Dr. Shiva Kumar

Dr. Shiva Kumar, MD, is the Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Kumar served as Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and Primary Liver Physician at two liver transplant centers in the US for more than eight years. He was also Director of Hepatology sub-specialty fellowship training at Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, US. He also served as Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, US.

Dr. Kumar graduated from the University of Kerala Medical School, India and completed his residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Our Lady of Mercy University Medical Center, New York, US. He then pursued sub-specialty fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, US. He completed additional clinical and research training in Hepatology at the Liver Unit of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, US. He also received a master's degree in Healthcare Management from the University of Texas, Dallas, Jindal School of Management in Richardson, Texas, US.

He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. His primary areas of clinical and research interests include general-transplant hepatology and liver and hepatobiliary endoscopy.

He is a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) American College of Physicians (ACP), American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), American Association for the study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). He has served on many committees of national scientific societies, including practice parameters and patient care committees of ACG and public and member outreach, as well as international committees of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). ​

Dr. Kumar has numerous publications and has delivered presentations at national and international scientific meetings, with a primary focus on liver disease and transplantation. He has also served as a primary site investigator in numerous clinical trials including those of newer therapeutic agents in Hepatitis C.​

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 2012 - 2013: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS, JINDAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, US. Master of Science (MSc), Healthcare Management
• 1989 - 1996: MEDICAL COLLEGE TRIVANDRUM, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
• 2001 - 2004: MAYO CLINIC, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, US. Fellow, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• 1999 - 2000: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, DALLAS, TEXAS, US. Fellow, Hepatology, Liver Unit
• 2000 - 2001: OUR LADY OF MERCY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE, NEW YORK, US. Chief Resident, Internal Medicine
• 1996 - 1999: OUR LADY OF MERCY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, NEW YORK, US. Resident, Internal Medicine

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2011 - 2014: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ＆ PUBLIC HEALTH, MADISON, WISCONSIN, US. Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor, Medicine
• 2008 - 2014: AURORA ST. LUKES MEDICAL CENTER , MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, US. Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
• 2006 - 2007: OCHSNER CLINIC, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US. Director, Hepatology Fellowship Training Program, Medical Director, Liver Transplantation, Multi-Organ Transplant Center
• 2004 - 2007: OCHSNER CLINIC, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US. Faculty, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• 2003 - 2004: MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, US. Instructor, Medicine

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Master of Science, Healthcare Management, University of Texas at Dallas Jindal School of Management, Richardson, Texas, US
• Fellow, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American College of Gastroenterology and American Society for the study of Liver Diseases
• Medical Director, Liver Transplantation at Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, US, 2006 to 2007
• Medical Director, Liver Transplantation, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, 2008 to 2014
• Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, US, 2014
• American College of Gastroenterology Presidential Poster Award, 2004 and 2014
• Academic Achievement Award, Internal Medicine, Our Lady of Mercy University Medical Center, New York, New York, US, 1997
• Most Outstanding Resident Internal Medicine Award, Our Lad​y of Mercy University Medical Center, New York, New York, US, 1999