University in St. Louis, gastroenterology fellowship at Harvard Medical School, and advanced endoscopy fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women's Hospital. His clinical experience spans across general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, endoscopy, colonoscopy, and interventional endoscopy. He's also a productive scholar with several influential publications in high-quality medical journals and has authored several textbook chapters. Dr. Kumar's expertise and commitment to medical education were recognized in 2015 when he received the Excellence in Tutoring award from Harvard Medical School Academy. He has been quoted as an expert in gastrointestinal issues in Medscape, Prevention, Shape, Self, Eat This, Not That!, Healio, and Livestrong.
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Advanced Endoscopy, 2013 - 2014
- Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2010 - 2013
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
- University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2011 - 2016
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Excellence in Tutoring Harvard Medical School Academy for Teaching and Learning, 2015
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsABE/ASGE position statement on training and privileges for primary endoscopic bariatric therapies.Nitin Kumar, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Brian J. Dunkin, Manoel Galvao Neto, Victoria Gomez
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2020-06-01 - 154 citationsPeroral endoscopic myotomy: a meta-analysis.Emmanuel Akintoye, Nitin Kumar, Itegbemie Obaitan, Quazim A. Alayo, Christopher C. Thompson
Endoscopy. 2016-09-12 - 267 citationsASGE Bariatric Endoscopy Task Force systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the ASGE PIVI thresholds for adopting endoscopic bariatric therapiesBarham K. Abu Dayyeh, Nitin Kumar, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda, Michael C. Larsen
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2015-09-01
Press Mentions
- March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness MonthMarch 16th, 2021
- Foods to Help Relieve ConstipationSeptember 3rd, 2018
- Wait, Can You Really Shrink Your Stomach if You Eat Less? Doctors ExplainMay 12th, 2018
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Committees
- Advisory Board, Association for Bariatric Endoscopy 2015 - 2016
Research History
- Harvard Medical School Developmental Endoscopy Lab2010 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
External Links
- Bariatric Endoscopy Institute Gastroenterology & Weight Managementhttp://giweightloss.com
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