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Monique Kumar, MD

Monique Kumar, MD

Pediatric Dermatologist

Pediatrics

Overview

Monique Kumar, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric dermatologist who joined AdventHealth Medical Group from the medical faculty at Emory University. An award-winning physician, she specializes in treating vascular lesions such as hemangiomas and port-wine birthmarks and as well as other skin conditions in newborns, children and adolescents. Dr. Kumar completed her medical degree, pediatric internship and dermatology residency all at the Washington University School of Medicine, where she served as Chief Resident and was honored with the James Henry Yale Prize in Dermatology. She also completed a highly specialized fellowship in pediatric dermatology and vascular lesions, which sets her apart from many in the field. Prior to medical school, Dr. Kumar earned a Master of Science degree in genetics at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, where she was a Winston Churchill Scholar following her graduation with highest honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Articles

Treatment of pruritus with botulinum toxin in a pediatric patient with Fox-Fordyce disease

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

2021

Influence of hair oil on scalp fungal cultures

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

2020

Tiled array-based sequencing identifies enrichment of loss-of-function variants in the highly homologous filaggrin gene in African-American children with severe atopic dermatitis

EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY

2018

Skin cancer risk education in pediatric solid organ transplant patients: an evaluation of knowledge, behavior, and perceptions over time

Pediatric transplantation

2017

Low Filaggrin Monomer Repeats in African American Pediatric Patients With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis

JAMA DERMATOLOGY

2015

Outpatient Use of Oral Propranolol and Topical Timolol for Infantile Hemangiomas: Survey Results and Comparison with Propranolol Consensus Statement Guidelines

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

2015

Long-Term Follow-Up of Pediatric Trachyonychia

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

2015

Glomus tumors in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY

2014

Oral Glycopyrrolate for Refractory Pediatric and Adolescent Hyperhidrosis

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

2014

Flagellate Erythema in a Patient With Fever

JAMA DERMATOLOGY

2013

Education & Training

Education

Washington University School of Medicine

Residency

Washington University School of Medicine

Board Certifications

American Board of Dermatology