Abhishek Kumar
Biography
Research & Publications
Patient Care
Appointments
Biography
Dr Kumar grew up in India and completed his medical education from JIPMER, Pondicherry, India graduating with honors in physiology and biochemistry. He then attended University of Illinois for his internship and residency where he was awarded Junior resident of the year award. He moved to University of Iowa for his nephrology and transplant nephrology fellowship. He was a faculty at University of Vermont before moving to Yale. He is a Fellow of American Society of Nephrology (FASN) and a Fellow of American Society of Transplantation (FAST). His clinical expertise is taking care of the complex needs of kidney transplant patients. His research interest is in predicting chronic kidney disease in non-renal solid organ transplant with a goal of identifying patients who may benefit from multi-organ transplant.
Education & Training
- MBBSJIPMER
- FellowUniversity of Iowa
- FellowUniversity of Iowa
- ResidentUniversity of Illinois
Activities
- Impact of Pre Heart/Lung Transplant eGFR on Post-transplant Renal FunctionSan Diego, CA, United States 2023American Transplant Congress 2023
- Simultaneous Heart Kidney Transplant To allocate Kidney or Not toBirmingham, AL, United States 2023UAB CTI Journal Club
- Multi-Organ Transplant: To Allocate Kidney or NotIowa City, IA, United States 2023University of Iowa Renal Grand Rounds
- Kidney health is essentail to survival in lung transplant. We are in this together.College Park, MD, United States 2022Lung Transplant Conference: University of Maryland
- Pre-Transplant Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Other Predictors of Mortality and End Stage Kidney Disease After Lung TransplantationATC 2021 Virtual Connect 2021American Transplant Congress 2021
- UAMS Nephrology Fellows ConferenceVirtual Conference 2021University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Impact of Pre-Transplant Renal Dysfunction on Post-heart Transplant Outcomes"Virtual Conference 2021Issues in Transplantation Conference. The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fellow of American Society of Transplantation | 2022 | |
| Fellow of American Society of Nephrology | 2018 | |
| Junior Resident of the Year | University of Illinois | 2010 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) Public Policy Workgroup | Chair | 2022 - Present |
| Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) Education Commettee | Member | 2021 - Present |
| CJASN, Transplantation, Clinical Transplantation Kidney360 | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |
| Vermont Kidney Association | Member | 2018 - 2021 |
| Governor's Advisory Council, Organ and Tissue Donation Workgroup with Vermont Department of Health | Advisor | 2018 - 2021 |
| American Society of Transplantation | Member | 2015 - Present |
| American Society of Nephrology | Member | 2013 - Present |
| American College of Physicians | Member | 2008 - Present |