Vivek Kumbhari

Physician-scientist

Why you should listen

A physician-scientist whose work has been cited nearly 10,000 times, Vivek Kumbhari has transformed lives through pioneering novel, minimally invasive flexible endoscopic procedures. In addition to his role as a professor of medicine and chairman of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Mayo Clinic, he is a cofounder and board member of Endiatx, a company aimed at delivering micro-robotics inside the human body to aid in the early detection of disease. His work is driven by a passion for harnessing telemedicine, automation and artificial intelligence to treat serious and complex diseases without a patient ever needing to enter a hospital.

Vivek Kumbhari’s TED talk

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Alex Luebke, Vivek Kumbhari

How you could see inside your body — with a micro-robot

Posted Jun 2024

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April 16, 2024

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