Vijayalakshmi(Perumal Ramamoorthy)KumarMDMPH CCD (She/Her)

Rheumatologist at VA

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Dr. Vijayalakshmi Kumar is a Rheumatologist based in Albuquerque, NM, specializing in vasculitides, arthritis, autoimmune diseases, and musculoskeletal disorders. She completed her fellowship in Rheumatology at Stony Brook Medicine and holds an MPH in Leadership and Public Health Practice from the Colorado School of Public Health. Currently, she serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico and a Rheumatologist at the Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Optumrx. Her work includes a publication on tophaceous gout in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology.

Colorado School of Public HealthMPH, Leadership and Public health Practice , 2020 - 2022
Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalFellowship, Rheumatology, 2001 - 2003
Capital Health Regional Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiInternship, Transitional Year, 1996 - 1997
Stanley Medical College SMCClass of 1992