Quick Facts
About Puja Kumar MD
Dr. Puja Kumar is trained in adult and child and adolescent psychiatry. She is a board-certified pediatrician who, after five years of pediatric practice, decided to pursue her passion in psychiatry.
Dr. Kumar provides medication management in conjunction with supportive therapy in 30-minute follow-up visits. In addition, she believes in taking a holistic approach to each patient and emphasizes the impact of lifestyle, parenting practices, and family dynamics in treatment.
Dr. Kumar completed her BSc at University of Calgary and received her medical degree from St. George's University in Grenada. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center in NY, and went on to practice pediatrics with the MedStar Shah Medical Group in Maryland. Dr. Kumar received her training in child and adult psychiatry at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.
Locations
Dr. Puja Kumar has 2 locations
Specialties
Dr. Puja Kumar has the following 3 specialties
Specialty Expertise
Dr. Puja Kumar has the following 19 areas of expertise
- Sleep Disorders
- ADD/ADHD
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress Management
- Mood Disorders
- LGBT Issues
- Mental Illness
- Social Anxiety
- Bipolar disorder
- Adjustment Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Psychiatric therapeutic procedures
- Culturally Sensitive Therapy
- Adolescent Psychiatry
- Trauma Focused Therapy
- Child Psychiatry
- Mental Health Management
- Medication management
Education
St George's University School of Medicine
Medical School
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Fellowship
Maimonides Medical Center
Residency
Dr. Puja Kumar Accepts the Following Insurance
- Cigna
- Cigna
- Coventry Health Care
- Carelink from Coventry Network
- others
- AARP
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York
- Blue Shield of Northeastern New York
- Compsych
- Empire BCBS
- Excellus BCBS SimplyBlue/SimplyBlue Plus
- Florida Blue
- Harvard Pilgrim
- HealthPartners
- Highmark BCBS PPO
- Humana
- Meritain
- Nippon Life Insurance Co of America
- Oscar
- Oxford
- PPO
- Trustmark
- UHC
- UMR
- Priority Health
- Priority Health
- UHC Student Resources
- UHC Student Resources
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