Tarun Rai, M.D., M.S.
Gastroenterologist Encore Borland Groover Clinical ResearchBiography
Dr. Rai has a thoughtful approach to patient care. Dr. Rai continues to work on clinical research and apply new knowledge to clinical practice.
Dr. Rai graduated medical school in 2008 from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, a top ranked premiere medical institution in India. Thereafter, he decided to pursue a medical career in the United States and did his residency in Internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH in 2013. He completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS in 2016. Working at a busy liver transplant center, provided him an opportunity to manage complex liver disease patients. Due to a keen interest in clinical outcomes research, he completed Masters of Science in Clinical Research along with gastroenterology training. Dr. Rai worked as an academic staff physician at the University of Kansas Medical Center and VA hospital where he was director of esophageal motility disorders.