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Vivek Kaul, M.D.

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Appointment: (585) 275-4711

Fax: (585) 276-0101

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Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Biography

Dr Vivek Kaul is the Segal-Watson Professor of Medicine (and former Division Chief) in the Gastroenterology & Hepatology Division at the University of Rochester Medical Center. After attending medical school at Delhi University, he completed Internal Medicine residency at SUNY-Downstate Medical University in NYC and Gastroenterology Fellowship at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. He also completed an additional year of fellowship in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy (EUS & ERCP) at St. Luke's Pancreaticobiliary Center in Milwaukee.

Dr Kaul's clinical, research and medical education efforts are focused in Therapeutic Endoscopy/Endosurgery, Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound and advanced ERCP. He also specializes in esophageal endotherapy for Barrett’s & Esophageal Cancer. He has specific expertise in complex interventional endoscopy, especially in the patient with GI-cancer. He is a PI and/or co-investigator on several national and international trials in endoscopy, pancreatic and esophageal disease.

Dr Kaul serves on several national committees with the ASGE and the ACG and is a past Governor of the ACG for Northern NY. He is chair of the ACG Innovation & Technology Committee and the EUS special interest group (SIG) for the ASGE. He is also Chair of the World Gastroenterology Organization’s Endoscopy Committee and serves on the WGO Governing council. In addition, he is Co-Chair of the AGA national GI division Chief’s consortium. Dr Kaul also serves as the alternate ASGE RUC advisor to the AMA and serves on several national and international task forces such as the ACG GI-On Demand task force and the WGO Global Climate Change (Green Endoscopy) Working Group.

Dr Kaul is a reviewer for several journals, is a sought after speaker and has published extensively in the field of interventional endoscopy and several other aspects of Gastroenterology. Dr Kaul regularly lectures and shares his endoscopy expertise at centers in the USA and around the world.

Professional Background

Dr. Vivek Kaul is a Professor of Medicine and former Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at URMC. After attending medical school at Delhi University, he completed Internal Medicine residency at SUNY-Downstate Medical University in NYC and Gastroenterology Fellowship at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. He also completed an additional year of fellowship in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy (EUS & ERCP) at St. Luke's Pancreaticobiliary Center in Milwaukee. He has a special interest and expertise in advanced therapeutic endoscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasound, ERCP, Esophageal Endotherapy and Hepatobiliary disease. He serves on several national Gastroenterology committees, is a reviewer for several journals and has several publications and presentations to his credit.

Credentials

Specialties

    Education

    1992
    MBBS | University College of Medical Sciences-Delhi (India)

    Post-doctoral Training & Residency

    07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007
    Fellowship in Endoscopy at Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center

    07/01/1998 - 06/30/2001
    Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

    07/01/1995 - 06/30/1998
    Residency in Internal Medicine at State University of NY Health Science Center/Brooklyn

    01/01/1993 - 12/31/1994
    Internship at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital

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    Awards

    2001 - 2008
    Outstanding Overall Annual Proficiency Rating as Teaching and Clinical Staff
    Sponsor: Syracuse Veterans Administration Medical Center
    Location: Syracuse, New York

    2000
    Maimonides Society Scientific Paper Best Manuscript Award
    Sponsor: Annual Meeting of the Maimonides Society, Philadelphia, PA

    1998
    Nominated for position of Chief Medical Resident
    Sponsor: Department of Medicine, State University of New York

    1996
    "Outstanding Performance as an Intern" Award
    Sponsor: Depart. of Medicine, SUNY-Downstate Med Center, Brooklyn, NY

    1992
    Graduated Medical School with Honors
    Sponsor: University of Delhi
    Location: New Delhi, India

    1991
    Pallav Chowdhary Memorial Trophy
    Sponsor: University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi

    1991
    Kishan Tehlan Memorial Trophy
    Sponsor: University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi

    1988
    Graduated High School with Honors
    Sponsor: Mount St. Mary's School
    Location: New Delhi, India

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    Clinical Trials

    A Multicenter Randomized Trial of Seattle Biopsy Protocol Versus Wide-Area Transepithelial Sampling in Patients With Barrett's Esophagus Undergoing Surveillance (The SWAT-BE Study)

