Nikila Kumar, MD

Nikila Kumar, MD is a second-year rheumatology fellow in the University of Arizona College of Medicine.  She earned both her bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude - Sociology) and her Medical Doctorate from George Washington University.  Awarded a Presidential Scholarship at George Washington, Dr. Kumar was also a member of the University Honors Program throughout her undergraduate years. After medical school, she went on to complete her residency in Internal Medicine at George Washington in 2015.  Dr. Kumar served as a hospitalist at St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson from 2015-16.  She is a member of the American College of Physicians.