Vivek Kumbhari

A physician-scientist whose work has been cited nearly 10,000 times, Vivek Kumbhari has transformed lives through pioneering novel, minimally invasive flexible endoscopic procedures. In addition to his role as a professor of medicine and chairman of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Mayo Clinic, he is a cofounder and board member of Endiatx, a company aimed at delivering micro-robotics inside the human body to aid in the early detection of disease. His work is driven by a passion for harnessing telemedicine, automation and artificial intelligence to treat serious and complex diseases without a patient ever needing to enter a hospital.

Dr. Kumbhari was previously the Director of Endoscopy and Director of Bariatric Endoscopy as well as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

His expertise includes all aspects of flexible endoscopic surgery which include: endoscopic therapies to treat benign and oncologic conditions involving the gastrointestinal tract, managing complications of surgery, and minimally invasive, non-surgical therapies to facilitate weight loss and the treatment of obesity-related diseases. His research interests are in endoscopic innovations, interventional endoscopic ultrasonography, submucosal endoscopy, primary weight loss and metabolic therapies, and managing adverse events following surgery. He has contributed to over 250 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and invited reviews, and speaks both nationally and internationally.