Neelja D. Kumar, MD
Nephrology
About
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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 including renal disease in the critically ill population and renal disease in women, specifically during pregnancy.
Gender: Female
Credentials
Education and Training
- Fellowship Yale New Haven Hospital
- Residency New York University Medical Center
Areas of Expertise
Specialties
Clinical Focus
Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal disease associated with pregnancy, diabetic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, hypertension
Research Focus
Clinical Nephrology and Education
Locations
Primary Location
Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion
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Additional Locations
Montefiore Wellness Center
1180 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461-1925
866-633-8255
Montefiore Medical Group-Comprehensive Family Care Center (CFCC)
1621 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461-2301
718-405-8040
