Dr. Vijay Kumar H J

Overview

Dr. Vijay Kumar H J is a famous medical gastroenterologist practising in Bangalore and has more than nine years of expertise in the field. He holds prestigious memberships in the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver, and the American Society for GI Endoscopy. He has participated in and won several quiz competitions at the state and national levels, and he has also presented papers at numerous scientific conferences.

Work Experience

Dr. Vijay is currently working as a Consultant, Gastroenterology at Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore. He has worked in various positions at renowned hospitals listed below:

• Consultant, Gastroenterology at Globe Healthcare, Lucknow – 2021-2022
• Visiting Consultant, Gastroenterology at Foster Health care Clinic, Bangalore – 2020-2021.
• Visiting Consultant, Gastroenterology at Sakra Premium Clinic, Bangalore – 2020-2021.
• Associate Consultant, Gastroenterology at Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore – 2019-2021.
• Senior resident, Gastroenterology at SGPGI, Lucknow – 2016-2019.

Education

Dr. Vijay Kumar completed his MBBS from Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore, in 2010. He completed his MD (Internal Medicine) from Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore and his DM in Gastroenterology from SGPGI, Lucknow, in 2015 and 2019, respectively. He holds an intensive care medicine fellowship from Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore. Moreover, he has received bariatric endoscopic training from Madrid, Spain.

Honors & Awards

• He stood first in Physiology, Preventive Medicine and Internal medicine at medical school and developed an interest in Internal Medicine since then.
• He is the recipient of prestigious Travel Grants at the “Singapore Hepatology Conference 2018, Singapore” and “Asia Pacific Digestive Week 2018, Seoul, Korea” during a residency at SGPGI, Lucknow.

Area of Expertise

He holds expertise in a number of disciplines, including Advanced GI Endoscopy, EUS/Endosonography, Therapeutic & Advanced Endoscopy – ERCP, EUS, SPY scope, Endoscopic Bariatrics, and Hepatology.