Nitin Kumar MD
Board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Obesity Medicine
Dr. Kumar is a gastroenterologist and bariatric endoscopist dedicated to helping patients who have diseases of the stomach or intestine, need screening for colon cancer, or need help in managing their weight without surgery.
Dr. Kumar completed Internal Medicine residency at Washington University in Saint Louis. He completed Gastroenterology fellowship and Advanced Endoscopy fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women’s Hospital. While there, he worked in the Weight Management program and trained with pioneers in bariatric endoscopy. Dr. Kumar participated in several clinical trials of nonsurgical (endoscopic) procedures for weight loss. Dr. Kumar completed the Program in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard School for Public Health. He also tutored in gastroenterology at Harvard Medical School, for which he received an award from the Harvard Medical School Academy for Teaching and Learning.
Education and training
- Medical school: University of Illinois College of Medicine
- Internal Medicine residency: Washington University in St. Louis
- Gastroenterology fellowship: Harvard Medical School (Brigham & Women’s Hospital)
- Advanced Endoscopy fellowship: Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- Program in Clinical Effectiveness: Harvard School for Public Health
Publications
Weight management
Transoral outlet reduction for weight regain after gastric bypass: long-term follow-up
Nitin Kumar, Christopher C. Thompson. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2015, in press.
The pursestring technique for endoscopic revision of gastric bypass
Nitin Kumar, Christopher C Thompson. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. November 2015.
ASGE Bariatric Endoscopy Task Force systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the ASGE PIVI thresholds for adopting endoscopic bariatric therapies
ASGE Bariatric Endoscopy Task Force, ASGE Technology Committee, Barham Abu Dayyeh, Nitin Kumar, Steven A Edmundowicz, Sreenivasa Jonnalagadda, Michael Larsen, Shelby Sullivan, Christopher C Thompson, Subash Banerjee. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. September 2015.
Patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass require increased sedation during upper endoscopy
Pichamol Jirapinyo, Nitin Kumar, Christopher C Thompson. Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology. August 2015.
Endoscopic therapy for weight loss: Gastroplasty, duodenal sleeves, intragastric balloons, and aspiration
Nitin Kumar. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. July 2015.
Comparison of a superficial suturing device with a full-thickness suturing device for transoral outlet reduction
Nitin Kumar, Christopher C Thompson. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. June 2014.
Utilization of endoscopic suturing for management of weight regain: transoral outlet reduction
Nitin Kumar, Erik B Wilson, Christopher C Thompson. Bariatric Times. 2013.
Endoscopic management of complications after weight loss surgery
Nitin Kumar, Christopher C Thompson. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. April 2013.
Endoscopic Solutions for Weight Loss
Nitin Kumar, Christopher C Thompson. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. September 2011.
Gastroenterology
Endoscopic management of gastrointestinal fistulae
Nitin Kumar, Michael C Larsen, Christopher C Thompson. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. August 2014.
Development and initial validation of an endoscopic part-task training box
Thompson CC, Jirapinyo P, Kumar N, et al. Endoscopy. April 2014.
A novel magnetic countertraction device for endoscopic submucosal dissection significantly reduces procedure time and minimizes technical difficulty
Aihara H, Ryou M, Kumar N, et al. Endoscopy. 2014.
A novel method for endoscopic perforation management by using abdominal exploration and full-thickness sutured closure
Kumar N, Thompson CC. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. April 2014.
Facilitating endoscopic submucosal dissection: the suture-pulley method significantly improves procedure time and minimizes technical difficulty compared with conventional technique: an ex vivo study
Aihara H, Kumar N, Ryou M, et al. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. March 2014.
Diagnosis, surveillance, and treatment strategies for familial adenomatous polyposis: rationale and update
Aihara H, Kumar N, Thompson CC. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014.
Endoscopic therapy for postoperative leaks and fistulae
Kumar N, Thompson CC. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 2013.
Analysis of intersegment trough and proximal latency of smooth muscle contraction using high resolution esophageal manometry
Kumar N, Porter RF, Chanin J, Gyawali CP. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. January 2012.
Magnetic Resonance Enterography: Safe and effective imaging for stricturing Crohn’s Disease
Ha CY, Kumar N, Raptis CA, Narra VR, Ciorba MA. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. June 2011.
Risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis with placement of self-expandable metal stents
Cote GA, Kumar N, Ansstas M, Edmundowicz SA, Jonnalagadda S, Mullady DK, Azar RR. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2010.
Textbook chapters
Kumar N, Thompson CC. Alternative minimally invasive options: endoluminal bariatric procedures. In: Brethauer S, Schauer P, Schirmer PR, editors. Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery. New York: Springer, 2015.
Kumar N, Thompson CC. Medical and endoscopic therapy of obesity. In: Buchman AL, editor. Nutritional Care of the Patient with Gastrointestinal Disease. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2015.
Kumar N, Thompson CC. Endoscopy and bariatric surgery. In: Forse RA, Apovian CM, editors. Bariatric Surgery: What Every Provider Needs to Know. Thorofare: Slack, 2015.
Kumar N, Thompson CC. Procedural sedation in the obese patient. In: Thompson CC, editor. Bariatric Endoscopy. Berlin: Springer, 2013.
Kumar N, Thompson CC. Endoscopic therapy for weight regain after bariatric surgery. In: Thompson CC, editor. Bariatric Endoscopy. Berlin: Springer, 2013.
Kumar N, Thompson CC. Transcolonic NOTES. In: Gill IS, Caddedu J, Desai M, Rane A, editors. Scar-less Surgery: NOTES, Transumbilical, and Others. Berlin: Springer, 2012.
Kumar N, Thompson CC. Training the gastroenterologist for NOTES. In: Kalloo AN, Marescaux J, Zorron R, editors. Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES): Textbook and Video Atlas. Oxford: Wiley; 2012.
