Dr. Arun Kumar

  • Address: Al Maryah Island - Abu Dhabi, UAE (Map)
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Dr. Arun Kumar, MBBS, is a Staff Physician in the Anesthesiology Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, US.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Kumar was a Consultant Adult Cardiac Anesthesiologist at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi for four years. Between 2006 and 2011, he was a Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at the University Hospital of Wales.

Dr. Kumar is actively involved in teaching and training medical students and residents. He is a regular faculty member at a number of national and international meetings and has lectured on transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac problems in non-cardiac surgery.

Dr. Kumar is a Diplomate in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography of the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE, USA) and accredited in Transesophageal Echocardiography from the British Society of Echocardiography. He is also a Fellow of Royal College of Anaesthetists, London.

He obtained his MBBS and MD in Anesthesiology from JIPMER, Pondicherry, India and underwent further training in Anesthesiology & Intensive Care in the UK. He completed his Fellowship in Cardiac Anesthesia & Intensive Care at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge and his Anesthesiology residency at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

  • 1989 - 1995: JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH, PONDICHERRY, INDIA. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
  • 2001 - 2005: UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES, CARDIFF, WALES, UK. Specialist Registrar, Anesthesia
  • 2004 - 2005: PAPWORTH HOSPITAL, CAMBRIDGE, UK. Fellow

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 2011 - 2014: SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY, ABU DHABI, UAE. Consultant Cardiac Anesthesiologist
  • 2006 - 2011: UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES, CARDIFF, WALES, UK. Consultant Cardiothoracic Anesthetist & Intensivist

Achievements & Career Highlights

  • Special interest in transesophageal echocardiography for Mitral Valve repair and 3D echocardiography
  • Authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals
  • Received several prizes for presentations at academic meetings​

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