Aparna Kumar, MD
Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine
LVPG Cliniciani
Accepting New Patients
Overview
Area of focus i
- Pulmonary
- Critical Care
Languages spoken
- English
- Hindi
- Kannada
About
Philosophy of care
I believe in patient-centered care.
Why I entered medicine
To help patients be at their best with their health.
Personal interests
I enjoy reading, traveling and spending time with family.
Education
Medical School
Dr B R Ambedkar Medical College, Foreign - Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), 2004
Training
Residency 2012
Internal Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA
Fellowship 2016
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
Publications & Clinical Trials
Conditions Treated
- Abnormal Cat Scan of Chest
- Abnormal Chest X-Ray
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia
- Bronchitis
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Cough
- Emphysema
- Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure (Excess Carbon Dioxide in Blood)
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Diseases
- Lung Nodule
- Lymphadenopathy (Lymph Node Disease)
- Abnormal Cat Scan of Chest
- Abnormal Chest X-Ray
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia
- Bronchitis
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Cough
- Emphysema
- Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure (Excess Carbon Dioxide in Blood)
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Diseases
- Lung Nodule
- Lymphadenopathy (Lymph Node Disease)
- Mediastinal Mass
- Partial Lung Collapse
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis
- Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Respiratory Failure
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness of Breath
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Services Offered
- Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)
- Bronchoprovocation Test (Asthma Test)
- Bronchoscopy (Windpipe Diagnosis)
- CT (Computed Tomography) Scan
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non Invasive Ventilation
- PET/CT scan
- Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
- Pulmonary Procedures
- Pulmonology
- Respiratory Management
- Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)
- Bronchoprovocation Test (Asthma Test)
- Bronchoscopy (Windpipe Diagnosis)
- CT (Computed Tomography) Scan
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non Invasive Ventilation
- PET/CT scan
- Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
- Pulmonary Procedures
- Pulmonology
- Respiratory Management
- Smoking Cessation Counseling
- Tobacco Treatment Program
- Spirometry
- Thoracentesis
- X-ray
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