Dr. Madan Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases. He currently serves as the Director for the pediatric antimicrobial stewardship service. This collaborative, interdisciplinary service targets improving drug selection, slowing the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, reducing antibiotic expenditures, and improving patient outcomes at UChicago Medicine’s Comer Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Kumar’s primary clinical and academic interests focus on acute and chronic infections in immunocompromised hosts including opportunistic fungal infections. Additionally, he is dedicated to medical education and serves as the Associate Fellowship Director for the Pediatric Infectious Diseases training program.
Dr. Kumar completed his medical training at Touro College of Medicine in New York City, pediatric residency at Pennsylvania State University, and infectious diseases fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center.
Children's National Medical Center
Washington DC
- Fellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
2018
Pennsylvania State University
Hershey PA
- Residency, Pediatrics
2015
Touro College Of Medicine
New York NY
D.O. - DO
2012
Pennsylvania State University
State College PA
BS - Science
2008
Trends in Parallel Applications to Pediatrics Residency in the United States Between 2009-2023.
Trends in Parallel Applications to Pediatrics Residency in the United States Between 2009-2023. J Pediatr. 2025 Nov; 286:114777.
PMID: 40818806
Assessing diagnostic accuracy of congenital syphilis using penicillin administration data through the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database.
Assessing diagnostic accuracy of congenital syphilis using penicillin administration data through the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. Int J STD AIDS. 2025 May; 36(6):475-486.
PMID: 40022611
Describing the Heterogeneity of Clinical Utilization of Congenital Syphilis Diagnostic Modalities Among Major United States Tertiary Children's Hospitals, 2017-2022.
Describing the Heterogeneity of Clinical Utilization of Congenital Syphilis Diagnostic Modalities Among Major United States Tertiary Children's Hospitals, 2017-2022. Sex Transm Dis. 2024 12 01; 51(12):780-783.
PMID: 39046167
How I approach: the transplant recipient with fever and pulmonary infiltrates.
How I approach: the transplant recipient with fever and pulmonary infiltrates. Front Pediatr. 2024; 12:1273590.
PMID: 38440184
Assessing the Concordance of MRSA Carriage Screening With MRSA Infections.
Assessing the Concordance of MRSA Carriage Screening With MRSA Infections. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 02 01; 14(2):84-92.
PMID: 38247356
Pediatric Invasive Fungal Risk Score in Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients With Febrile Neutropenia.
Pediatric Invasive Fungal Risk Score in Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients With Febrile Neutropenia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2022 Mar 01; 44(2):e334-e342.
PMID: 34224520
Severe COVID-19 infection is associated with aberrant cytokine production by infected lung epithelial cells rather than by systemic immune dysfunction.
Severe COVID-19 infection is associated with aberrant cytokine production by infected lung epithelial cells rather than by systemic immune dysfunction. Res Sq. 2021 Nov 24.
PMID: 34845442
Implementation of a multidisciplinary 48-hour antibiotic timeout in a pediatric population.
Implementation of a multidisciplinary 48-hour antibiotic timeout in a pediatric population. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 02; 43(2):253-254.
PMID: 34526159
Optimizing Oral Medication Schedules for Inpatient Sleep: A Quality Improvement Intervention.
Optimizing Oral Medication Schedules for Inpatient Sleep: A Quality Improvement Intervention. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 04; 11(4):327-333.
PMID: 33731336
Clinical predictors of donor antibody titre and correlation with recipient antibody response in a COVID-19 convalescent plasma clinical trial.
Clinical predictors of donor antibody titre and correlation with recipient antibody response in a COVID-19 convalescent plasma clinical trial. J Intern Med. 2021 04; 289(4):559-573.
PMID: 33034095
Comer Development Board Grant
UChicago
2018 - 2019
Member
PIDS Transplant ID Committee
Fellow
American Acadamy of Pediatrics
Member
PIDS Clinical Affairs Committee