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Dr. Umakumaran Ponniah specializes in cardiovascular disease and pediatrics, bringing four decades of medical experience to their practice. They earned their medical degree from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences and have dedicated their career to treating heart conditions in both children and adults. Dr. Ponniah is fluent in English and Spanish, helping them connect with diverse patient families.

Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Dr. Ponniah practices at Nemours Children's Health where they focus on treating complex heart conditions including congenital heart disease and thoracic aortic aneurysm. They perform specialized heart imaging procedures such as transthoracic echocardiograms and stress echocardiograms to evaluate heart function. Patients have given Dr. Ponniah an average rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars for their care.

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accepting new patients
4.4

10 Ratings
40 years of experience
9 insurance plans accepted
speaks English, Spanish
Karnataka Institute Of Medical Sciences
4 written reviews
4 specialties
4 areas of expertise
2 board certifications
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I love Dr. Ponniah he is very nice and explains everything to me.

March 2nd, 2016

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All i can say is please do not allow him to be your childs surgeon. My grandson is currently still in hospital with a hole in his heart and a heart murmur. He went in on a thursday and by saturday all our daughter had heard or not even seen from this quack from her sons xrays was from a nurse saying " he refuses to come in today (saturday) just to tell you his xrays look normal." REALLY!!!! Our daughter had questions about the xrays that the nurse could not answer. of coarse there is several more reasons that i can describe but that one took the cake. Of coarse its your choice but please watch out for him if he comes into your childs room and says hes your childs doctor.... good luck.

December 11th, 2015

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If I could take my child to a different pediatric cardiologist, I would. Unfortunately, all of the peds cardiologists work together, therefore switching to a different doctor is difficult and doesn't necessarily mean you'll get an unbiased second opinion. Dr. Ponniah is a very nice well mannered man who seems to genuinely care for his patients. However, English is a secondary language for him, and his accent makes him very difficult to understand. It often seems like he doesn't understand us or our concerns for our child's condition. Like I said before, if we could switch doctors, we would. Our child's care is too important to get lost in translation. :-(

March 16th, 2011

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Dr. Ponniah is VERY personable and very knowledgable. He has come to aid in the treatment of a heart condition my 4 month old son has. He has performe ...

September 22nd, 2010

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Dr. Umakumaran Ponniah	Dr. Raghav Sharma, MD	Dr. Nitza I Alvarez, MD	Dr. Fremlin Dekyi, MD
Cardiovascular Disease	Cardiovascular Disease	Cardiovascular Disease	Cardiovascular Disease
Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients
4.4 (10 Ratings)	5 (2 Ratings)	4.9 (148 Ratings)	0 (0 Ratings)
40 Years of Experience	16 Years of Experience	23 Years of Experience	8 Years of Experience
No Virtual Visit Option	Virtual Visit Available	Virtual Visit Available	Virtual Visit Available
Speaks English, Spanish	Speaks English, Hindi	Speaks English, Spanish
Jacksonville , FL	Winter Park , FL	Lady Lake , FL	Brooklyn , NY
Med School: Karnataka Institute Of Medical Sciences	Med School: New York Medical College	Med School: Universidad Central Del Caribe	Med School: Suny Upstate Medical University Alan And Marlene Norton Coll Of Med
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Dr. Umakumaran Ponniah

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Nemours Children's Health, Prudential Drive

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