Ishani Kumar, M.D.

Pediatric Neurology

Biography

Ishani Kumar, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Kumar earned her medical degree at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. She completed a residency in pediatrics and pediatric neurology at University of Michigan Hospitals, where she served as Chief Resident. She then received advanced training through a pediatric headache fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology, with special qualification in child neurology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023.

Dr. Kumar is a member of several professional associations, including the American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society, and the American Headache Society.

Education & Training

Medical School - University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (2013-2017)
Residency - University of Michigan Hospitals (2019-2022), Child Neurology
Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2022-2023), Headache Medicine
Residency - University of Michigan Hospitals (2017-2019), Pediatrics

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Academy of Neurology
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
American Headache Society
American Medical Association
Child Neurology Society

Honors & Awards

Frontiers in Headache Grant Recipient 2022, American Headache Society

Books & Publications

Books
- Child with microencephaly or macrocephaly in Symptom-Based Approach to Pediatric Neurology
  Kumar I, McNamara N (2020), Cham, CH, Springer
Publications
- Child with Microcephaly or Macrocephaly
  Kumar I, McNamara N 2023 Jan 463-485
- Levetiracetam Prophylaxis for Children Admitted With Traumatic Brain Injury
  Surtees TL, Kumar I, Garton HJ, Rivas-Rodriguez F, Parmar H, McCaffery H, Riebe-Rodgers J, Shellhaas RA Pediatric Neurology 2022 Jan 126 114-119