
Banu Kumar MD
Hospitalist
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Central Michigan University College of Medicine
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3901 Beaubien StDetroit, MI 48201
Phone+1 313-745-5870
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Summary
- Banu Kumar, MD, is a Pediatric Hospitalist at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, MI. She is Board certified in General Pediatrics as well as in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Dr. Kumar serves as the Division Chief of Pediatric Hospitalists at DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, a position she has held since 2013. Her published work includes several articles focused on pediatric cases and patient safety & quality, with publications in Pediatrics in Review, Clinical Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinics of North America, Pediatric Annals, and AJNR Am J Neuroradiol.
Education & Training
- Children's Hospital of MichiganResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2003
- Kilpauk Medical CollegeClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 2003 - 2028
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Case 2: Poor Weight Gain in a 9-month-old Girl.Michelle H Talukder, Daiji Takajo, Sushma Kakkerala, Banu Kumar
Pediatrics in Review. 2024-06-01 - An Intriguing Case of Acute Left-Sided Weakness in a 4-Year-Old BoyLuke Horton, Matthew Henry, Robert Conway, Banu Kumar
Clinical Pediatrics. 2021-07-12 - 2 citationsPatient Safety and Quality Metrics in Pediatric Hospital Medicine.Bhanumathy Kumar
Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2016-04-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Hindi, Tamil
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