Nikhil A Kumta, MD, MS
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Gastroenterology
Specialty:
Gastroenterology
Nikhil A. Kumta, MD, MS is the Director of Surgical and Bariatric Endoscopy, an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Attending Physician at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Kumta completed an accelerated BS/MD program, receiving his undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State University and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He subsequently trained in Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center. He remained at Cornell for fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, during which time he served as Chief Gastroenterology Fellow and also obtained a Masters Degree in Patient-Oriented Research from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. He then completed an additional year of subspecialty fellowship training in advanced endoscopy at Cornell.
Dr. Kumta specializes in pancreatic disease, biliary tract disease, pre-cancerous and cancerous lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, surgical endoscopy, and endoscopic management of reflux and obesity. He performs advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), endoluminal stent placement, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), complex polypectomy, transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF), and endoscopic treatment of obesity with intragastric balloon placement and endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG). He has clinical and research interests in minimally invasive endoscopic procedures and device innovation.
Dr. Kumta is dedicated to his patients first while staying committed to teaching and research. He is a highly sought after speaker whose research has been recognized internationally and published in numerous high impact journals.
Videos
Certifications
Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Focus
- Angiodysplasia of the Colon
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Colon Polypectomy
- Colon Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Cancer
- Constipation
- Cryotherapy
- Diarrhea
- Dyspepsia
- Dysphagia
- Endoscopic Band Ligation
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Ultrasonography
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastroenterology
- Iron-Deficiency Anemia
- Jaundice
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Cysts
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer
- Polypectomy
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Rectal Cancer
- Stent Placement
- Stomach Cancer
- Upper GI Endoscopy
- Volumetric Laser Endomicroscopy
Education
MD, Jefferson Medical College
MS, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Residency, Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship, Advanced Endoscopy, New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
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2020
New York Rising Stars award -
2020
Healthcare Leaders Under 40 award -
2020
Outstanding Endoscopy Preceptor of the Year -
2020
Medicine Rising Star award -
2019
New York Rising Stars award -
2018
Digestive Disease Week - Video Plenary Award -
2017
Peter D. Stevens, MD Endoscopic Video Forum winner -
2016
Digestive Disease Week - Video Plenary Award -
2014
Chief Fellow, Gastroenterology -
2013
Department of Medicine Fellow of the Year -
2012
Mark S. Pecker, MD Award -
2008
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Kumta during 2020 and/or 2021. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- Apollo Endosurgery; Boston Scientific Corporation; Olympus Corporation
Industry-Sponsored Lectures: MSSM faculty occasionally give lectures at events sponsored by industry, but only if the events are free of any marketing purpose.
- Apollo Endosurgery
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