Dr. Vivek Kaul is the
Segal-Watson Professor of Medicine (and former Division Chief) in the
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Division at the University of Rochester
Medical Center. His clinical, research and medical education efforts are
focused in therapeutic endoscopy/endosurgery, interventional endoscopic
ultrasound and advanced ERCP. He also specializes in esophageal endotherapy for
Barrett’s & esophageal cancer. He has specific expertise in complex
interventional endoscopy, especially in the patient with GI-cancer. He is a PI
and/or co-investigator on several national and international trials in
endoscopy, pancreatic and esophageal disease. Dr. Kaul serves on several
national committees with the ASGE and the American College of Gastroenterology
and is currently chair of the ASGE Reimbursement Committee. Dr. Kaul also
serves as the alternate ASGE RUC advisor to the AMA and serves on several
national and international task forces. Dr. Kaul is a reviewer for several journals,
is a sought-after speaker and has published extensively in the field of
interventional endoscopy and several other aspects of gastroenterology.