Anupam Kumar

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Credentials

MD, FCCP

Bio

Administrator Info
Name: Helen Rieger
Phone: 612-624-0999
Email: riege002@umn.edu
Fax: 612-625-2174

Summary
Anupam Kumar MD FCCP is the Medical Director of the Lung Transplantation program at University of Minnesota Medical Center. His areas of expertise involve lung transplantation, interstitial lung diseases and rare lung disorders. He is driven by a strong desire to provide best outcomes for those with advanced lung diseases and those who are in need of organ transplantation. His contributions to the field of medicine encompass clinical research, peer-reviewed published articles, and editorial responsibilities for text books and journals. He is a regular speaker at national conferences focused on pulmonary and critical care.

Research Summary

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Connective Disease Interstitial Lung Diseases; Pulmonary alveolar Proteinosis; Cystic Lung Diseases; Primary graft dysfunction; Lung transplant rejection

Creative Activity Summary

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)-CHEST; The International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT); American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Service Summary

Distinguished CHEST Educator (DCE), American College of Chest Physicians, (2023); Faculty of the Year, Pulmonary & Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine (2022-2023); Distinguished CHEST Educator (DCE), American College of Chest Physicians (2022); Cleveland Clinic, “Excellence in teaching for academic year 2014-2015”

Clinical Summary

Diagnosis and management of interstitial lung diseases including pulmonary fibrosis of all types, connective tissue disease lung disorders, sarcoidosis, rare lung disorders, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), assessment for lung transplant candidacy, optimization for lung transplantation, post-transplant management, intensive care unit management, cardiothoracic critical care, advanced bronchoscopy.