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Dr. Kumar has worked as an academic allergist at Lurie Children's for over 18 years. He has a number of research interests. Most prominently he is interested in the prenatal and early life exposures, which in combination with genetic factors are associated with the development of early childhood wheezing, atopic disease and asthma. Dr. Kumar also has interests in a number of other areas including:the determinants of lung function from childhood into later adult life (CARDIA study), development of food allergy in early infancy, and validation of PROMIS instruments in asthma (AAD-PEPR study). Additionally, he serves as the site-PI for a consortium which evaluates personalized medicine approaches for severe asthma.
Dr. Kumar's research is focused on prenatal and early life exposures, which in combination with genetic factors are associated with the development of early childhood wheezing, asthma, and allergic disease. In particular, differentially distributed risk factors and differentially distributed genetic factors may contribute to asthma health disparities in inner city populations. In terms of differentially distributed genetic factors, we have focused on the role of ancestry in modulating phenotypes such as plateau lung function. We also have evaluated the role of racially differentially distributed early life factors on the development of associated phenotypes including atopy. Our research in these areas has been published in a number of journals including the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, and The New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Kumar also has interests in a number of other areas including:the determinants of lung function from childhood into later adult life (CARDIA study), development of food allergy in early infancy, and validation of PROMIS instruments in asthma (AAD-PEPR study). Additionally, he serves as the site-PI for a consortium which evaluates personalized medicine approaches for severe asthma.
Dr. Kumar's clinical focus complements my research profile with a focus on provision of asthma care to inner city families. With over a decade of experience in this area, we provide family centered multidisciplinary care in this population. Dr. Kumar also oversees a clinic which looks to implement guidelines for assessment of peanut allergy in the first 4-6 months of life and early peanut introduction. As an allergist in a tertiary care referral center of excellence, he also has extensive experience in management of other allergic diseases including food allergy, rhinitis, eczema and drug allergy. Dr. Kumar serves as the clinical practice director for the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Lurie Children's Hospital.
Certifications and Licenses
Allergy & Immunology |
Training Experience
1993 | Internship, Charles Camsell Provincial General Hospital, Canada |
1997 | Residency, Children's Hospital, Winnipeg |
1999 | Fellowship, Children's Hospital, Winnipeg |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, University of Alberta
… → 1992
Research interests
- Asthma
- Food Allergy
- Genomics
- Health Disparities
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Mechanisms for initiation of food allergy early in life
Indiana University, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
7/1/20 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Adult Life-Course Trajectories of Lung Function and the Development of Emphysema: The CARDIA Lung Study
Washko, G. R., Colangelo, L. A., Estépar, R. S. J., Ash, S. Y., Bhatt, S. P., Okajima, Y., Liu, K., Jacobs, D. R., Iribarren, C., Thyagarajan, B., Lewis, C. E., Kumar, R., Han, M. L. K., Dransfield, M. T., Carnethon, M. R. & Kalhan, R., Feb 2020, In: American Journal of Medicine. 133, 2, p. 222-230.e11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations of α- and γ-tocopherol during early life with lung function in childhood
Kumar, R., Ferrie, R. P., Balmert, L. C., Kienzl, M., Rifas-Shiman, S. L., Gold, D. R., Sordillo, J. E., Kleinman, K., Camargo, C. A., Litonjua, A. A., Oken, E. & Cook-Mills, J. M., Dec 2020, In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 146, 6, p. 1349-1357.e3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Atopic dermatitis, race, and genetics
Kumar, R., Seibold, M. A. & Burchard, E. G., Jan 2020, In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 145, 1, p. 108-110 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Differential asthma odds following respiratory infection in children from three minority populations
Wohlford, E. M., Borrell, L. N., Elhawary, J. R., Plotkin, B., Oh, S. S., Nuckton, T. J., Eng, C., Salazar, S., LeNoir, M. A., Meade, K., Farber, H. J., Serebrisky, D., Brigino-Buenaventura, E., Rodriguez-Cintron, W., Kumar, R., Thyne, S., Seibold, M. A., Rodríguez-Santana, J. R. & Burchard, E. G., May 2020, In: PloS one. 15, 5, e0231782.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Lung function in African American Children with asthma is associated with novel regulatory variants of the KIT ligand KITLG/SCF and gene-by-air-pollution interaction
Mak, A. C. Y., Sajuthi, S., Joo, J., Xiao, S., Sleiman, P. M., White, M. J., Lee, E. Y., Saef, B., Hu, D., Gui, H., Keys, K. L., Lurmann, F., Jain, D., Abecasis, G., Kang, H. M., Nickerson, D. A., Germer, S., Zody, M. C., Winterkorn, L., Reeves, C. & 15 others, , Jul 2020, In: Genetics. 215, 3, p. 869-886 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations