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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Vishal Kothari, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, MIS & Bariatric Surgery
Program Director, Advanced GI MIS/Bariatric Fellowship, UNMC

Vishal Kothari, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Dr. Kothari is a minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon with who focuses his practice on robotics systems. He provides high-level clinical care in the areas of foregut, bariatric, and hernia surgery as well as research in these fields. He educates trainees in robotic skills for the UNMC advanced minimally invasive surgery fellowship as well as general surgical residency.
Education
  • BA: Lehigh University
  • MD: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Residency: North Shore Hospital, Manhasset, New York
  • Fellowship: Minimally Invasive & Adaptive Laparoscopic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Board certification
  • American Board of Surgery General Surgery
Research interests

Dr. Kothari's research interests include obesity and weight loss interventions, management of acid reflux, and improving outcomes in the area of hernia repair.