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Pranat Kumar, MD, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Poughkeepsie, NY

PranatKumarMD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS(He/Him)

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Poughkeepsie, NY

Nuvance Health Division of General Surgery Associate Program Director, Clinical Professor Touro School of Medicine

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  • Office

    243 North Rd
    Ste 204
    Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
    Phone+1 845-473-1112
    Fax+1 845-214-1818

Summary

  • Board Certified in Colon and Rectal Surgery and in General Surgery

Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2010 - 2011
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2010
  • University of Alabama School of Medicine
    University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 2004
  • George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Sciences
    George Washington University School of Public Health and Health SciencesMPH, Epidemiology, 1999 - 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2008 - 2026
  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of SurgeryGeneral Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Colonic motility is unaltered by lower body negative pressure exercise during prolonged antiorthostatic bedrest-implications for spaceflight.  
    Sellers Z, Kumar P, et al, Gastroenterology

Books/Book Chapters

  • Corman's Colon and Rectal Surgery 
    Chapter: Colorectal Manifestations of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV Infection) 
    Page 246 - 271Kumar P, Gottesman LEditors: Corman M, Bergamaschi R, Nicholls RJ, Fazio VW.Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 6th,

Other

  • Endoscopic tattooing to mark distal margin for low anterior rectal and select sigmoid resections 
    Kirchoff D, Kumar P, et al, Surgical Innovation

Press Mentions

  • General Surgeon Joins Health Quest Medical Practice
    General Surgeon Joins Health Quest Medical PracticeJuly 29th, 2015

Professional Memberships

Industry Relationships

  • Surgical Proctor, Intuitive SurgicalColorectal and General Surgery Proctor for da Vinci System2013 - Present

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