
Overview
Vivek Kumar, MD, specializes in gastroenterology and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Susquehanna Health Digestive Disease Center and is affiliated with UPMC Muncy and UPMC Williamsport. He completed his medical degree at Delhi University Maulana Azad Medical College.
Dr. Kumar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Jaundice. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 85 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- INSURANCE PLAN
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
700 High Street, Floor 2, Williamsport, PA 17701
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Kumar has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Geisinger Medical Center - Gastroenterology
Harshit S. Khara, MD, is an Interventional Gastroenterologist based at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.|Dr. Khara is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. He serves as the Director of Endoscopy; System Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Director of Endoscopic and Translational Research; Director of the Clinical Use Evaluation Committee; and System Director of Quality & Innovation. He is also the Research Director and Core faculty for the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, as well as the Program Director for the Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship Program at the Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Geisinger, participating in the training and mentoring of advanced endoscopy and general gastroenterology fellows. Dr. Khara is also the Director of the National Pancreas Foundation Center at Geisinger.|He is involved in multi-center clinical research and quality improvement projects. Dr. Khara's clinical and research interests are in the field of interventional endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP, Barrett’s esophagus, third space endoscopy, endoscopic treatments for GERD, interventional EndoHepatology, and bariatric interventional endoscopy.|Dr. Khara earned his medical degree from Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital in India then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Drexel University College of Medicine-Saint Peter's University Hospital. He completed a Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Yale University School of Medicine-Norwalk Hospital and a Fellowship in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Geisinger Medical Center.|Dr. Khara is certified in Gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Khara is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Jaundice. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.
Geisinger Scranton - Gastroenterology
Dr. Manocha specializes in internal medicine. He provides care for digestive disorders of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon.|He also treats disorders including gastroesophageal reflux disease, achalasia, non-cardiac chest pain, gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhea and fecal incontinence.|Dr. Manocha received his medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical College in India. He completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship training at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y.|Dr. Manocha is certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties. He speaks English, Hindi and Punjabi. Dr. Manocha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Jaundice. His top areas of expertise are Pyogenic Liver Abscess, Jaundice, Enlarged Liver, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
UPMC Susquehanna Health, Digestive Disease Center
Richard Kenney, DO, specializes in gastroenterology and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Somerset and the Digestive Disease Center at UPMC Williamsport. Dr. Kenney received his medical degree from Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency at Lehigh Valley Hospital, followed by a fellowship at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. Dr. Kenney is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Jaundice. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Colitis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Kumar isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Hereditary PancreatitisDr. Kumar isDistinguished. Learn about Hereditary Pancreatitis.
- Advanced
- AchalasiaDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Chronic Erosive GastritisDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Erosive Gastritis.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Experienced
- 15q11.2 MicrodeletionDr. Kumar isExperienced. Learn about 15q11.2 Microdeletion.
- Accessory PancreasDr. Kumar isExperienced. Learn about Accessory Pancreas.
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Kumar isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Kumar isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- AscitesDr. Kumar isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Kumar isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.

