
Kulwinder S. Dua, MD, DMSc, FACP, FRCP, FASGE
Professor
Location
- Zablocki VA Medical Center
- 5000 West National Avenue
- Milwaukee, WI 53295-1000
Specialties
- Gastroenterology
New & Established Patients Call
Overview
Diseases and Conditions
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Disorders
- Pancreatic-Biliary Disorders
- Gallstones
- Duodenal Ulcer
Treatments and Services
- Advanced Diagnostic Endoscopy
- Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
- Stenting of the GI Tract
- Therapeutic Endoscopy
- Therapeutic ERCP
- ERCP
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Enteroscopy
- Cyst Drainage
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
- Virtual Visit
Patients Ages Seen
- Adult
- Senior
Languages
- English
Hospital Affiliations
- Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
- Zablocki VA Medical Center – Milwaukee
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
Clinic Locations
Zablocki VA Medical Center
- 5000 West National Avenue
- Milwaukee, WI 53295-1000
- (414) 384-2000
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Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Froedtert Hospital
- 900 N. 92nd St.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (414) 805-3310
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Biography
Dr. Kulwinder S. Dua completed his medical training in India (MD, DMSc Internal Medicine) and completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the UK. He passed the British MRCP examination and subsequently was elected as the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of both, the London and the Edinburgh colleges. In 1992 he moved to the U.S. and joined the faculty in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin where he is currently a Professor in the Department of Medicine and Pediatrics. He is U.S. board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
Dr. Dua’s primary interest is in advanced interventional endoscopy. He is an inventor and has several patents and FDA cleared devices. Another area of interest is studying aero-digestive tract physiology and pathophysiology including airway defense mechanisms against aspiration. (Awarded the Program Project Grant: PI on sub-project II.)
Dr. Dua has over 200 publications in peer-reviewed journals and is on the editorial board of several journals. He has been invited as faculty in several countries outside the U.S. including Canada, Brazil, UK, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, France, Israel, Oman, Egypt, India, Spain, and Malaysia. He is actively involved with the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy on the Training Committee, International Committee, ambassador to Ecuador and ASGE Consultant Expert, ACE, and has participated as faculty and as a director of several ASGE courses including First Year Fellow Endoscopy course, ASGE Stent course, and Hands-on course.
Some of Dr. Dua’s awards include the ASGE Master Endoscopist Award, the prestigious B.J. Vakil Memorial gold medal, and the Poona Oration Gold Medal awarded by the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India. He has been on America’s Best Doctor’s list since 2002. He was the President of the International Dysphagia Research Society and the Milwaukee GI Society.
His hobbies include flying and he holds his private pilot’s license.
Education and Training
Doctor of Medicine - Nagpur University - Bombay (1972-1976)
Rotating Internship - Nagpur University - Bombay (1976-1977)
Resident House Officer-Internal Medicine - Nagpur University - Bombay (1978-1981)
Fellowship in Internal Medicine - Royal College of Physicians - London (1981-1983)
Fellowship in Gastroenterology - Royal College of Physicians - London (1984-1987)
Advanced Therapeutic E.R.C.P - University of Amsterdam - Academic Medical Center - Holland (1989)
Advanced Therapeutic E.R.C.P - Showa University - Fujigaoka Hospital - Yokohama, WI (1992)
Residency - Royal College of Physicians - London (1983-1984)
Publications
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(Liu QY, Ruan W, Fishman DS, Barth BA, Tsai CM, Giefer MJ, Kim KM, Martinez M, Dall'Oglio L, De Angelis P, Torroni F, Faraci S, Bitton S, Wilsey M, Khalaf RT, Werlin S, Dua K, Huang C, Gugig R, Mamula P, Fox VL, Grover AS, Quiros JA, Zheng Y, Troendle DM.) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 Mar 01;74(3):408-412 PMID: 34724445 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125552725 11/02/2021
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(Aroniadis OC, Wang X, Gong T, Forbes N, Yang JY, Canakis A, Elmunzer BJ, Yadav D, North American Alliance for the Study of Digestive Manifestations of Covid-19.) Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Nov 09 PMID: 34751837 PMCID: PMC8575674 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118765038 11/10/2021
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(Ortiz S, Visotcky A, Banerjee A, Aldakkak M, Tsai S, Evans DB, Christians K, Clarke CN, George B, Shreenivas A, Kamgar M, Chakrabarti S, Dua KS, Khan AH, Erickson BA, Hall WA.) Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Nov 01;111(3S):e66-e67 PMID: 34701943 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120927815 10/28/2021
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(Nakai Y, Smith Z, Chang KJ, Dua KS.) Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2021 10;30(4):639-656 PMID: 34511187 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111001118 09/14/2021
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(Hall WA, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Ponce SB, Tsai S, Nevalainen MT, Christians KK, George B, Dua KS, Khan AH, Evans DB, Azmi AS.) Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2021 09;40(3):879-889 PMID: 34611794 PMCID: PMC8767496 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116412346 10/07/2021
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Digestive Manifestations in Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019.
