Kulwinder Dua

Kulwinder S. Dua, M.D., D.Sc., F.A.C.P, F.R.C.P. (Edinburgh), F.R.C.P. (London), M.A.S.G.E

Kulwinder S Dua currently is Professor in the Department of Medicine and Pediatric (Gastroenterology) and Professor of Graduate School of Medical Sciences at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is the Chief of Gastroenterology at the VA Medical Center and Director of the Advanced GI Endoscopy program at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Dr. Dua’s primary interest has been in advanced interventional endoscopy. His other area of interest is studying aero-digestive tract physiology and pathophysiology including airway defense mechanisms against aspiration He is an inventor and has several patents and FDA cleared devices.

Dr. Dua has over 200 publications in peer-reviewed journals and is on the editorial board of several journals. He has been invited as a faculty member to participate in GI conferences and endoscopy workshops in countries from all over the world. He is actively involved with the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE Training Committee, Vice-Chair ASGE International Committee, Chair, ASGE DDW International Symposium Committee, ASGE ambassador to Ecuador and ASGE Consultant Expert).

Some of Dr. Dua’s awards include the prestigious ASGE Master of Endoscopy award, International Dysphagia Research Society gold medal, the B.J. Vakil Memorial gold medal, the Poona Oration Gold Medal, Solly Mark Oration of South Africa, and the 2017 USA Healthcare Hero award. He has continuously been on America’s Best Doctor’s list since 2002.

Dr. Dua is actively involved with philanthropic works in several countries in Africa and in South America in training local doctors in clinical gastroenterology and endoscopy including ERCPs and EUS. For this work WEO appointed him as their Chair of the WEO Outreach committee.

Recently Dr. Dua was recognized in the scientific community for having re-grown the first human esophagus in-vivo using the principles of regenerative medicine (Dua et al, The Lancet, 2016). This achievement was heavily covered by several media outlets and TV. He was awarded the USA Healthcare Hero award for this accomplishment. For his services and longitudinal contributions to the field of GI Endoscopy, he was honored by being inducted in the first batch of top endoscopists: Master of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (MASGE).

His hobbies include flying, and he currently holds a private pilot’s license.