NitinKumarMD

Gastroenterology • Effingham, IL

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Bariatric Medicine

Bariatric Endoscopy Institute Gastroenterology & Weight Management

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Office
904 Medical Park Dr
Ste 3
Effingham, IL 62401
Phone+1 217-342-4175

Fax+1 217-342-4179
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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

8 citations
Association for Bariatric Endoscopy systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Preservation and Incorporation of...
Pichamol Jirapinyo, Nitin Kumar, Monica Saumoy, Andrew Copland, Shelby Sullivan> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2021 Feb 1
5 citations
ABE/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, Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda, Vivek Kumbhari, Michael C. Larsen, Rahul Pannala, M...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2020 Jun 1
34 citations
Five-year outcomes of transoral outlet reduction for the treatment of weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Pichamol Jirapinyo, Nitin Kumar, Mohd Amer Alsamman, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2020 May 1
63 citations
Endoscopic sutured gastroplasty: procedure evolution from first-in-man cases through current technique
Nitin Kumar, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Gontrand López-Nava Breviere, Nicole P. Sahdala, Sohail N. Shaikh, Robert H. Hawes, Christopher J. Gostout, Mahesh K. Goenka, Jorge ...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2018 Apr 1
3 citations
A Web-Based Education Program for Colorectal Lesion Diagnosis with Narrow Band Imaging Classification.
Hiroyuki Aihara, Nitin Kumar, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Digestion. 2018 Jan 1
Transoral Outlet Reduction: A Comparison of Pursestring to Interrupted Stitch Technique
Allison R Schulman, Nitin Kumar> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
6 citations
ASGE EndoVators Summit: Defining the role and value of endoscopic therapies in obesity management☆☆☆★
Marvin Ryou, Kenneth R. McQuaid, Christopher C. Thompson, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Klaus Mergener, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Caroline M. Apovian, Carol A. Burke, Bipan Chand...> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2017 Nov 1
4 citations
Remnant gastropathy due to bile reflux after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a unique cause of abdominal pain and successful treatment with ursodiol
Nitin Kumar, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2017 Aug 10
20 citations
The role of endoscopic therapy in obesity management: intragastric balloons and aspiration therapy.
Nitin Kumar, Shelby Sullivan, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. 2017 Jul 6
40 citations
The Influence of the Orbera Intragastric Balloon Filling Volumes on Weight Loss, Tolerability, and Adverse Events: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Nitin Kumar, Fateh Bazerbachi, Tarun Rustagi, Thomas R. McCarty, Christopher C. Thompson, Natan Zundel, Erik B Wilson, Christopher J. Gostout, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Ga...> ;Obesity Surgery. 2017 Mar 12
101 citations
Percutaneous Gastrostomy Device for the Treatment of Class II and Class III Obesity: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Christopher C. Thompson, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Robert F. Kushner, Shelby Sullivan, Alan B. Schorr, Anastassia Amaro, Caroline M. Apovian, Terrence Fullum, Amir Zarrinp...> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2017 Mar 1
79 citations
Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Emmanuel Akintoye, Nitin Kumar, Hiroyuki Aihara, Hala Nas, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Endoscopy International Open. 2016 Sep 30
146 citations
Peroral endoscopic myotomy: a meta-analysis.
Emmanuel Akintoye, Nitin Kumar, Itegbemie Obaitan, Quazim A. Alayo, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Endoscopy. 2016 Sep 12
40 citations
Safety and efficacy of fistula closure by endoscopic suturing: a multi-center study.
Saurabh Mukewar, Nitin Kumar, Marc F. Catalano, Christopher C. Thompson, Wasif M. Abidi, William S. Harmsen, Felicity Enders, Christopher J. Gostout> ;Endoscopy. 2016 Aug 30
24 citations
Effect of Intragastric Balloons on Liver Enzymes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Violeta B. Popov, Christopher C. Thompson, Nitin Kumar, Maria M. Ciarleglio, Yanhong Deng, Loren Laine> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2016 May 20
3 citations
Prospective evaluation of a simplified narrowband imaging scoring system for a differential diagnosis of colorectal lesions.
Hiroyuki Aihara, Nitin Kumar, Marvin Ryou, Robert Burakoff, Marwan Abou Gergi, Michele B. Ryan, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2016 Feb 2
49 citations
A standardized method for endoscopic necrosectomy improves complication and mortality rates.
Christopher C. Thompson, Nitin Kumar, James Slattery, Thomas E. Clancy, Michele B. Ryan, Marvin Ryou, Richard Swanson, Peter A. Banks, Darwin L. Conwell> ;Pancreatology. 2016 Jan 1
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Pichamol Jirapinyo, Nitin Kumar, Christopher C Thompson> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2016 Jan 1
6 citations
The pursestring technique for endoscopic revision of gastric bypass.
Nitin Kumar, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2015 Nov 1
55 citations
ASGE position statement on endoscopic bariatric therapies in clinical practice.
Shelby Sullivan, Nitin Kumar, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda, Michael C. Larsen, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2015 Nov 1
63 citations
Transoral outlet reduction for weight regain after gastric bypass: long-term follow-up
Nitin Kumar, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2016 Apr 1
249 citations
ASGE Bariatric Endoscopy Task Force systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the ASGE PIVI thresholds for adopting endoscopic bariatric therapies
Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Nitin Kumar, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda, Michael C. Larsen, Shelby Sullivan, Christopher C. Thompson, Subhas Banerjee> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2015 Sep 1
7 citations
Patients With Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Require Increased Sedation During Upper Endoscopy
Pichamol Jirapinyo, Nitin Kumar, Christopher C. Thompson> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2015 Aug 1
45 citations
Endoscopic therapy for weight loss: Gastroplasty, duodenal sleeves, intragastric balloons, and aspiration
Nitin Kumar> ;World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2015 Jul 25
82 citations
Endoscopic bariatric therapies.
Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda, Nitin Kumar, Michael C. Larsen, Shelby Sullivan, Christopher C. Thompson, Subhas Banerjee> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2015 May 1
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Press Mentions

March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness MonthMarch 16th, 2021
Foods to Help Relieve ConstipationSeptember 3rd, 2018
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