Sheila Kumar, M.D., M.S.

Associate Research Physician: Gastroenterology Section, Digestive Disease Branch
Director: University of Maryland/NIH Clinical Scholars Gastroenterology Fellowship Program

Scientific Focus Areas: Cancer Biology, Clinical Research, Epidemiology

Professional Experience

M.S. in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2013-2014
Fellow, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2011-2014
Research Fellow (Pancreas), Pancreas Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, 2010-2011
Intern and Resident, Department of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, 2007-2010
M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, 2003-2007
B.A. with Honors, Johns Hopkins University, 1999-2003

Current Research

My research interests include colon cancer (epidemiology and genetics), and outcomes research.

Select Publications

No evidence of ongoing HIV replication or compartmentalization in tissues during combination antiretroviral therapy: Implications for HIV eradication.: Bozzi G, Simonetti FR, Watters SA, Anderson EM, Gouzoulis M, Kearney MF, Rote P, Lange C, Shao W, Gorelick R, Fullmer B, Kumar S, Wank S, Hewitt S, Kleiner DE, Hattori J, Bale MJ, Hill S, Bell J, Rehm C, Grossman Z, Yarchoan R, Uldrick T, Maldarelli F.; Sci Adv (2019 Sep) 5:eaav2045. Abstract/Full Text
Benralizumab for PDGFRA-Negative Hypereosinophilic Syndrome.: Kuang FL, Legrand F, Makiya M, Ware J, Wetzler L, Brown T, Magee T, Piligian B, Yoon P, Ellis JH, Sun X, Panch SR, Powers A, Alao H, Kumar S, Quezado M, Yan L, Lee N, Kolbeck R, Newbold P, Goldman M, Fay MP, Khoury P, Maric I, Klion AD.; N Engl J Med (2019 Apr 4) 380:1336-1346. Abstract/Full Text

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Research in Plain Language

I have been involved in studies looking at novel types of colonic polyps, eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease, endoscopic outcomes involving large databases, and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Last Reviewed July 2023