Rashmi Kumar, MD

Dr. Kumar is a gastroenterologist for the Margolis Family Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Program at the Hoag Digestive Health Institute. She is focused on digestive health with a special interest in helping patients manage inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Kumar provides individualized treatment plans and works with a team of digestive health experts to provide a comprehensive approach to wellness for each patient.

Dr. Kumar completed her compulsory rotating internship at Patna Medical College in Bihar, India before her internship and residency program in internal medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Kumar went on to complete her gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix (UACOMP) and her advanced IBD fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Prior to joining Hoag, she started and established the IBD clinic at Banner University Medical Center- Phoenix, served as a clinical assistant professor at UACOMP and mentored medical residents and GI fellows.

Dr. Kumar is double board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a member of American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, and the International Bowel Ultrasound Group.

In addition to caring for her patients, Dr. Kumar is actively involved in research projects related to inflammatory bowel disease. She has authored numerous publications and presented at national and international conferences.