Dr. Aarti Kumar, DPM AACFAS

Advanced Podiatry  Huntington | Plainview

EDUCATION

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine | New York College of Podiatric Medicine – New York, NY
August 2011 – June 2015

Bachelor of Science| St. John’s University – Jamaica, NY
August 2006 – May 2010

• Cum Laude

Board-certified by American Board of Podiatric Medicine - May 2018

RESIDENCY TRAINING

Podiatric Medicine and Surgery with Reconstruction Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery (PMSR/RRA)|

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center – West Islip, NY

July 2015 – June 2018

• Comprehensive training in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of foot and ankle pathology and trauma
• Extensive experience with diabetic limb salvage and wound care
• Skilled training in forefoot, rearfoot and reconstructive training
• Ample training in external services including orthopedic surgery, vascular surgery, infectious diseases, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and anesthesia

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Chief Resident | Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center – West Islip, NY

July 2017 – June 2018 

• Responsible for managing academic experiences such as journal club, cadaveric workshops, and academic lectures
• Responsible for organizing and managing resident rotation and call schedules while ensuring efficiency of the podiatric service
• Attended graduate medical education meetings on a monthly basis and remained active in the residency community

Committee Representative for Graduate Medical Education| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center – West Islip, NY

August 2016 – June 2017  

• Peer selected representative to serve as an advocate for the podiatric residents alongside the chief resident during monthly graduate medical education meetings
• Participated in interviewing residency candidates in Fort Worth, TX

Student Ambassador | New York College of Podiatric Medicine – New York, NY

August 2011 – June 2015 

• Assisted the office of admissions in the recruitment of college graduates to the profession of podiatric medicine and surgery, along with conducting candidate interviews

May 2013 – June 2014

• Assisted executive class board with organizing class events and handling academic matters
• Overlooked class scribes to ensure their tasks were submitted in a timely manner

WORKSHOPS/LECTURES

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons in the Trenches Workshop and Seminar| New York, NY
2017  
UHMS Hyperbaric Oxygen Training Course| Yonkers, NY
2017

CONFERENCES

New York Podiatric Clinical Conference and Exhibition | New York, LA 
January 2015, January 2016, January 2017, and January 2018 

Residency Summit Conference | Teaneck, NJ
August 2015, August 2016, and August 2017 

CERTIFICATIONS

Board-certified, American Board of Podiatric Medicine

Board qualified, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery

National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners (NBPME) – Part I, II & III Diplomate
Undersea& Hyperbaric Medical Society in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy | Yonkers, NY
August 2017

Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support| West Islip, NY
May 2017  
 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Finegoldia magna: An Unusual Pathogen Causing Necrotizing Fasciitis in the Foot 

December 2017 

• A case reported approved for submission to the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association by hospital academic development committee

Research Assistant | St. John’s University Microbiology Lab – Jamaica, NY

May 2009 – May 2010  

• Studied variants of Escherichia coli in the setting of peptic ulcers

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS)
2015 – Present  

American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) 
2015 – Present