Anjali Kumar, MD, MPH, FASCRS

• University of Washington, Seattle, WA, MD
• Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, MPH
• University of Washington, Seattle, WA, BS, Biology (with honors)
• University of Washington, Seattle, WA, BS, General Studies (with honors)

Residency and Postgraduate Training

• Certification in Applied Surgical Education Leadership (CASEL), American College of Surgeons, Division of Education
• Colon and Rectal Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital of Cornell and Columbia Universities and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
• General Surgery, University of California San Francisco, East Bay, Oakland, CA

• SAGES Kenneth Forde Excellence in Humanistic Clinical Care Award (formerly Gold Award), 2022 
• Academy of Master Surgeon Educators – American College of Surgeons Division of Education, Associate Member, 2021 
• Reed Williams Excellence in Innovation in Surgical Education Award, Association for Surgical Education, 2021 
• President’s Award for Surgical Education – American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2020 
• Outstanding Contribution to Research or Scholarship – Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, 2019 
• “Top Doctor” Seattle Met Magazine, 2017 
• “Top Doctor” Seattle Met Magazine, 2016 
• Keystone Educator’s Award, MedStar Washington Hospital Center General Surgery Faculty, 2015 
• Chancellor’s Award for the Advancement of Women – University of California San Francisco, 2006 
• Student of the Year Award, Leadership and Public Health Vision – Harvard University School of Public Health, 2000 
• Hall of Fame – University of Washington, 1996 

• Kumar AS. “I’ll take my colectomy to go, please.”: Reflections on pandemic silver linings. Am J Surg. 2023 Mar. S0002-9610(23) (PMID: 37002116)
• Lewis S, Hoppe A, Larson K, Lobova V, Kumar AS. “Do the research priorities identified in SAGES Delphi studies resonate with rural general surgeons: a Washington state perspective.” Surg Endosc. 2023 Feb 6:1–6. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09811-9. (PMID: 36746816)
• Bresler T, Stiles E, Schaeztel S, Freeman C, Chia B, Kumar AS. Oral examination of fourth-year medical students on surgery rotations allows faculty to assess Core Entrustable Professional Activities for entering Residency (CEPAR): Proof-of-concept and analysis of student submissions. Am J Surg. 2023 Jan 27:S0002-9610(23)00021-1.(PMID: 36764899)
• Kumar AS. Homeschooling Surgery Students: Washington State University’s Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship Transitioned to a Hybrid-Virtual Platform Triggered by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am Surg. 2022 Nov;88(11):2633-2636. (PMID: 36239046)
• Ailabouni LD, Kumar AS. Laparoscopic Management of Fecal Peritonitis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 Jul 1;64(7):e395. (PMID: 33734103)
• Simianu VV, Kumar AS. Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program (SCOAP): A Nuanced, Flexible Platform for Colorectal Surgical Research. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2019;32(1):25-32. (PMID: 30647543)
• Kumar AS, Lee JK. Colonoscopy: Advanced and Emerging Techniques-A Review of Colonoscopic Approaches to Colorectal Conditions. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2017 Apr;30(2):136-144. (PMID: 28381945)
• Garcia-Aguilar J, Chow OS, Smith DD, Marcet JE, Cataldo PA, Varma MG, Kumar AS, Oommen S, Coutsoftides T, Hunt SR, Stamos MJ, Ternent CA, Herzig DO, Fichera A, Polite BN, Dietz DW, Patil S, Avila K; Timing of Rectal Cancer Response to Chemoradiation Consortium. Effect of adding mFOLFOX6 after neoadjuvant chemoradiation in locally advanced rectal cancer: a multicentre, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Aug;16 (8):957-66. (PMID: 26187751)
• Kumar AS, Coralic J, Kelleher DC, Sidani S, Kolli K, Smith LE. Complications of Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Are Rare and Minor: A Single Institution’s Analysis and Comparison to Existing Data.” Dis Colon Rectum. 2013. Mar;56(3):295-300. (PMID: 23392142)
• Kumar AS, Lee SW. Laparoscopy in colorectal surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2013 Feb;93(1):217-30. PMID (23177073)
• Kumar AS, Benz CC, Shim V, Minami CA, Moore DH, Esserman LJ. Breast Cancers Arising During Statin Use are Less Likely Estrogen Receptor-Negative. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 May;17(5):1028-33 (PMID 18463402)
• Kumar AS, Cureton E, Shim V, Sakata T, Moore DH, Esserman LJ, Hwang ES. Type and duration of exogenous hormone use impacts breast cancer histology. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2007, Feb; 14(2):695-703. (PMID 17103262)
• Esserman LJ, Kumar AS, Herrera AF, Leung J, Chen Y, Au A, Moore DH, Wolverton D, Hellawell J, Hylton N. Magnetic resonance imaging reflects the biology of ductal carcinoma in situ. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2006, Oct; 24(28):4603-10. (PMID 17008702)
• Campbell MJ, Esserman LJ, Zhou Y, Shoemaker M, Lobo M, Baehner F, Kumar AS, Adduci K, Benz S, Marx C, Benz CC. Breast Cancer Growth Prevention by Statins. Cancer Research. 2006, Sep; 66(17):8707-14. (PMID 16951186)

Community Service

• Co-Chair, Research and Career Development Committee, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• Past-President, Ancora (a Seattle-based women’s choir), Seattle, WA
• Past-Member, Board of Directors, Seattle Girls’ Choir, Seattle, WA
• Past-Member, Crohn’s Colitis Foundation, Medical Advisory Council, Northwest Chapter

Book Chapters

• Kumar AS, Cirocco W. History of the Young Surgeons Committee. In 125th Anniversary Commemorative History of American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS). Beck & Steel et al (eds), 2024. Springer International Publishing.
• Kumar AS. Pelvic Pain. In The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery – 3rd Ed. Beck et al (ed), 2018. Springer International Publishing.
• Simianu VV, Pedersen M, Petersen RP, Kumar AS. The Application of Biostatistics to Your Surgical Practice. In The SAGES Manual: Transitioning to Practice. Renton et al (ed), 2017. Springer International Publishing.
• Kumar AS. In the Hands of a Woman. In Being a Woman Surgeon: Sixty Women Share Their Stories. John (ed), 2015. Gordian Knot Books.
• Kumar AS, Smith LE. The First Encounter. In Complexities of Colon and Rectal Surgery: Decision-Making and Management. Steele (ed), 2013. Elsevier, Inc.

News and Media

• Kumar AS. “Mademoiselle de SAGES Presents: ‘La Vie En SAGES: Informed consent through SAGES- colored glasses’” SAGES TV, recording from live performance, Montreal, Canada. April 2023.
• Kumar AS. “First Lady of SAGES Presents: An Aria to Operating Room Closures: ‘Don’t Cry for Us COVID-19-ah’’” SAGES TV, recording from live performance, Denver, CO, U.S.A. March 2022.
• Kumar AS “SAGES Sing-off: Duchess of SAGES, Queen of Enhanced Recovery, First Lady of SAGES”. SAGES TV. 2018, 2020, 2021.
• Kumar AS “Crohn’s Disease” WXXI Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) Second Opinion. October 2018.
• Kumar AS and Johnson EK. “Highlights from American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Tripartite Meeting 2017.” Audio blog post. The Surgery Podcast. Behind the Knife. Web. U.S.A. May 15, 2017.