Dr. Shiva Kumar

Dr. Shiva Kumar

, MD

Department Chair, Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Institute

Languages
  • Hindi
  • English
  • Tamil
  • Malayalam

Years of Experience

28
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Biography

Dr. Shiva Kumar, MD, is the Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Kumar served as Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and Primary Liver Physician at two liver transplant centers in the US for more than eight years. He was also Director of Hepatology sub-specialty fellowship training at Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, US. He also served as Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, US.

Dr. Kumar graduated from the University of Kerala Medical School, India and completed his residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Our Lady of Mercy University Medical Center, New York, US. He then pursued sub-specialty fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, US. He completed additional clinical and research training in Hepatology at the Liver Unit of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, US. He also received a master's degree in Healthcare Management from the University of Texas, Dallas, Jindal School of Management in Richardson, Texas, US.

He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. His primary areas of clinical and research interests include general-transplant hepatology and liver and hepatobiliary endoscopy.

He is a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) American College of Physicians (ACP), American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), American Association for the study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). He has served on many committees of national scientific societies, including practice parameters and patient care committees of ACG and public and member outreach, as well as international committees of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). 

Dr. Kumar has numerous publications and has delivered presentations at national and international scientific meetings, with a primary focus on liver disease and transplantation. He has also served as a primary site investigator in numerous clinical trials including those of newer therapeutic agents in Hepatitis C.

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Treatments & Services

  • Viral Hepatitis B and C
  • General Endoscopy
  • Liver Tumors
  • Pre/Post Liver Transplant Care
  • Liver Failure
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
  • Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
  • Hepatobiliary Endoscopy
  • Cirrhosis
  • End-Stage Liver Disease
  • Fatty Liver
  • Liver Transplant
  • Liver Disease
  • Pancreatic Diseases
  • Liver Disease Program
  • Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Cancers
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Education

  • 2012 Medical School
    2012 - 2013

    University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of Management, Richardson, Texas, US (Master of Science (MSc), Healthcare Management)

  • 2001 Fellowship
    2001 - 2004

    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, Us (Fellow, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology)

  • 2000 Residency
    2000 - 2001

    Our Lady of Mercy University Medical Center, New York Medical College, New York, US (Chief Resident, Internal Medicine)

  • 1999 Fellowship
    1999 - 2000

    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, US (Fellow, Hepatology, Liver Unit)

  • 1996 Residency
    1996 - 1999

    Our Lady of Mercy University Medical Center, New York, US (Resident, Internal Medicine)

  • 1989 Medical School
    1989 - 1996

    MEDICAL COLLEGE TRIVANDRUM, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS))

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Career Experience

  • 2011
    2011 - 2014

    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, US (Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor, Medicine)

  • 2008
    2008 - 2014

    Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center , Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US (Medical Director, Liver Transplantation)

  • 2006
    2006 - 2007

    Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, US (Director, Hepatology Fellowship Training Program, Medical Director, Liver Transplantation, Multi-Organ Transplant Center)

  • 2004
    2004 - 2007

    Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, US (Faculty, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology)

  • 2003
    2003 - 2004

    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, US (Instructor, Medicine)

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