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Vasantha H Kumar, MD

Neonatologist

Neonatologist

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My bio

Vasantha Kumar, M.D., is a University of Florida professor of pediatrics and a board-certified neonatologist at UF Health in Jacksonville. He also serves as chief of the division of neonatology in the UF Department of Pediatrics – Jacksonville. Dr. Kumar received his medical degree from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences in Karnataka, India. He completed a pediatrics residency and neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut.

Board certifications

  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

    American Board of Pediatrics

  • Pediatrics

    American Board of Pediatrics

Education

  • Pediatrics Internship

    University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 1998

  • Pediatrics Residency

    University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 1997

  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship

    University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 1996

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

    Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, 1984

Specialties

Gender

Male

Positions

  • Professor of Pediatrics

    University of Florida, 2023 - Current

  • Chief, Division of Neonatology

    University of Florida Department of Pediatrics – Jacksonville, 2023 - Current