Kusum Kumar

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology
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Bio

###Research Interests
* Molecular pathophysiology of ischemic brain injury, and possible neuroprotective measures.
* Professional pathology education research: 
* Study of pathology curricula in medical schools nationwide.
* Relationship between types of curricula and student performance in USMLE. 

###Other Academic Interests
* History of Medicine

###Past Academic Experience
* Course Director, Principles of Pathology 
* Instructor in many other courses
* Computer-assisted education starting in the mid-1980s. First faculty in CHM/COM to develop & implement this (Publication below) 
* Research funded by NIH, NBME, MDCH etc 
* Consultant to NIH,  Program Project grant reviews 
* Member, Editorial Board, "Metabolic Brain Disease"
* Associate Editor, "Pathology Education"
* Visiting Scientist, Warner-Lambert Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI
* Director, Human Pathology

###History of Medicine Presentations (All invited):
* Kusum Kumar: 5oth Anniversary of the Nobel Prize for DNA structure, Discovery revisited and its implications today. Annual meeting, AOA, Myrtle Beach, SC, 2012
* Kusum Kumar: Serendipity in History of Medicine, Dr Keswani Memorial lecture, Annual meeting, AOA, Niagara Falls, NY, 2014
* Kusum Kumar: History of Medicine, The changing face of medical education over the past 50 yrs. Annual meeting, AOA, Daytona Beach, Fl 2016

Selected Publications

  • Kumar K (invited review): Overview, Cerebral ischemia, mechanisms and therapeutic approaches, current status. Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs, 7:595-599, 2006
  • Kumar K, Goosmann M, Krause GS, Nayini NR, Estrada R, Hoehner TJ, White BC, Koestner A. "Ultrastructural and ionic studies in global ischemic dog brain." Acta Neuropathologica, 73:393-399, 1987.
  • Kumar K, Hoa Nguyen, Alka Indurkhya : Relationship between pathology curricular approaches and performance in USMLE Step 1, a national cross-sectional study. (lead article accompanied by an editorial comment article) Human Pathology 34:417-422, 2003
  • Kumar K, Hodgins MW. Use of interactive videodisc instructional units for teaching of pathology laboratory cases. J. Pathology 160, 145-149, 1990.
  • Kumar K, Indurkhya A, Nguyen H: Curricular trends in pathology education, a longitudinal nationwide study 1993 to present. Human Pathology 32:1147-53, 2001 (Lead article, accompanied by an editorial comment article)
  • Kumar K, Khilnany M : Innovative interactive videodisc units for teaching of pathology laboratory cases, FIVE YEAR's experience. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 101:665-670, 1994