Medical Expertise

Medical education, hospitalist medicine

Hospital Affiliation

University Hospital, Newark

INSURANCE PARTICIPATION

Insurance Participation: with Provider Number (where applicable)
The information below is subject to change and should not be relied upon until after it is verified with the insurance company. In addition, psychiatric providers should be contacted directly for information on their participation with managed care and insurance companies.

Aetna, Inc.

AmeriGroup

AmeriHealth of NJ

America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)

Clover Health Plans

Devon Health Services/ULLICO

Horizon BCBS Managed Care

Horizon NJ Health

Horizon NJ Total Care(HNJH)

Horizon PPO Network

Medicaid

Medicare

Prime Health Services, Inc.

Qual Care HMO

Qual Care PPO

Three Rivers Provider Network

UHC Comm/Oxford

United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)

VA Choice (Health Net Federal Services)

WellCare Health Plans

Overview

Dr. Kothari earned his BA in 1996 from Columbia University, and his MD from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical
School in 2000. He completed residency training at Bellevue Hospital/New York University Medical Center
from 2000 to 2003, and then served as Chief Medical Resident at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
from 2003 to 2004.

He joined NJMS in 2004 and was appointed Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency
Program. From 2008 to 2010, Dr. Kothari served as Co-Course Director of Physician's Core, the 2 year pre-
clerkship course that teaches students the "art" of medicine including interviewing skills, physical diagnosis,
ethics, humanism, and cultural awareness. From 2010 to 2016, he was Program Director of the Internal
Medicine Residency Program, greatly improving the program's academic reputation, scholarly output, and
fellowship match. During his tenure he also served as Vice-Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine.
In 2013 he was appointed Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education (GME), and then promoted to
Associate Dean for GME in 2016. He was further named Assistant Vice Chancellor for GME in 2021.

Dr. Kothari has been the recipient of several teaching honors, including 5 Golden Apple Awards, the Internal
Medicine Residency Program Faculty Teaching Award, and the Foundation of UMDNJ Excellence in Teaching
Award. In addition, he has been inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and the Master Educators'
Guild.

Education

M.D., 2000, UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School
B.A., 1996, Columbia University

Licensure & Certification

Medical Licensure
New Jersey

Relevant Publications

Salas-Lopez, D., Mouzon, D., Marks, J., Kothari, N., Natale-Pereira, A. (2007). Perspectives on Cancer Screening Among Latino Community Members and Internal Medicine Residents. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 1 (3), 241-248. PMID: 20208286

Moser, E., Kothari, N., Stagnaro-Green, A. (2008, Oct-Dec). Chief Residents as Educators: An Effective Method of Resident Development. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 20 (4), 323-8. PMID: 18855236

Chen, S., Kothari, N., Bartlett, J., Boyd, L., Duncan, K., Prisch, S. Advanced Communication Skills Cases. MedEdPORTAL; 2011. Available from: www.mededportal.org/publication/8367.

Kothari N, Chen S. Physical Examination Case: Vital Signs. MedEdPORTAL; 2014. Available from: www.mededportal.org/publication/9822

Duffy, M., Jain, S., Harrell, N., Kothari, N., Reddi, A. (2015, October). Albumin and Furosemide Combination for Management of Edema in Nephrotic Syndrome: A Review of Clinical Studies. Cells. 4 (4), 622-630. PMID: 26457719

Tentler, A., Feurdean, M., Keller, S., Kothari, N. (2016, July). Integrating a Residency-Driven Longitudinal Quality Improvement Program within an Ambulatory Block Schedule. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 8(3): 405-9. PMID: 27413445

Kim, H., Patel, K., Orosz, E., Kothari, N., Demyen, M., Pyrsopoulos, N., Ahlawat, S. (2016, November). Time Trends in the Prevalence of Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free Diet in the US Population: Results from the National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-2014. JAMA Internal Medicine. 176 (11), 1716-1717. PMID: 27598396

Aggarwal, R., Deutsch, J.K., Medina, J., Kothari, N. (2017, November). Resident wellness: an intervention to decrease burnout and increase resiliency and happiness. MedEdPORTAL. 13:10651. PMID: 30800852

Murano, T., Gajewski, M., Anana, M., Hillen, M., Kunac, A., Matassa, D., Pompeo, L., Kothari, N. (2019, June). Mandated State Licensing Board Disclosures Regarding Resident Performance. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 11 (3), 307-312. PMID: 31210862

Zertuche, J., Connors, J., Scheinman, A., Kothari, N., Wong, K. (2020, June). Using Virtual Reality as a Replacement For Hospital Tours During Residency Interviews. Medical Education Online. 25 (1), 1777066. PMID: 32497472

Course List

MED8160K		Medicine Clerkship
MED8161K		Acting Internship
MED9106K		A.I. Internal Medicine
MED9160K
EDUC9100K		Office of Educ. Fellowship