Personal Info
Born July 14, 1947
Married, wife Linda Kumar, daughter Nina Kumar
Surgeon (Retired)
Methodist
Fellowship in Transplantation, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1977
Surgical Residency, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Florida, 1971-1976
Business Owner: Nashville Surgical Instruments
Author
Committees
Chair, Insurance Committee
Member, Calendar & Rules Committee
Member, Government Operations Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
Member, Health Committee
Member, Insurance Subcommittee
Member, Population Health Subcommittee
Member, Tenncare Subcommittee
Member, Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II
Community Involvement
House member of the 109th through 114th General Assemblies
Fellow: Southeastern Surgical Congress
Founder and President, Nashville Surgical Instruments and Springfield Surgery PC, Springfield, TN
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Robertson County Republican Party
Member, Tennessee Medical Association
Emeritus Surgeon NorthCrest Medical Center, Springfield, TN
Past Member, Springfield Rotary
Member and Sunday School Teacher, First United Methodist Church, Springfield, TN
National Rifle Association (NRA)
Past President, Nashville Surgical Society
Citizenship Award, Daughters of American Revolution
Past Chief of Staff: NorthCrest Medical Center, Springfield, TN
Past Chief of Staff of Surgery: NorthCrest Medical Center, Springfield, TN
Past Member, Board of Trustees NorthCrest Medical Center, Springfield, TN
Middle Tennessee YMCA Board of Trustees, Springfield, TN
U.S. Patents (4): Surgical Skin Staple, Method and Device for Cholangiography (Kumar clamp and catheter), Method and Device for Mesh Fixation (Kumar T-Anchors), A Single-Pass Skin Suturing Device
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