Vivek Kaul, M.D.

Clinical Interests

Colon Cancer Screening; Colonoscopy; Endoscopic Mucosal Resection; Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography; Endoscopic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus; Endoscopic Ultrasound; General Gastroenterology; General Hepatology; GI Oncology; Hepatitis & Abnormal Liver Function Test; Pancreatic & Biliary; Upper Endoscopy

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 275-4711

Fax: (585) 276-1911

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 646
Rochester, NY

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Vivek Kaul is a Professor of Medicine and 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

Faculty Appointments

Chief - Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology/Hepatology (SMD)
Segal-Watson Professorship of Medicine - Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology/Hepatology (SMD)
Professor - Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology/Hepatology (SMD) - Primary

Specialties

Gastroenterology - American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine

Education

1988
Indian School Certificate | Mount St. Mary's School
Grade School

1992
MBBS | India-Delhi University Coll Med Sciences
Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1995 - 06/30/1998
Residency in Internal Medicine at SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn

07/01/1998 - 06/30/2001
Fellowship in Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology at Albert Einstein Medical Center

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

01/01/1993 - 12/31/1993
Internship in at Guru Tegh 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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Publications

Journal Articles

5/2010
Singh, Mandeep; Mehta, Nilesh; Murthy, Uma K.; Kaul Vivek; Arif, Asma; Newman, Nancy. "Postpolypectomy bleeding in patients undergoing colonoscopy on uninterrupted clopidogrel therapy". Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2010; 71(6): 998-1005.

9/2007
Kaul V, Catalano MF. "EUS and chronic pancreatitis: seeing is believing?" Gastrointestinal endoscopy.. 2007 Sep 0; 66(3):510-2.

10/2002
Kaul V, Friedenberg FK, Braitman LE, Anis U, Zaeri N, Fazili J, Herrine SK, Rothstein KD. "Development and validation of a model to diagnose cirrhosis in patients with hepatitis C." The American journal of gastroenterology.. 2002 Oct 0; 97(10):2623-8.

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 Publishers2002 in New York

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