Dr. Rajiv Kumar M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. Rajiv Kumar is a nephrologist practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Kumar specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Kumar most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Maulana Azad Med Coll- Univ Of Delhi- New Delhi- Delhi- India 1971
Td Medical College Alappuzha Medical
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Awards
- Lillian Clark Visiting Professorship
- American Society of Nephrology Fellow
- Salick Visiting Professor, 1999 University of California, Los Angeles
- American Association for the Advancement of Science 1996 Fellow
- 1996 Distinguished Investigator, Mayo Foundation
- American College of Physicians 1993 John Phillips Memorial Award
Treatments
- Intensive Care, Acute Kidney Failure, Renal Clinic
Professional Memberships
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Zumbro Valley
Fellowships
- Fellow - Nephrology Postdoc : Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School 1978
- Fellow - Biochemistry Postdoc. : University of Wisconsin, Madison 1977
- Univ Of Ill Med Cener, Nephrology Fellow 1974
- Lab Of Dr H Deluca, Wi, Post-Doctoral Fellow 1974
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