Director of Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery
General Surgery
Dr. Shanu N. Kothari, MD
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Shanu Kothari works in the field of General Surgery. He attended University of Illinois College of Medicine. He has 2 awards "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Shanu N. Kothari, MD has written publications. He has 61 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Dexamethasone-induced congestive heart failure in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy caused by occult pheochromocytoma.' He is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Fellowship Training: Need and Contributions.
- Standardized outcomes reporting in metabolic and bariatric surgery.
- Who would have thought it? Surgery is a treatment for diabetes.
- Is laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy a lower risk bariatric procedure compared with laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass? A meta-analysis.
- Intragastric Balloon 2.0?
- Biliary Issues in the Bariatric Population.
- Systematic review on reoperative bariatric surgery: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Revision Task Force.
- Issues With "Issues in General Surgery Residency Training-2012"
- Reply to Letter: "Causal Inference in Observational Studies in Surgery"
- Incidence, Treatment, and Outcomes of Iron Deficiency after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A 10-Year Analysis.
- Reply to Letter: "Comments on the Article About the Evaluation of the Results of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Versus Cholecystectomy"
- The Effect of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass on Dyslipidemia in Severely Obese Patients: a 5-Year Follow-up Analysis.
- A Prospective, Blinded Comparison of Laparoscopic Ultrasound with TransAbdominal Ultrasound for the Detection of Gallbladder Pathology in Morbidly Obese Patients.
- Varying marginal ulcer rates in patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity versus gastroesophageal reflux Disease: is the acid pocket...
- Changing Trends and Outcomes in the Use of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tubes for Acute Cholecystitis.
- Difficult tracheal intubation in morbidly obese patients.
- Predictors of a difficult intubation in the bariatric patient: does preoperative body mass index matter?
- Bariatric and metabolic surgery.
- Bariatric surgery and postoperative imaging.
- BAROS results in 700 patients after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with subset analysis of age, gender, and initial body mass index.
- Natural history and metabolic consequences of morbid obesity for patients denied coverage for bariatric surgery.
- Radiological airway changes following bipolar radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction.
- Video. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy for splenic artery aneurysm.
- Excellent laparoscopic gastric bypass outcomes can be achieved at a community-based training hospital with moderate case volume.
- Intensive care unit stay not required for patients with obstructive sleep apnea after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Validation that a 1-year fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery can eliminate the learning curve for laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Repair of the giant Hiatal hernia.
- Benefits of laparoscopic fellowship training: a survey of former fellows.
- Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux Disease and acid-related conditions: trends in incidence of diagnosis and acid suppression therapy.
- Quality of life after ileoanal pouch: a comparison of J and W pouches.
- Seconds from disaster: lessons learned from laparoscopic release of the median arcuate ligament.
- Number of weight loss attempts and maximum weight loss before Roux-en-Y laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery are not predictive of postoperative weight loss.
- Dieulafoy lesion after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Ascorbic acid deficiency in bariatric surgical population.
- Effect of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery on hemoglobin A1c levels in diabetic patients: a matched-cohort analysis.
- Can an advanced laparoscopic fellowship program be established without compromising the center's outcomes?
- Effect of preoperative weight loss on laparoscopic gastric bypass outcomes.
- Advanced laparoscopic fellowship and general surgery residency can coexist without detracting from surgical resident operative experience.
- Best Poster Award. A comparison of thromboembolic and bleeding events following laparoscopic gastric bypass in patients treated with prophylactic regimens of unfractio...
- Refusals, denials, and patient choice: reasons prospective patients do not undergo bariatric surgery.
- An economic analysis of hospital charges for choledocholithiasis by different treatment strategies.
- Use of transAbdominal ultrasound to identify intraAbdominal adhesions prior to laparoscopy: a prospective blinded study.
- Superior mesenteric artery syndrome after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Length of stay and impact on readmission rates after laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Heterotopic pregnancy: a rare cause of hemoperitoneum and the acute abdomen.
- The effect of laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery on dyslipidemia in severely obese patients.
- Successful surgical treatment of a pregnancy-induced Petersen's Hernia after laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Training of a minimally invasive bariatric surgeon: are laparoscopic fellowships the answer?
- Surgical management of obesity: a review of the evidence relating to the health benefits and risks.
- Travel distance, age, and sex as factors in follow-up visit compliance in the post-gastric bypass population.
- Evaluation of operative imaging techniques in surgical education.
- Stump Appendicitis: case report and review.
- True ectopic ovary: a case and review.
- Lap-band failures: conversion to gastric bypass and their preliminary outcomes.
- Training in laparoscopic suturing skills using a new computer-based virtual reality simulator (MIST-VR) provides results comparable to those with an established pelvic...
- Laparoscopic telescope with alpha port and aesop to view open surgical procedures.
- Antiemetic efficacy of prophylactic dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) vs ondansetron (Zofran): a randomized, prospective trial inpatients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystect...
- Dexamethasone-induced congestive heart failure in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy caused by occult pheochromocytoma.
- Lipids and bariatric procedures part 1 of 2: Scientific statement from the National Lipid Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Obesit...
- Effects of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on bone mineral density and markers of bone turnover.
Schools
University of Illinois At Chicago College of Medicine
Procedures Preformed
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Colectomy
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Appendicitis
- Cholecystitis and Gallstones
- Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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University of Illinois College of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1063418366 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KOTHARI | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | SHANU | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 546015429 | |
| NPPES Provider State | WI | |
| Specialty Description | General Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 19.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1063418366 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KOTHARI |
| First Name Of The Provider | SHANU |
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