Vivek Kumbhari, MD & Margo Dunlap, RN
Bariatric Surgeon & Registered Nurse
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Highlights
Vivek Kumbhari, MD
- Director of Bariatric Endoscopy at Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Assistant professor of medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Contributed to over 150 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and invited reviews
Margo Dunlap, RN
- Clinical registered nurse for the Concierge Weight Loss Program at Johns Hopkins
- Contributed to multiple peer-reviewed articles
Experience
Vivek Kumbhari, MD
Dr. Vivek Kumbhari is the director of bariatric endoscopy at Johns Hopkins Medicine. He is also an assistant professor of medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He has been practicing medicine at Johns Hopkins for five years and recently joined the medical staff at Sibley Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Kumbhari is qualified in a range of medical practices, including endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). His expertise includes minimally invasive, non-surgical therapies to facilitate weight loss and the treatment of obesity-related diseases, such as hypertension and diabetes. Dr. Kumbhari also has a range of research interests and has contributed to over 150 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and invited reviews, and speaks both nationally and internationally.
Margo Dunlap, RN
Margo is the clinical registered nurse for the Concierge Weight Loss Program at Johns Hopkins. She is originally from Georgia, where she worked as a floor nurse. She then moved to Seattle, where she began her career as a clinical registered nurse in gastroenterology and hepatology.
Education
Vivek Kumbhari, MD
Dr. Kumbhari was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. He completed his GI training at Sydney’s leading hospitals and was one of the youngest ever to become an Attending GI Physician in Australia. To further his knowledge, he joined the prestigious two year Advanced Endoscopic Fellowship program at Johns Hopkins. During this training period, in addition to clinical excellence, he began to push the frontiers of endoscopic therapies gaining him international recognition.
Margo Dunlap, RN
Margo Dunlap received her Bachelor’s Degree from Georgia Regents University and her Nursing Degree from Augusta University Health in 2015.
Published Articles
Vivek Kumbhari, MD
- Endoluminal weight loss and metabolic therapies: current and future techniques
- Bariatric endoscopy: State-of-the-art
- Editorial: Aspiration Therapy for Weight Loss: Is the Squeeze worth the Juice
- An international, multicenter, comparative trial of EUS-guided gastrogastrostomy-assisted ERCP versus enteroscopy-assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass anatomy
- A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Depth of Maximal Insertion Between Anterograde Single-Balloon Versus Spiral Enteroscopy
Margo Dunlap, RN
- Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case-matched study
- 236 Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty is a Safe, Effective and Reproducible Bariatric Therapy with Potential for Widespread Clinical Adoption
- Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Versus Intragastric Balloons for the Management of Obesity
- Weight Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty: A Case Control Study
- Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Versus High Intensity Diet Therapy: A Case Control Study
