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Dr. Ashok Kumar

Senior Consultant & Head - Gastroenterology

Department : Gastroenterology

Dr. Ashok Kumar | Gastroenterology | Sarvodaya Hospital

Information

Dr. Ashok Kumar is Senior Consultant & Head of Gastroenterology at Sarvodaya Hospital, with over 20 years of experience. A specialist in advanced endoscopy and clinical gastroenterology, he has performed 10,000+ endoscopic procedures, including ERCPs and EUS. An alumnus of Maulana Azad Medical College and SGPGI Lucknow, Dr. Ashok has held key roles at AIIMS Rishikesh, Jaypee Hospital Noida, and NMC Hospital Dubai. He is highly skilled in managing liver diseases, pancreatic and biliary disorders, IBD, IBS, and GI emergencies. A passionate mentor and educator, he has authored numerous publications and is committed to compassionate, evidence-based care.

Speciality

  • Advanced Endoscopy - ERCP, Endoscopic Ultrasound 
  • Fatty liver and chronic liver diseases (Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infections, autoimmune and metabolic liver disorders)
  • Luminal Gastroenterology- Irritable bowel syndrome ( IBS) and Disorders of Gut-Brain Axis
  • GERD, Gastritis, Helicobacter pylori infection
  • Ulcerative Colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Chronic Constipation & Diarrhea
  • Acute and chronic pancreatitis 
  • Capsule Endoscopy 
  • Esophageal Manometry

Education

  • DM (Gastroenterology)
  • MD (General Medicine)
  • MBBS

Experience

  • Consultant Gastroenterologist, NMC Specialty Hospital, Dubai
  • Consultant Gastroenterologist and Unit Head, Jaypee Hospital, Noida 
  • Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh 
  • Associate Consultant (Gastroenterology), Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, Delhi
  • Senior Resident and DM (Gastroenterology), Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow
  • Postgraduate resident (General Medicine), Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, and GB Pant Hospital, Delhi 
  • Internship and MBBS, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, and GB Pant Hospital, Delhi

Awards & Recognition

  • Oral Presentation and Certificate of Excellence for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Co-infection management at Singapore Hepatology Conference Preceptorship Programme, 2018. Singapore. 
  • Travel Grant for research paper presentation at 27th United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week 2019, Barcelona, Spain. 
  • Poster Presentation at United European Gastroenterology, UEG Week 2019, October 19-23, Barcelona, Spain- Endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledochoduodenostomy followed by duodenal stenting in patients with malignant unresectable bilioduodenal obstruction. 
  • Poster Presentationat United European Gastroenterology, UEG Week 2019, October 19-23, Barcelona, Spain-Bilateral metal versus plastic stenting for palliation of jaundice in patients with unresectable carcinoma gallbladder. United European Gastroenterology, UEG Week 2019, Barcelona, Spain. 
  • Oral Research Paper Presentationat Asian Pacific Digestive Week (APDW)2019, December 12-15, Kolkata - Self

Membership

  • World Endoscopy Organization  WISE (World International School of Endoscopic Ultrasound), Korea 
  • Indian Society of Gastroenterology, ISG  
  • Indian National Association for Study of the Liver, INASL 
  • Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India, SGEI 

Other Information

Research & Publications
  • Rai P, Kumar P, Kumar A, et al. Self-expanding metallic stent for refractory pancreatic duct stricture in chronic pancreatitis: A prospective follow-up study. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2023 Sep 28. doi: 10.1007/s12664-023-01445-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37768445.
  • Beeram K. Prasanna Kumar, Kumar A. Prevalence and Predictors of Bacterial Infections in ACLF Patients and Its Impact on Survival. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology 2022, Vol. 12, No. S1, S9–S45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2021.10.031 
  • Ajay Kumar, Sharma A, Patnaik I, Kumar A, Gupta R et al. Therapeutic plasma exchange in acute fatty liver of pregnancy: a case report and literature review. Pan African Medical Journal. 2021;40:220. [doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.220.31324]
  • Sharma A, Patnaik I, Kumar A, Gupta R. COVID-19 vaccines in patients with chronic liver disease. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2021 Jun 19. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2021.06.013. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34177192; PMCID: PMC8214314.
  • Patel NB, Sharma A, Patnaik I, Kumar A. (2021).Plasma-exchange as a Rescue Therapy for Acute Liver Failure, 15(9), OD07-OD09. https://www.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2021/49865/15371.
  • Gupta R, Meena K, Patnaik I, Kumar A. ACE2 Expression in the Pancreas and Association With COVID-19 Infection. Pancreas. 2021 Jan 1;50(1):e1-e2. doi:10.1097/MPA.0000000000001698. PMID: 33234882.
  • Samanta J, Gupta R, Singh MP, Patnaik I, Kumar A, Kochhar R. Coronavirus disease 2019 and the pancreas. Pancreatology. 2020 Dec;20(8):1567-1575. doi:10.1016/j.pan.2020.10.035. Epub 2020 Oct 12. PMID: 33250089; PMCID: PMC7550073.
  • Kumar S, Kumar A, Kumar M, Kumar A, Arora R, Sehrawat R. Feasibility of telemedicine in maintaining follow-up of orthopaedic patients and their satisfaction: A preliminary study. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 Oct;11(Suppl 5):S704-S710. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.07.026. Epub 2020 Aug 1. PMID: 32837105; PMCID: PMC7395587.
  • Gupta R, Patnaik I, Kumar A. Letter to the editor in response to COVID-19 presenting as acute pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2020 Jul;20(5):1021-1022. doi:10.1016/j.pan.2020.06.017. Epub 2020 Jul 1. PMID: 32651079; PMCID: PMC7327447.
  • Kumar A, Kumar A, Das S. Perioperative COVID-19 testing for orthopaedic patients: Current evidence. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 May;11(Suppl 3):S296-S297. doi:10.1016/j.jcot.2020.04.031. Epub 2020 May 12. PMID: 32398917; PMCID: PMC7217096.
  • Kumar, B. G. V., Kumar, P., Kumar, A., & Gupta, R. (2020). A Curious Case of 
    Accidental Foreign Body Ingestion with a Mini-review of the Literature. Asian 
    Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health, 3(2), 26-30. Retrieved from 
    https://www.journalajcrmh.com/index.php/AJCRMH/article/view/30127.
  • Kumar A, Rai P. Self-expanding metallic stent in Benign Biliary Stricture-Prospective study. Asia Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) Kolkata, India 12-15 December 2019. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019;34 Suppl 3:43-853. doi:10.1111/jgh.14860. 
  • Kumar A, Rai P. (2019), E-Poster Presentations (Oral) - (APDW 2019). Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 34: 72-582. doi:10.1111/jgh.14879. 
  • Kumar A., Rai P. UEG Week 2019 Poster Presentations. United European Gastroenterol J. 2019; 7(8_suppl):189-1030.doi:10.1177/2050640619854671.

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