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Anai N. Kothari, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

Location

  • Clinical Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
  • 8800 W. Doyne Ave.
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Surgical Oncology

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Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • Gastric Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Sarcoma
  • Carcinomatosis

Treatments and Services

  • 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

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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 Ϲ 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 Ϲ 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 - 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

  • (Brown SA, Fang MZ, Sparapani R, Zhou Y, Osinski K, Taylor B, Yu D, Blessing J, Shah R, Collier P, BagheriMohamadiPour M, Zhang J, Kothari A, Echefu G, Rickards J, Otto C, Sanchez Z, Olson J, Arruda-Olson A, Cheng YC, Cheng F, Cardio‐Oncology Artificial Intelligence Informatics and Precision Equity, and Patient Similarity Algorithms in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Toxicity Research Team Investigators.) J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Dec 16;14(24):e030363 PMID: 41378455 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105025249869 12/11/2025

  • (Muthukumar AV, Fong ZV, Buss R, Rolon S, Kothari A, Datta J, Calata J, SenthilKumar G.) Med Educ Online. 2025 Dec;30(1):2471433 PMID: 40052508 PMCID: PMC11892059 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-86000689486 03/07/2025

  • (Verhagen CT, Westerman G, Heaviland H, Lynch E, Brandenburg O, Adams-Patton J, Schwind R, Seo YD, Clarke CN, George B, Kothari AN.) Surgery. 2025 Nov 28:109915 PMID: 41318261 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105026193777 11/30/2025

  • (Ramamurthi A, Neupane B, Deshpande P, Hanson R, Vegesna S, Cray D, Crotty BH, Somai M, Brown KR, Pawar SS, Taylor B, Kothari AN.) JAMA Surg. 2025 Aug 01;160(8):894-902 PMID: 40632526 PMCID: PMC12242817 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105013527436 07/09/2025

  • (Robinson JR, Stey A, Schneider DF, Kothari AN, Lindeman B, Kaafarani HM, Haines KL.) J Surg Res. 2025 Jun;310:390-391 PMID: 40251046 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105004770888 04/19/2025

  • (Kothari AN, Kaji AH, Melton GB.) JAMA Surg. 2025 May 01;160(5):590-591 PMID: 39777455 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85215377327 01/09/2025

  • (Robinson JR, Stey A, Schneider DF, Kothari AN, Lindeman B, Kaafarani HM, Haines KL.) J Surg Res. 2025 Mar;307:212-220 PMID: 39934059 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85217689040 02/12/2025

  • (Ramamurthi A, Neupane B, Deshpande P, Hanson R, Brown KR, Christians KK, Evans DB, Kothari AN.) Surgery. 2025 Mar;179:108942 PMID: 39613655 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85210539458 11/30/2024

  • (Lynch EE, Heaviland H, Westerman G, Verhagen CT, Brandenburg O, Patton JA, Singh H, Schwind RM, Kothari A.) JCO Oncology Practice. 19 November 2025;21:144-144 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105023875341 11/19/2025

  • (Hu H, Kothari AN, Banerjee A.) Algorithms. May 2025;18(5) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105006503681 05/01/2025

  • (Wolfrath NM, Verhagen NB, Crotty BH, Somai M, Kothari AN.) J Vis Exp. 2024 Dec 06(214) PMID: 39714043 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85214188685 12/23/2024

  • (Gupta S, Basu A, Nievas M, Thomas J, Wolfrath N, Ramamurthi A, Taylor B, Kothari AN, Schwind R, Miller TM, Nadaf-Rahrov S, Wang Y, Singh H.) NPJ Digit Med. 2024 Oct 28;7(1):305 PMID: 39468259 PMCID: PMC11519882 10/29/2024