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Aditya Kumar, MD, is a neurologist in the Neurocritical Care Program and an assistant professor in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Kumar’s expertise includes the care of individuals with life-threatening neurological conditions. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Heart Association, and the Neurocritical Care Society.
Dr. Kumar earned his medical degree from Panjab University in Chandigarh, India. He completed his neurology residency at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School and a neurocritical care fellowship at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons/Weill Cornell Medicine.
Dr. Kumar’s current research interests lie in adaptive immune response to acute brain injury, iron-dependent cell death, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and traumatic brain injury.
- Fellowship, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons/Weill Cornell Medicine, Neurocritical Care, 2021-2023
- Residency, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Neurology, 2018-2021
- Internship, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Internal Medicine, 2017-2018
- Post-graduate Research Fellowship, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, 2015-2017
- MBBS, Panjab University, Government Medical College and Hospital, 2015
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Heart Association
- Neurocritical Care Society
- Chief Resident, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, 2020-2021
- Frank M. Yatsu Excellence in Residency, University of Texas McGovern Medical School
- Excellence in Teaching, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Department of Neurology
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Ischemic Lesions After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Date: 12/2025
Authors: Mohamed Ridha, Marialaura Simonetto, Fernanda Carvalho Poyraz, Evan Hess, Aditya Kumar, Seyedmehdi Payabvash, Sachin Agarwal, Shivani Ghoshal, Jan Claassen, E Sander Connolly, Soojin Park, Marwah Abdalla, David Roh
Polygenic Vulnerability to Intracranial Hypertension, Hemorrhage Progression, and Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 11/2025
Authors: Margaux E. Miller, Benjamin E. Zusman, Chia-Ling Phuah, Erin McNally, David O. Okonkwo, Matthew Pease, Shashvat M. Desai, Anupama Rani, Nasathapot Namphol, Aditya Kumar, Raemier A. Javelosa, Adam T. Eberle, Semeon Afework, Joshua Catapano, Charles S. Cox, Patrick M. Kochanek, Yvette P. Conley, Ava M. Puccio, Ruchira M. Jha
Sexually Dimorphic Responses Reveal Multifaceted Benefits of Glibenclamide in Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu P. Raikwar, Wonsuk Yoo, Saif Ahmad, Vincent A. Vagni, Keri L. Janesko-Feldman, Shaun W. Carlson, Adam Eberle, Margaux Miller, John Helm, Joshua Catapano, Benjamin E. Zusman, Shashvat Desai, Raemier Anne Javelosa, Semeon Afework, Erin Audrey McNally, Gary Kohanbash, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Michael F. Waters, Andrew Ducruet, Ashutosh Jadhav, Aditya Kumar, Chia-Ling Phuah, Patrick M. Kochanek, Ruchira M. Jha
Electrophysiology in disorders of consciousness
Date: 01/2025
Authors: Mohamed Ridha, Aditya Kumar, Jan Claassen
A single-cell atlas deconstructs heterogeneity across multiple models in murine traumatic brain injury and identifies novel cell-specific targets.
Date: 07/2024
Authors: Ruchira M Jha, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Chaim Sneiderman, Brent T Schlegel, Casey O'Brien, Zujian Xiong, Keri Janesko-Feldman, Ria Trivedi, Vincent Vagni, Benjamin E Zusman, Joshua S Catapano, Adam Eberle, Shashvat M Desai, Ashutosh P Jadhav, Sandra Mihaljevic, Margaux Miller, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Anupama Rani, Jarrod Rulney, Shima Shahjouie, Itay Raphael, Aditya Kumar, Chia-Ling Phuah, Ethan A Winkler, Dennis W Simon, Patrick M Kochanek, Gary Kohanbash
- English
- Hindi
Phoenix, AZ 85013
- (602) 406-6262
- Fax: (602) 406-6261
Aditya Kumar, MD, is a neurologist in the Neurocritical Care Program and an assistant professor in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Kumar’s expertise includes the care of individuals with life-threatening neurological conditions. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Heart Association, and the Neurocritical Care Society.
Dr. Kumar earned his medical degree from Panjab University in Chandigarh, India. He completed his neurology residency at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School and a neurocritical care fellowship at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons/Weill Cornell Medicine.
Dr. Kumar’s current research interests lie in adaptive immune response to acute brain injury, iron-dependent cell death, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and traumatic brain injury.
Phoenix, AZ 85013
- (602) 406-6262
- Fax: (602) 406-6261
- Fellowship, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons/Weill Cornell Medicine, Neurocritical Care, 2021-2023
- Residency, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Neurology, 2018-2021
- Internship, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Internal Medicine, 2017-2018
- Post-graduate Research Fellowship, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, 2015-2017
- MBBS, Panjab University, Government Medical College and Hospital, 2015
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Heart Association
- Neurocritical Care Society
- Chief Resident, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, 2020-2021
- Frank M. Yatsu Excellence in Residency, University of Texas McGovern Medical School
- Excellence in Teaching, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Department of Neurology
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Ischemic Lesions After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Date: 12/2025
Authors: Mohamed Ridha, Marialaura Simonetto, Fernanda Carvalho Poyraz, Evan Hess, Aditya Kumar, Seyedmehdi Payabvash, Sachin Agarwal, Shivani Ghoshal, Jan Claassen, E Sander Connolly, Soojin Park, Marwah Abdalla, David Roh
Polygenic Vulnerability to Intracranial Hypertension, Hemorrhage Progression, and Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 11/2025
Authors: Margaux E. Miller, Benjamin E. Zusman, Chia-Ling Phuah, Erin McNally, David O. Okonkwo, Matthew Pease, Shashvat M. Desai, Anupama Rani, Nasathapot Namphol, Aditya Kumar, Raemier A. Javelosa, Adam T. Eberle, Semeon Afework, Joshua Catapano, Charles S. Cox, Patrick M. Kochanek, Yvette P. Conley, Ava M. Puccio, Ruchira M. Jha
Sexually Dimorphic Responses Reveal Multifaceted Benefits of Glibenclamide in Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu P. Raikwar, Wonsuk Yoo, Saif Ahmad, Vincent A. Vagni, Keri L. Janesko-Feldman, Shaun W. Carlson, Adam Eberle, Margaux Miller, John Helm, Joshua Catapano, Benjamin E. Zusman, Shashvat Desai, Raemier Anne Javelosa, Semeon Afework, Erin Audrey McNally, Gary Kohanbash, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Michael F. Waters, Andrew Ducruet, Ashutosh Jadhav, Aditya Kumar, Chia-Ling Phuah, Patrick M. Kochanek, Ruchira M. Jha
Electrophysiology in disorders of consciousness
Date: 01/2025
Authors: Mohamed Ridha, Aditya Kumar, Jan Claassen
A single-cell atlas deconstructs heterogeneity across multiple models in murine traumatic brain injury and identifies novel cell-specific targets.
Date: 07/2024
Authors: Ruchira M Jha, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Chaim Sneiderman, Brent T Schlegel, Casey O'Brien, Zujian Xiong, Keri Janesko-Feldman, Ria Trivedi, Vincent Vagni, Benjamin E Zusman, Joshua S Catapano, Adam Eberle, Shashvat M Desai, Ashutosh P Jadhav, Sandra Mihaljevic, Margaux Miller, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Anupama Rani, Jarrod Rulney, Shima Shahjouie, Itay Raphael, Aditya Kumar, Chia-Ling Phuah, Ethan A Winkler, Dennis W Simon, Patrick M Kochanek, Gary Kohanbash
- English
- Hindi