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Rekha B. Kumar

Rekha B. Kumar MD, MS

Internal Medicine and General Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
New York, New York, United States of America

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Dr. Rekha B. Kumar currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Attending Endocrinologist at the Weill Cornell Medical College and specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of various Endocrinology disorders, including obesity/weight management, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), thyroid disorders (hypo- and hyperthyroidism, thyroid disease in pregnancy), as well as metabolic bone disease (osteoporosis and osteopenia).

Dr. Kumar completed her undergraduate studies at Duke University then received her master's degree in Physiology from Georgetown University. She continued on to receive her M.D. from New York Medical College and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical College. Dr. Kumar obtained her clinical fellowship in the combined Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism program at the Weill-Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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