KRISHAN KUMAR, MD, NUMC’S DIRECTOR OF PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY, HONORED AT SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL
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July 17, 2012
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KRISHAN KUMAR, MD, NUMC’S DIRECTOR OF PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY, HONORED AT SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL
East Meadow, NY…..Krishan Kumar, MD, director of pediatric emergency at the Nassau University Medical Center, has been honored at the recent South Asian American Independence Day Festival, held at Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, featuring music, health screenings, food, arts and crafts . The award was presented to Dr. Kumar by Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and by Nassau County Commission on Human Rights, Zahid Syed, in recognition of Dr. Kumar’s extensive community service and of his commitment to his patients.
In congratulating Dr. Kumar on his well-deserved award, Arthur A. Gianelli, president of the NuHealth System, said: “Congratulations on receiving the community service award from county executive Mangano. This outstanding recognition is a testament to your commitment to sharing traditions associated with the South Asian community and your expertise in the field of pediatrics and emergency medicine, demonstrating your dedication to service to our communities.”
Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in India in 1977 and immigrated 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 clinical professor of pediatrics at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and assistant professor of emergency medicine at New York Medical College. 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, medical students, pediatric and emergency medicine residents and EMTs. Dr. Kumar is also a medical director of the Fire Police Academy at Nassau University Medical Center.
Left to right: NC Legislator Francis X. Becker, County Executive Mangano, Dr. Krishan Kumar and Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt
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