
Anai N. Kothari, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Location
- Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
- 8800 West Doyne Ave.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
Specialties
- Surgical Oncology
Overview
Diseases and Conditions
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Sarcoma
- Carcinomatosis
Treatments and Services
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Liver Surgery
- Robotic Assisted 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
- Get Directions

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)
Publications
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Designing an Inclusive Operating Room: For All and by All.
(Shah M, Sathe TS, Bansal S, Kothari AN, Dream S.) J Surg Res. 2024 Jan;293:733-736 PMID: 37714722 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85171307199 09/16/2023
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Prediction of Early Recurrence Following CRS/HIPEC in Patients With Disseminated Appendiceal Cancer.
(SenthilKumar G, Merrill J, Maduekwe UN, Cloyd JM, Fournier K, Abbott DE, Zafar N, Patel S, Johnston F, Dineen S, Baumgartner J, Grotz TE, Maithel SK, Raoof M, Lambert L, Hendrix R, Kothari AN.) J Surg Res. 2023 Dec;292:275-288 PMID: 37666090 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85170090934 09/05/2023
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Teaming with artificial intelligence to support global cancer surgical care.
(Jaraczewski TJ, SenthilKumar G, Ramamurthi A, Nimmer K, Yang X, Kothari AN.) J Surg Oncol. 2023 Nov;128(6):943-946 PMID: 37818910 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85173663322 10/11/2023
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(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 Nov;30(12):7840-7847 PMID: 37620532 PMCID: PMC10592201 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85168622027 08/25/2023
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(Verhagen NB, SenthilKumar G, Jaraczewski T, Koerber NK, Merrill JR, Flitcroft MA, Szabo A, Banerjee A, Yang X, Taylor BW, Figueroa Castro CE, Yen TWF, Clarke CN, Lauer K, Pfeifer KJ, Gould JC, Kothari AN, N3C Consortium.) Ann Surg. 2023 Nov 01;278(5):e949-e956 PMID: 37476995 PMCID: PMC10659141 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85173563272 07/21/2023
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(Mohan M, Kothari A, Verhagen N, Shreenivas A, Radhakrishnan SV, Dhakal B, Figueroa-Castro C, Chhabra S, Janz S, Pasquini M, Hamadani M, Szabo A, D'Souza A, N3C consortium.) Bone Marrow Transplant. 2023 Oct 06 PMID: 37803198 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85173730029 10/07/2023
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(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
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(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
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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.) Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 08;13(1):11051 PMID: 37422500 PMCID: PMC10329647 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164146540 07/09/2023
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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
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From ChatGPT to Treatment: the Future of AI and Large Language Models in Surgical Oncology
(Ramamurthi A, Are C, Kothari AN.) Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. September 2023;14(3):537-539 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85174177337 09/01/2023
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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