KRISHAN KUMAR, MD, DIRECTOR OF PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY AT NUMC INCLUDED IN CONSUMERS’ RESEARCH COUNCIL OF AMERICA, GUIDE TO AMERICA’S TOP PEDIATRICIANS 2010 EDITION
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June 21, 2010
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KRISHAN KUMAR, MD, DIRECTOR OF PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY AT NUMC INCLUDED IN CONSUMERS’ RESEARCH COUNCIL OF AMERICA – GUIDE TO AMERICA’S TOP PEDIATRICIANS 2010 EDITION
EAST MEADOW, NY… Krishan Kumar, MD, director of pediatric emergency at Nassau University Medical Center is again included in Consumer’s Research Council of America – Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians 2010 Edition. Dr. Kumar was one of a number of specialists selected to be included in this year’s 2010 edition of the guide.
In congratulating Dr. Kumar on his well deserved honor, Arthur A. Gianelli, President/ CEO of the NuHealth System, said: “This outstanding recognition of being included in Consumers’ Research Council of America – Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians 2010 Edition is a testament to Dr. Kumar’s expertise in the field of pediatrics, demonstrating NUMC’s commitment to its patients in providing the highest quality of care. This acclaimed guide of the top specialists reflects the high esteem and respect accorded to Dr. Kumar by his physician peers.”
Consumers’ Research Council of America is an independent research company based in Washington, DC that evaluates professional services throughout America. CRCA has compiled a list of top pediatricians throughout the US by utilizing a point system that uses a point value for criteria deemed valuable in determining the top health care professionals. The selection process is based on a point value system that awards points for educations and continuing education, years of practice, board certification and affiliations with professional associations.
Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in India in 1977 and emigrated to the US in 1984. He joined Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, NY as a resident, and soon became associate director of emergency medicine in 1988. He joined Nassau University Medical Center in 1990 as an attending in the department of emergency medicine/pediatrics. Currently, he is serving as a director of pediatric emergency medicine. Besides mentoring young physicians in their residency training, he has become a pillar for the department in clinical excellence. Moreover, Dr. Kumar keeps busy in the academic world as an associate professor of pediatrics at State University of New York at Stony Brook. As a physician-scientist, he has published several papers in emergency medicine and chaired the prestigious conference of International Emergency Medicine “INTEM 2006,” in New Delhi, India. He works and teaches at all levels of emergency care, and is actively involved in the teaching and training of paramedic students and EMT’s. Dr. Kumar is also a director of the Fire Police Academy at Nassau University Medical Center.
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