K. Shiva Kumar, M.D.

Board Certified in Gastroenterology
Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Dr. Kumar is a board certified gastroenterologist specializing in the management of liver diseases and care of patients pre- and post liver transplantation. He has authored many publications and has done numerous presentations at national meetings addressing various aspects of hepatology. He served on the Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology from 2002 to 2005. Prior to joining GI Associates, he served as Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and Program Director of the Hepatology subspecialty training program at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, LA.

Residency: New York Medical College, NY
Fellowship - Gastroenterology: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Fellowship - Hepatology: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Memberships include:
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)