Anai N Kothari, MD, MS | Medical College of Wisconsin

Anai N. Kothari, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

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Location

Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
8800 West Doyne Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

Surgical Oncology

Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

(414) 805-0505

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(414) 805-6803

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

Gastric Cancer
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Liver Cancer
Sarcoma
Carcinomatosis

Treatments and Services

Laparoscopic Surgery
Liver Surgery
Robotic Surgery
HIPEC

Patients Ages Seen

Adult
Senior

Languages

English
Gujarati

Hospital Affiliations

Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee

Board Certifications

Surgery
Complex General Surgical Oncology

Clinic Locations

Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

8800 West Doyne Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(866) 680-0505
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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 Master’s 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.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI (2012)
Residency in General Surgery - Loyola University Medical Center - Maywood, IL (2012-2019)
Fellowship in Surgical Oncology - University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Houston, TX (2019-2021)

Association of Medicaid Expansion with Pancreatic Cancer Treatment and Outcomes: Evidence from the National Cancer Database.

(Fonseca AL, Cherla D, Kothari AN, Tzeng CD, Heslin MJ, Mehari KR, Johnston FM, Tran-Cao HS.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Jan;29(1):342-351 PMID: 34453259 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113650595 08/29/2021
ASO Author Reflections: Leveraging Real-World Data to Guide Surgical Risk Stratification in Patients Recovered from COVID-19.

(Kothari AN, Chang GJ.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 12;28(13):8054-8055 PMID: 34304311 PMCID: PMC8310402 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111398517 07/26/2021
Surgical Outcomes in Cancer Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery After Recovering from Mild-to-Moderate SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

(Kothari AN, DiBrito SR, Lee JJ, Caudle AS, Clemens MW, Gottumukkala VN, Katz MHG, Offodile AC, Uppal A, D3CODE Team, Chang GJ.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec;28(13):8046-8053 PMID: 34176060 PMCID: PMC8235912 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111381061 06/28/2021
Surgical Eligibility Does Not Imply Surgical Equity: Recommendations for Curative Treatment in Patients with Stage I/II Pancreatic Head Adenocarcinoma Differ by Age and Race.

(Hester CA, Kothari AN, Mason M, Maxwell J, Ikoma N, Kim MP, Tzeng CD, Lee JE, Katz MHG, Cao HST.) Ann Surg. 2021 Jun 25 PMID: 34183508 06/30/2021
Prognostic and Therapeutic Implications of Tumor Biology, Including Gene Alterations, in Colorectal Liver Metastases.

(Nishioka Y, Kawaguchi Y, Kothari AN, Odisio BC, Vauthey JN.) J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 06;25(6):1591-1600 PMID: 33742360 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103097167 03/21/2021
Development of atrial fibrillation following trauma increases short term risk of cardiovascular events.

(Nassoiy SP, Blackwell RH, Brown M, Kothari AN, Plackett TP, Kuo PC, Posluszny JA.) J Osteopath Med. 2021 03 10;121(6):529-537 PMID: 33691355 PMCID: PMC8159849 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102554059 03/11/2021
Universal preoperative SARS-CoV-2 testing can facilitate safe surgical treatment during local COVID-19 surges.

(Kothari AN, Trans AT, Caudle AS, Clemens MW, Katz MHG, Woodman SE, Chang GJ.) Br J Surg. 2021 Jan 27;108(1):e24-e26 PMID: 33640925 PMCID: PMC7799208 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102223610 03/01/2021
Factors Associated with Resection and Survival After Laparoscopic HIPEC for Peritoneal Gastric Cancer Metastasis.

(White MG, Kothari A, Ikoma N, Murphy MB, Song S, Ajani J, Mansfield P, Badgwell B.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Dec;27(13):4963-4969 PMID: 32648181 PMCID: PMC8601118 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087682787 07/11/2020
Weekend readmissions associated with mortality following pancreatic resection for cancer.

(Kothari AN, Qu LT, Gil LA, di Chiaro B, Sweigert PJ, Kulshrestha S, Kuo PC, Abood GJ.) Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep;34:218-222 PMID: 32891334 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085029998 09/07/2020
Does the Halo Effect for Level 1 Trauma Centers Apply to High-Acuity Nonsurgical Admissions?

(Hwalek AE, Kothari AN, Wood EH, Blanco BA, Brown M, Plackett TP, Kuo PC, Posluszny J Jr.) J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2020 May 01;120(5):303-309 PMID: 32337565 04/28/2020
Acute appendicitis within a robotic port-site hernia: a case report.

(Qu T, Li R, Kothari AN, Anstadt MJ.) J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Feb;2020(2):rjz399 PMID: 32104565 PMCID: PMC7033484 02/28/2020
Thirty-day hospital revisits after prostate brachytherapy: who is at risk?

(Li B, Kirshenbaum EJ, Blackwell RH, Gange WS, Saluk J, Zapf MAC, Kothari AN, Flanigan RC, Gupta GN.) Prostate Int. 2019 Jun;7(2):68-72 PMID: 31384608 PMCID: PMC6664312 08/07/2019