Neelja D. Kumar

Neelja D. Kumar

Neelja D. Kumar, MD

Nephrology

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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

  • Medical Education  The City College of New York
  • Fellowship  Yale New Haven Hospital
  • Residency  New York University Medical Center

Areas of Expertise

Specialties

  • Nephrology
  • Internal Medicine

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

Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467-2404
866-633-8255

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Additional Locations

Montefiore Wellness Center
1180 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461-1925
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Montefiore Medical Group-Comprehensive Family Care Center (CFCC)
1621 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461-2604
718-405-8040

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Montefiore Medical Center
3411 Wayne Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
718-920-5442

Publications

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