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Office
500 South University Avenue
Suite 606
Little Rock, AR 72205Phone+1 501-830-1162- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Nihit Kumar is a psychiatrist in Little Rock, AR and is the President and CEO of Positive Recovery (www.PositiveRecoveryAR.com). He received his medical degree from Madras Medical College in India and has been in practice in Arkansas since 2010. He specializes in addiction and child & adolescent psychiatry and is experienced in behavioral disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, adolescent and adult substance abuse, depression, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Education & Training
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2015 - 2016- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013 - 2015
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesResidency, Psychiatry, 2010 - 2013
Madras Medical CollegeClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
AR State Medical License 2014 - 2024- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsImpact of state and trait anxiety severity on retention and phase advancement in an outpatient buprenorphine treatment program.Srinivasa B Gokarakonda, Jacob M Boydstun, Musa Yilanli, Xiaotong Han, Nihit Kumar, Alison H Oliveto, Michael J Mancino> ;The American Journal on Addictions. 2022 May 1
- 1 citationsAcceptability of a Game-Based Intervention to Prevent Adolescent Prescription Opioid Misuse.Alison H Oliveto, Patricia Wright, Nihit Kumar, Srinivasa Gokarakonda, Ian Fischer-Laycock, Joseph Williams, Ronald G Thompson> ;Games for Health Journal. 2022 Apr 1
- 1 citationsFeasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Isradipine During Outpatient Buprenorphine Stabilization and Detoxification: A Pilot Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Nihit Kumar, Michael J. Mancino, Jeff D. Thostenson, Janette McGaugh, Alison Oliveto> ;Substance Abuse. 2020 Nov 23
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Press Mentions
Arkansas Doctors Not Surprised by Life Expectancy DropJanuary 2nd, 2023- Leigh Ann Wilson and Collin V. Montgomery, APRN, Receive 2020 Chris Hackler AwardMarch 11th, 2021
Hospital Affiliations
UAMS Medical CenterLittle Rock, Arkansas
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