Neelja D. Kumar
Expertise in
2
conditions
Expertise in
2
conditions
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 2nd Floor, 
Bronx, NY 

Overview

Neelja Kumar, MD, earned her medical degree at Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education with Stonybrook Medical Center, New York. She completed her clinical fellowship in Nephrology at Yale School of Medicine, New Haven Connecticut. Dr. Kumar completed her residency in internal medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center and then went on to complete an additional year as chief resident. Dr. Kumar is a board-certified nephrologist and has been part of the faculty at Montefiore since 2014. Dr. Kumar serves as Medical Director at an outpatient dialysis unit in the Bronx. Additionally, Dr. Kumar is an Associate Program Director for the nephrology fellowship program and has worked to enrich the academic curriculum for the clinical fellows. Her clinical interests within nephrology include renal disease in the critically ill population and renal disease during pregnancy.

Dr. Kumar is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Tubular Necrosis, and Low Sodium Level.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
The City College Of New York
Residency
New York University Medical Center
Specialties
Nephrology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NY
Fellowships
Yale New Haven Hospital
Hospital Affiliations
Montefiore Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Medical Arts Pavilion Nephrology
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY 10467
Other Locations
Montefiore Medical Group, Comprehensive Family Care Center
1621 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461
MMC Wellness Nephrology
1180 Morris Park, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY 10461
Montefiore Hutch Tower II Nephrology
1250 Waters Place- Tower II, 12th Floor, Bronx, NY 10461

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.


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