Biography
Dr. Kumar is a fellowship-trained and board-certified interventional pulmonologist with expertise in a wide range of minimally invasive pulmonary procedures. He focuses on lung cancer diagnostic and therapeutic interventions using flexible/EBUS-EUSB/rigid bronchoscopy, benign lung diseases (like bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for COPD, and transbronchial cryo-biopsy for ILD), ultrasound-guided percutaneous pulmonary procedures, and both benign and malignant pleural diseases. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Kumar is the medical director of interventional pulmonology at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health and serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Texas A&M University College of Medicine. When his busy schedule allows, Dr. Kumar enjoys playing badminton, table tennis, pool, swimming, watching movies/sports, and traveling, all with his family and friends. Dr. Kumar is a fellowship-trained and board-certified interventional pulmonologist with expertise in a wide range of minimally invasive pulmonary procedures. He focuses on lung cancer diagnostic and th... |
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Adults
Geriatrics
Language(s) Spoken
English
Education
Medical School: Bangalore Medical College (2004)
Residency: Internal Medicine, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center (2011)
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (2012)
Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care, University at Buffalo, VA Western NY Healthcare Sy (2015)
Fellowship: Interventional Pulmonology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2021)
Certifications
Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas
Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas
Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton
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