    Lead Researcher: Vivek Kaul

    The purpose of this research study is to learn about the best approach to sample patients with known or suspected Barrett's esophagus (BE) by comparing the standard Seattle biopsy protocol to sampling using wide area transepithelial sampling (WATS3D). Barrett's esophagus is a common condition that is used to spot patients at increased risk of developing a type of cancer in the esophagus (swallowing tube) called esophageal adenocarcinoma. The 5-year survival rate is as low as 18% for patients who get esophageal adenocarcinoma, but the rate may be improved if the cancer is caught in its early stages. Barrett's esophagus can lead to dysplasia, or precancerous changes, which occurs when cells look abnormal but have not developed into cancer. If the abnormal cells increase from being slightly abnormal (low-grade dysplasia), to being very abnormal (high-grade dysplasia), the risk of developing cancer (esophageal adenocarcinoma) goes up. Therefore, catching dysplasia early is very important to prevent cancer. Endoscopic surveillance is a type of procedure where endoscopists run a tube with a light and a camera on the end of it down a patients throat and remove a small piece of tissue. The piece of tissue, called a biopsy, is about the size of the tip of a ball-point pen and is checked for abnormal cells and cancer cells. Patients are being asked to be in this research study because they have been diagnosed with BE or suspected to have BE, and will need an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). Patients with BE undergo sampling using the Seattle biopsy protocol during which samples are obtained from the BE in a four quadrant fashion every 2 cm along with target biopsies from any abnormal areas within the BE. Another sampling approach is WATS3D which utilizes brushings from the BE. While both of these procedures are widely accepted approaches to sampling patients with BE during endoscopy, there is not enough research to show if one is better than the other. Participants in this study will undergo sampling of the BE using both approaches (Seattle biopsy protocol and WATS-3D); the order of the techniques will be randomized. Up to 2700 participants will take part in this research. This is a multicenter study involving several academic, community and private hospitals around the country.

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    Publications

    Journal Articles

    2/28/2024
    Kaul V. "Green Endoscopy." The American journal of gastroenterology.. 2024 Feb 28; Epub 2024 Feb 28.

    12/11/2023
    Wilson N, Abdallah M, Schulman AR, Mosko JD, Saeed A, Kothari S, Kaul V, Kothari TH, Phan J, Kumar A, Tofani C, Kim RE, Westanmo A, Moy BM, Dang F, Canakis A, Sharma N, Muniraj T, Azeem N, Bilal M. "Outcomes of Cold Snare Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Nonampullary Duodenal Adenomas ?1 cm: A Multicenter Study." Gastrointestinal endoscopy.. 2023 Dec 11; Epub 2023 Dec 11.

    11/20/2023
    Singh AD, Burke CA, Draganov PV, Bapaye J, Nishimura M, Ngamruengphong S, Kushnir V, Sharma N, Kaul V, Singh A, Bapaye A, Banerjee D, Bayudan A, De Leon MR, Singh RR, Mony S, Gandhi A, Hollander T, Bittner K, Beauvais J, Lyu R, Liska D, Stevens T, Walsh M, Bhatt A. "Incidence and Risk Factors for Recurrence of Ampullary Adenomas after Endoscopic Papillectomy: A Comparative Analysis of FAP and Sporadic Ampullary Adenomas in an International Multicenter Cohort." Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society.. 2023 Nov 20; Epub 2023 Nov 20.

    Books & Chapters

    2002
    Chapter Title: Pre-transplant evaluation: Liver
    Book Title: Practical Manual of Abdominal Organ Transplantation
    Author List: Kaul, V; Rothstein, KD; Munoz, SJ
    Edited By: Manzarbeitia C
    Published By: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers 2002 in New York

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    Reviews

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