Dr. Shailesh Kumar

Consultant Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Dr. Shailesh Kumar graduated from Gauhati Medical College & Hospital, Guwahati, India in 2002. He worked as a Resident in the Department of Medicine of Lok Nayak Hospital and G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi. In 2005, he moved to Singapore and completed Internal Medicine training from National University Hospital, Singapore attached to National University of Singapore and passed Membership examination of Royal College of Physicians of The United Kingdom in 2010. Following this, he worked as a Registrar in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital attached to National University of Singapore and DUKE-NUS Graduate Medical School and completed Advanced Specialist Training in Gastroenterology in 2014. Singapore General Hospital is ranked as the 9^th best hospital in the world. He is certified as a Specialist in Gastroenterology by Specialist Accreditation Board, Ministry of Health, Singapore. He is trained in advanced interventional endoscopy in Singapore, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Germany. He is working as a Consultant Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and Interventional Endoscopist in Thumbay University Hospital and Gulf Medical University, Ajman.

Department	Center for Gastroenterology
Qualification	MBBS MRCP (London, UK) FAMS (Singapore) FRCP (Edinburgh, UK) FRCP (Glasgow, UK)
Languages	English Hindi Urdu

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Area of Expertise

Hepatology – Fatty liver disease, Viral Hepatitis, Acute Liver Failure, Liver cirrhosis
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases- Crohn’s disease/ Ulcerative colitis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and functional GI disorders
GERD, Peptic ulcer disease, Helicobacter pylori, GI bleeding
Pancreatobiliary diseases- Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis, Bile duct stone/ stricture
Diagnosis and management of early stage GI cancer
Advanced Interventional Endoscopy
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Endoscopic Ultrasound (Diagnostic and Therapeutic EUS- Elastography, Contrast-enhanced EUS, Interventional EUS)
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)

Advanced GI Imaging (Dye based and Virtual Chromoendoscopy-NBI, BLI) for detection of early cancers in GI tract
GI tract Stenting (Esophagus, Pylorus, Duodenum and Colon)
GI tract Dilatation (Esophagus, Pylorus, Duodenum and Colon
Endoscopic management of Obesity (Balloon placement and removal)
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy, Gastrojejunostomy and Direct Jejunostomy (PEG, PEG-J, DPEJ)
Variceal and Non-Variceal GI tract bleeding
Removal of Foreign bodies from GI tract
Video Capsule endoscopy
Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy

Work Experience

Currently Consultant Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist & Interventional Endoscopist

Thumbay University Hospital & Gulf Medical University, Ajman

2014 – 2015 : Associate Consultant, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Singapore General Hospital

2010 - 2015 : Clinical Tutor & Lecturer

National University of Singapore

Advanced Interventional Endoscopy Fellowship (1 year)

Erasmus University MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Additional training in Advanced Endoscopy

Austria, Portugal, Germany

Speciality

Specialist Accreditation in Gastroenterology

Ministry of Health, Singapore

European Board Certification in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Specialty Certification in Gastroenterology

United Kingdom

Fellowship in Advanced Interventional Endoscopy

Erasmus University MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Publications / Memberships / Fellowships

Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore

Fellow, College of Physicians, Singapore

He has written a book chapter on “Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Fistula and Leaks” in the book “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in Gastroenterology- Second edition 2018 published by Springer, USA

Dr. Shailesh Kumar