(Elmunzer BJ, Spitzer RL, Foster LD, Merchant AA, Howard EF, Patel VA, West MK, Qayed E, Nustas R, Zakaria A, Piper MS, Taylor JR, Jaza L, Forbes N, Chau M, Lara LF, Papachristou GI, Volk ML, Hilson LG, Zhou S, Kushnir VM, Lenyo AM, McLeod CG, Amin S, Kuftinec GN, Yadav D, Fox C, Kolb JM, Pawa S, Pawa R, Canakis A, Huang C, Jamil LH, Aneese AM, Glamour BK, Smith ZL, Hanley KA, Wood J, Patel HK, Shah JN, Agarunov E, Sethi A, Fogel EL, McNulty G, Haseeb A, Trieu JA, Dixon RE, Yang JY, Mendelsohn RB, Calo D, Aroniadis OC, LaComb JF, Scheiman JM, Sauer BG, Dang DT, Piraka CR, Shah ED, Pohl H, Tierney WM, Mitchell S, Condon A, Lenhart A, Dua KS, Kanagala VS, Kamal A, Singh VK, Pinto-Sanchez MI, Hutchinson JM, Kwon RS, Korsnes SJ, Singh H, Solati Z, Willingham FF, Yachimski PS, Conwell DL, Mosier E, Azab M, Patel A, Buxbaum J, Wani S, Chak A, Hosmer AE, Keswani RN, DiMaio CJ, Bronze MS, Muthusamy R, Canto MI, Gjeorgjievski VM, Imam Z, Odish F, Edhi AI, Orosey M, Tiwari A, Patwardhan S, Brown NG, Patel AA, Ordiah CO, Sloan IP, Cruz L, Koza CL, Okafor U, Hollander T, Furey N, Reykhart O, Zbib NH, Damianos JA, Esteban J, Hajidiacos N, Saul M, Mays M, Anderson G, Wood K, Mathews L, Diakova G, Caisse M, Wakefield L, Nitchie H, Waljee AK, Tang W, Zhang Y, Zhu J, Deshpande AR, Rockey DC, Alford TB, Durkalski V, North American Alliance for the Study of Digestive Manifestations of COVID-19.) Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jul;19(7):1355-1365.e4 PMID: 33010411 PMCID: PMC7527302 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85101865891 10/04/2020
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(Elmunzer BJ, Smith ZL, Tarnasky P, Wang AY, Yachimski P, Banovac F, Buscaglia JM, Buxbaum J, Chak A, Chong B, Coté GA, Draganov PV, Dua K, Durkalski V, Geller BS, Jamil LH, Keswani RN, Khashab MA, Law R, Lo SK, McCarthy S, Selby JB, Singh VK, Taylor JR, Willingham FF, Spitzer RL, Foster LD, INTERCPT study group and the United States Cooperative for Outcomes Research in Endoscopy (USCORE).) Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 06;19(6):1282-1284 PMID: 32454259 PMCID: PMC8776356 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103976576 05/27/2020
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The role of endoscopy and findings in COVID-19 patients, an early North American Cohort.
(Kuftinec G, Elmunzer BJ, Amin S, North American Alliance for the Study of Digestive Manifestations of Covid-19.) BMC Gastroenterol. 2021 May 07;21(1):205 PMID: 33962582 PMCID: PMC8102844 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105708182 05/09/2021
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(Elmunzer BJ, Wolf BJ, Scheiman JM, Tierney WM, Taylor JR, North American Alliance for the Study of Digestive Manifestations of COVID-19.) Gastroenterology. 2021 Mar;160(4):1417-1422.e14 PMID: 33189702 PMCID: PMC7659802 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102113444 11/16/2020
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(Nakai Y, Smith Z, Chang KJ, Dua KS.) Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. October 2021;30(4):639-656 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111001118 10/01/2021
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Endoscopic management and clinical outcomes of obstructive jaundice.
(Alatise OI, Owojuyigbe AM, Omisore AD, Ndububa DA, Aburime E, Dua KS, Asombang AW.) Niger Postgrad Med J. 2020 Oct-Dec;27(4):302-310 PMID: 33154282 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095797086 11/07/2020
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(Barnes CA, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, Clarke CN, Dua K, George B, Ritch PS, Kamgar M, Hall WA, Kulkarni N, Erickson BA, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Surgery (United States). September 2020;168(3):440-447 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087345792 09/01/2020