Anai N. Kothari, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

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Locations

Froedtert Hospital
Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

Specialties

Surgical Oncology

Languages

English, Gujarati

Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

(414) 805-0505

New & Established Patients Call

(414) 805-6803

Education

MD - Doctor of Medicine
MS -Master of Science

Biography

Anai N. Kothari, MD, MS, is an assistant professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery and a member of the Collaborative for Healthcare Delivery Science at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He grew up in Manitowoc, WI and received his BS and MD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Kothari completed his General Surgery training at Loyola University Medical Center where he also earned a Masters degree in Epidemiology. This was followed by a fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Kothari's clinical expertise is the surgical treatment of upper gastrointestinal cancer and advanced cancers of the GI tract. He is a member of several national societies including the Society of Surgical Oncology, American College of Surgeons, and Society of Asian Academic Surgeons. He is an active researcher with a focus on using advanced analytics to improve cancer care.

Research Interests

Dr. Kothari is a gastrointestinal surgical oncologist with a research focus that emphasizes improving cancer care leveraging advanced analytic methodologies and big data. This includes optimizing care delivery through machine learning and predictive analytics, developing tools to utilize real world data and improve electronic health data, and augmenting cancer care with personalized digital tools.

Bridging the Gap: Trainee Reflections About Navigating Otherness in Academic Surgery.

(SenthilKumar G, Verhagen NB, Wang TS, Dream SY, Kothari AN.) J Surg Res. 2023 Nov;291:A1-A3 PMID: 37217382 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159873497 05/23/2023
ASO Visual Abstract: Validation of the AJCC 8th Edition Staging System for Disseminated Appendiceal Cancer Patients Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy-A Multi-institutional Analysis.

(SenthilKumar G, Kothari AN, Maduekwe UN, Fournier K, Abbott DE, Wilson GC, Patel SH, Greer J, Johnston F, Dineen SP, Powers BD, Baumgartner J, Veerapong J, Leiting J, Grotz TE, Maithel SK, Staley C, Raoof M, Lambert L, Lee A, Kim A, Cloyd JM, Mogal H.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5756-5757 PMID: 37423927 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85167844375 07/10/2023
Validation of the AJCC 8th Edition Staging System for Disseminated Appendiceal Cancer Patients Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Multi-institutional Analysis.

(SenthilKumar G, Kothari AN, Maduekwe UN, Fournier K, Abbott DE, Wilson GC, Patel SH, Greer J, Johnston F, Dineen SP, Powers BD, Baumgartner J, Veerapong J, Leiting J, Grotz TE, Maithel SK, Staley C, Raoof M, Lambert L, Lee A, Kim A, Cloyd JM, Mogal H.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5743-5753 PMID: 37294386 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161360327 06/09/2023
Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Disadvantage Predicts Outcomes in Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Malignancy.

(Winicki NM, Radomski SN, Florissi IS, Cloyd JM, Gutta G, Grotz TE, Scally CP, Fournier KF, Dineen SP, Powers BD, Veerapong J, Baumgartner JM, Clarke CN, Kothari AN, Maduekwe UN, Patel SH, Wilson GC, Schwartz P, Varley PR, Raoof M, Lee B, Malik I, Johnston FM, Greer JB.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Aug 24 PMID: 37620532 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85168622027 08/25/2023
ASO Visual Abstract: Assessing the Complex General Surgical Oncology Pipeline-Trends in Race and Ethnicity Among US Medical Students, General Surgery Residents, and Complex General Surgical Oncology Trainees.

(Collins RA, Sheriff SA, Yoon C, Cobb AN, Kothari AN, Newman LA, Dossett LA, Willis AI, Wong SL, Clarke CN.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Aug;30(8):4587-4588 PMID: 37191861 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164243995 05/16/2023
Assessing the Complex General Surgical Oncology Pipeline: Trends in Race and Ethnicity Among US Medical Students, General Surgery Residents, and Complex General Surgical Oncology Trainees.

(Collins RA, Sheriff SA, Yoon C, Cobb AN, Kothari AN, Newman LA, Dossett LA, Willis AI, Wong SL, Clarke CN.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Aug;30(8):4579-4586 PMID: 37079205 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85153059305 04/20/2023
Patterns of Unnecessary Insurer Prior Authorization Denials in a Complex Surgical Oncology Practice.

(Merrill JR, Flitcroft MA, Miller T, Beichner B, Clarke CN, Maduekwe UN, Wang TS, Dream S, Christians KK, Gamblin TC, Evans DB, Kothari AN.) J Surg Res. 2023 Aug;288:269-274 PMID: 37037166 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151667989 04/11/2023
Evaluating the benefit of surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with multifocality or intrahepatic vascular invasion.

(Kothari AN, Massarweh NN, Flitcroft MA, Newhook T, Tzeng CD, Chun YS, Kaseb AO, Vauthey JN, Tran Cao HS.) HPB (Oxford). 2023 Jul;25(7):758-765 PMID: 37085394 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152942521 04/22/2023
ChatGPT, Large Language Models, and Generative AI as Future Augments of Surgical Cancer Care.

(Kothari AN.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jun;30(6):3174-3176 PMID: 37052826 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152920064 04/14/2023
Severity of Prior COVID-19 Infection is Associated with Postoperative Outcomes Following Major Inpatient Surgery.

(Verhagen NB, SenthilKumar G, Jaraczewski T, Koerber NK, Merrill JR, Flitcroft MA, Szabo A, Banerjee A, Yang X, Taylor BW, Castro CEF, Yen TWF, Clarke CN, Lauer K, Pfeifer KJ, Gould JC, Kothari AN.) medRxiv. 2023 Apr 17 PMID: 37131614 PMCID: PMC10153306 05/03/2023
Automated machine learning (AutoML) can predict 90-day mortality after gastrectomy for cancer

(SenthilKumar G, Madhusudhana S, Flitcroft M, Sheriff S, Thalji S, Merrill J, Clarke CN, Maduekwe UN, Tsai S, Christians KK, Gamblin TC, Kothari AN.) Scientific Reports. December 2023;13(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164146540 12/01/2023
Team principles for successful interdisciplinary research teams

(Brown SA, Sparapani R, Osinski K, Zhang J, Blessing J, Cheng F, Hamid A, MohamadiPour MB, Lal JC, Kothari AN, Caraballo P, Noseworthy P, Johnson RH, Hansen K, Sun LY, Crotty B, Cheng YC, Echefu G, Doshi K, Olson J.) American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice. August 2023;32 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85163019573 08/01/2023