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
- 8800 West Doyne Ave.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (866) 680-0505
Biography
Anai N. Kothari, MD MS is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery. He holds additional faculty appointments in the Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast WI (CTSI) and the MCW Data Science Institute. 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 tract and advanced cancers of the GI tract, including stomach, liver/bile duct, and peritoneum. This includes the use of advanced techniques such as minimally-invasive and robot-assisted surgery.
He is an active researcher with a focus on improving cancer care through personalizing treatment and digitizing care delivery. He is the Inaugural Director of the Bud and Sue Selig Hub for Surgical Data Science and Director of the MCW Cancer Center’s Integrated Cancer Data Resource. Dr. Kothari has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles and is a member of several national societies including the Society of Surgical Oncology, American College of Surgeons, Society of Asian Academic Surgeons, and the Association for Academic Surgery.
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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(Flitcroft MA, Kothari AN.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct;31(10):6421 PMID: 39103687 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200461873 08/06/2024
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(Flitcroft MA, Sheriff SA, Wolfrath N, Maddula R, McConnell L, Xing Y, Haines KL, Wong SL, Kothari AN.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct;31(10):6387-6393 PMID: 38909113 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196673987 06/23/2024
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(SenthilKumar G, Verhagen NB, Nimmer K, Yang X, Figueroa Castro CE, Szabo A, Taylor BW, Wainaina N, Gould JC, Kothari AN, N3C Consortium.) J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Jun 01;238(6):1085-1097 PMID: 38348959 PMCID: PMC11330174 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85193311002 02/13/2024
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(Chow BE, Narayan RR, Shao CC, Lee TC, Fong ZV, Kothari AN.) J Surg Res. 2024 Apr;296:425-430 PMID: 38320361 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85184472544 02/07/2024
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(Li CXR, Shaik T, Canales B, Yang X, Szabo A, Lauer K, Gould J, Kothari AN, Verhagen NB, National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Consortium.) Br J Surg. 2024 Jan 03;111(1) PMID: 38215236 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85182302430 01/12/2024
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(Verhagen NB, Geissler T, SenthilKumar G, Gehl C, Shaik T, Flitcroft MA, Yang X, Taylor BW, Ghaferi AA, Gould JC, Kothari AN, Wilcox AB, Lee AM, Graves A, Anzalone A, Manna A, Saha A, Olex A, Zhou A, Williams AE, Southerland A, Girvin AT, Walden A, Sharathkumar AA, Amor B, Bates B, Hendricks B, Patel B, Alexander C, Bramante C, Ward-Caviness C, Madlock-Brown C, Suver C, Chute C, Dillon C, Wu C, Schmitt C, Takemoto C, Housman D, Gabriel D, Eichmann DA, Mazzotti D, Brown D, Boudreau E, Hill E, Zampino E, Marti EC, Pfaff ER, French E, Koraishy FM, Mariona F, Prior F, Sokos G, Martin G, Lehmann H, Spratt H, Mehta H, Liu H, Sidky H, Hayanga JWA, Pincavitch J, Clark J, Harper JR, Islam J, Ge J, Gagnier J, Saltz JH, Saltz JH, Loomba J, Buse J, Mathew J, Rutter JL, McMurry JA, Guinney J, Starren J, Crowley K, Bradwell KR, Walters KM, Wilkins K, Gersing KR, Cato KD, Murray K, Kostka K, Northington L, Pyles LA, Misquitta L, Cottrell L, Portilla L, Deacy M, Bissell MM, Clark M, Emmett M, Saltz MM, Palchuk MB, Haendel MA, Adams M, Temple-O'Connor M, Kurilla MG, Morris M, Qureshi N.) Journal of Surgical Research. September 2024;301:71-79 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196552579 09/01/2024
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(Khandokar I, Farghaly O, Kothari AN, Deshpande P.) Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems. 2024:267-272 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200446606 01/01/2024
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(Grimsley EA, Torikashvili JV, Janjua HM, Read MD, Kothari AN, Verhagen NB, Pietrobon R, Kuo PC, Rogers MP, N3C Consortium.) JTCVS Open. 2023 Dec;16:342-352 PMID: 38204718 PMCID: PMC10775046 01/11/2024
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(Gellings J, Nimmer K, Doucette S, Merrill JR, Sheriff SA, Johnson SC, Kothari AN.) J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Dec;2023(12):rjad674 PMID: 38149000 PMCID: PMC10751101 12/27/2023
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(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, Cardio-Oncology Artificial Intelligence Informatics & Precision (CAIP) Research Team Investigators.) Am Heart J Plus. 2023 Aug;32:100306 PMID: 38510201 PMCID: PMC10946054 03/21/2024
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(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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(Grimsley EA, Torikashvili JV, Janjua HM, Read MD, Kothari AN, Verhagen NB, Pietrobon R, Kuo PC, Rogers MP, Wilcox AB, Lee AM, Graves A, Anzalone A(, Manna A, Saha A, Olex A, Zhou A, Williams AE, Southerland A, Girvin AT, Walden A, Sharathkumar AA, Amor B, Bates B, Hendricks B, Patel B, Alexander C, Bramante C, Ward-Caviness C, Madlock-Brown C, Suver C, Chute C, Dillon C, Wu C, Schmitt C, Takemoto C, Housman D, Gabriel D, Eichmann DA, Mazzotti D, Brown D, Boudreau E, Hill E, Zampino E, Marti EC, Pfaff ER, French E, Koraishy FM, Mariona F, Prior F, Sokos G, Martin G, Lehmann H, Spratt H, Mehta H, Liu H, Sidky H, Hayanga JWA, Pincavitch J, Clark J, Harper JR, Islam J, Ge J, Gagnier J, Saltz JH, Saltz JH, Loomba J, Buse J, Mathew J, Rutter JL, McMurry JA, Guinney J, Starren J, Crowley K, Bradwell KR, Walters KM, Wilkins K, Gersing KR, Cato KD, Murray K, Kostka K, Northington L, Pyles LA, Misquitta L, Cottrell L, Portilla L, Deacy M, Bissell MM, Clark M, Emmett M, Saltz MM, Palchuk MB, Haendel MA, Adams M, Temple-O'Connor M, Kurilla MG, Morris M, Qureshi N, Safdar N, Garbarini N.) JTCVS Open. December 2023;16:342-352 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85174816743 12/01/2023