Dr. Kumaresan Sankaran, MD

Dr. Kumaresan Sankaran is an internal medicine physician with nearly five decades of medical experience serving patients throughout Virginia. He earned his medical degree from Madurai Medical College and completed his residency training at DC General Hospital. With 48 years of dedicated practice, Dr. Sankaran brings extensive knowledge to treating adult patients with a wide range of internal medicine conditions. He is fluent in English.

Dr. Sankaran practices at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington and Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church. His clinical expertise includes managing serious infections such as sepsis and septic arthritis. He also provides specialized care for pediatric sepsis cases. Dr. Sankaran incorporates physical therapy and strength training into treatment plans when appropriate and performs procedures like bursa aspiration to help relieve joint pain and swelling. Patients have given him an average rating of 4.0.