Rajeev Kumar, MD, FACP, CMD
Dr. Kumar, an honors graduate from Bangalore Medical College in 1993, is the Medical Director for Transitions Hospice (Illinois Region) since April of 2017.
Board certified in Geriatric Medicine, Palliative Care as well as Internal Medicine. Doctor is also the President of Midwest Geriatrics, LLC, a physician group that provides medical leadership and clinical services to 40 nursing homes, 20 assisted living facilities and 5 outpatient clinics located in the western suburbs of Chicago.
Dr. Kumar is chief medical officer for Symbria, providing pharmacy services for 150 nursing homes across America. Dr. Kumar is also a Certified Medical Director from AMDA and is the immediate past president of Illinois Medical Directors Association. He serves as the medical director for two skilled nursing facilities and is AMDA’s representative on the Professional and Technical Advisory Committee to the Joint Commission and serves as AMDA’s Secretary.
References:
AMDA On-The-Go | February 2023 | The Intersection of Structural Racism and Ageism
Caring On-The-Go | March 2023
FMDA Journal Club | Legislative Debrief: Qualified Medication Aides in Florida Nursing Homes
JAMDA On-The-Go | February 2023 | Cognitive Screening in Post-Acute Care
AMDA On-The-Go | February 2023 | Serious Illness Toolkit
Optimizing Use of Gabapentin (D2D Special Edition)
JAMDA On-The-Go | January 2023 | Primary care-based telepsychiatry intervention...
Caring On-The-Go | Jan/Feb 2023
FMDA Journal Club | Winter is Coming – PALTC Preparedness for COVID’s Next Surge
AMDA On-The-Go | December 2022 | Roadmap to Promoting...
JAMDA On-The-Go | December 2022 | Deprescribing, infection control...
AMDA On-The-Hill | December 2022
AMDA On-The-Go | November 2022 | The Great Collaboration: PALTC Together
JAMDA On-The-Go | November 2022 | Nursing home staffing and resident outcomes...
Caring On-The-Go | Nov/Dec 2022
JAMDA On-The-Go | November 2022 | Will Nursing Home Reform...
JAMDA On-The-Go | October 2022 | Lighting and Falls; Medical Care...
Caring On-The-Go | October 2022
JAMDA On-The-Go | September 2022 | Person-Centered Care, Trauma Informed Care, New Onset Seizures, and Transitions to Home Care
FMDA Journal Club | Best Practices for Applying the Baker Act in SNFs
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