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Interim Chair, Department of Medicine
Professor, Pulmonary, Interventional and Critical Care
Director, Respiratory Care Services
Endobronchial Disease, Mesothelioma, Lung Metastases, Lung Cancer, Thymoma
I often tell my kids “We are a Team” and like to extend the same philosophy to my patients. I realize that illness does not just affect an individual, but the whole family. In my daily encounters, I try best to address what concerns patients most, besides also treating their symptoms.
I feel fortunate to have joined a team of colleagues at Fox Chase Cancer Center who share my thoughts and enthusiasm for challenging difficult disease conditions. While I am most interested in lung cancer, I like to think of my self as a comprehensive pulmonologist, eager to diagnose and manage a vast variety of pulmonary conditions including sarcoidosis, COPD, asthma and pulmonary infections.
Most recently, I have become especially interested in early detection of lung cancer with low dose CT scanning, and am working on building effective models to implement and further study comprehensive screening. I am excited to join Fox Chase as it gives me the opportunity to collaborate closely with researchers working on other modalities to further enhance early lung cancer detection.
I hope to work along with you in any way to help facilitate your goals and relieve suffering. I look forward to long lasting relationships.
Puchalski J, Lee HJ, Kumar R, et al. Secondary Carina Y stent Placement for Post Lung Transplant Bronchial Stenosis. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology; April 2012, p 109-114.
Intenzo C, Donuru A, Kumar R, et al. Does a Decrease in SUVmax in Dual-Point FDG-PET/CT Imaging Reliably Exclude Malignancy of a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule (SPN)? RSNA 2011
Lee HJ, Kumar R, Haas A, et al. Comparison of two techniques for airway lidocaine administration during endobronchial ultrasound. Chest 2009; 136 (Suppl): pending publication.
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Dr Kumar is great. He always explains and listens to me.
Dr. Kumar is an excellent doctor. He put me immediately at ease by explaining in great detail my situation and remaining very positive. Dr. Kumar is a very caring doctor.
Dr. Kumar was very attentive. He took the time to call me about a finding on thr radiology report that we had not covered, as the report was not ready at the time we met.
Dr Kumar showed me the CT test that I had that day and compared it to the first one I had done 2 years ago. He showed me the areas of concern and that they haven't changed. He is a wonderful Doctor - I am very happy being in his care.
I can't speak highly enough about this team. I was struck by how professional everyone was from check-in to having my blood taken to the office visit. They all seemed a step above the normal doctor/hospital visit.