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200 Hawkins DrIowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-356-2863
Fax+1 319-356-3949
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Education & Training
University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2014
Saba University School of MedicineClass of 2010
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Allergy and Immunology- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine
Certifications & Licensure
IA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2012 - 2014
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Implementing Strengths-Based, Positive Approaches Within Rheumatology Fellowship Training: A Realist Evaluation of Appreciative Inquiry-Based Interventions.Bharat Kumar, Alick Feng, Patricia Bruffey Thoene, Erica Sigwarth, Kristina Cobb
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2025-02-19 - Development of Worksheets for Immunomodulator Shared Decision-Making to Facilitate Patient-Clinician Communication: A Quality Improvement Project Employing Design Thin...Bharat Kumar, Ayesha Iftekhar, Ruoning Ni, Alick Feng, Gatr-Alnada Gheriani
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2024-12-01 - 1 citationsThe Impact of Interleukin-17 Inhibitors on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Psoriasis or Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Naive to Biologic Agents: A Systematic Revi...Ruoning Ni, Jiayi Zheng, Jimmy Varghese, Bharat Kumar
Cureus. 2024-05-01
Authored Content
- Rheuminations: The Humble Case Report Tells a StoryApril 2025
- Rheuminations: How to Counteract Patients’ Eroding Trust in HealthcareFebruary 2025
- Environmental Threats in Rheumatic DiseaseNovember 2024
- The 7 Virtues of Rheumatology We Should CultivateOctober 2024
- Role Reversal: When the Doctor Becomes a PatientSeptember 2024
- Rheumatology’s Systems-Based Thinking Plays Well on Capitol HillMay 2024
- What Changes May the Next Decade Bring to Rheumatology?January 2024
- The Role of Empathy in Therapeutic RelationshipsDecember 2023
- Immunology: What Is It Good For?November 2023
- A Patient with Back Pain and Morning StiffnessAugust 2020
- Hydralazine-Associated Vasculitis: Overlapping Features of Drug-Induced Lupus and VasculitisJanuary 2018
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Press Mentions
- Rheuminations: The Humble Case Report Tells a StoryApril 4th, 2025
Large International Study Says Flares Rare After COVID VaccinationApril 3rd, 2025- Rheum for Everyone, Episode 18: “COVID in the Rear View” (Video)March 13th, 2025
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