Santhi Iyer Kumar
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety
Interim Division Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
LAC+USC Medical Center: Chief Fellow, Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship, 2009-2010
LAC+USC Medical Center: Resident of the Year Award, 2007
Phi Eta Sigma: Member, 2004
Lehigh University: Dean's Scholar, 2000
Hypotension Prediction Score for Endotracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Patients: A Post Hoc Analysis of the HEMAIR Study J Intensive Care Med. 2022 Nov; 37(11):1467-1479. . View in PubMed
Super Obesity in the Medical Intensive Care Unit J Intensive Care Med. 2020 May; 35(5):478-484. . View in PubMed
Risk factors for and prediction of post-intubation hypotension in critically ill adults: A multicenter prospective cohort study PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0233852. . View in PubMed
Peritoneal and pleural sarcoidosis: an unusual association - review and clinical report Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2008 Sep; 14(5):481-7. . View in PubMed
Dr. Kumar earned her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine. She then went on to complete her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at LAC+USC Medical Center, followed by a Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship.
