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Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS, is a clinical assistant professor of internal medicine in the Division of Immunology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Before assuming the role of physician editor, he was a member of the ACR Board of Directors (beginning in 2020). After attending college at the University of Pennsylvania, he went to Saba University School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Kentucky. He arrived in Iowa in 2014 and completed fellowships in both rheumatology and allergy/immunology in 2017, as well as a master’s degree in medical education and certification in musculoskeletal ultrasonography. His clinical interests include the intersection of autoimmunity and immunodeficiency, musculoskeletal ultrasonography, and ocular inflammatory diseases. As the associate program director for the rheumatology fellowship training program, he is also driven by a desire to improve the quality of medical education as well as the value of clinical work for both patients and practitioners. Outside the clinic, Dr. Kumar has a keen interest in medical journalism, quality improvement and humanism, and is the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Humanism-in-Research Associate Editor.

Articles by Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS

Rheum for Everyone, Episode 15: Hope Eternal (video)

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  December 9, 2024

In this episode of his monthly video series for The Rheumatologist, physician editor Dr. Bharat Kumar talks about the tenacity of hope.

Rheuminations: The Tenacity of Hope

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  December 9, 2024

It’s dark. It’s cold. And it’s 5 p.m. here in Iowa. If that sounds rather bleak to you, I wouldn’t blame you. But to Stella, my 12-year-old canine companion, it’s a wonderland. She’s half-Shetland sheepdog and half-American Eskimo, so the colder and snowier it is, the more she feels at home. And although I do…

Environmental Threats in Rheumatic Disease

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  November 18, 2024

Rheumatic diseases are intrinsically linked to environmental conditions. With a constantly changing environment, how can rheumatologists adapt to the challenges of global climate change, pollution and other environmental threats? The Environment + Genetics Tamiko Katsumoto, MD, a clinical associate professor in the Division of Immunology and Rheumatology at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.,  emphasizes the…

How to Write an Effective Fellowship Application Essay

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  November 9, 2024

I read a lot of essays and, believe it or not, I’ve been known to write a few on occasion as well. The majority of them kind of linger in the back of my mind and are slowly forgotten. The ones that stick with me tend to be the application essays that I scrutinize every…

Rheum for Everyone, Episode 14: Put Your Best Foot Forward (video)

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  November 6, 2024

In this episode, Dr. Bharat Kumar offers some advice to aspiring rheumatologists on how to present themselves in the best light possible in their application essays. He also offers a sneak peek at the rest of the compelling content in the November issue of The Rheumatologist.

Rheum for Everyone, Episode 13: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? (video)

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  October 8, 2024

In this video, Dr. Bharat Kumar talks about the seven virtues of rheumatology practice that clinicians should embrace and what deadly sins to avoid.

The 7 Virtues of Rheumatology We Should Cultivate

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  October 8, 2024

1949 was a momentous year—astronomer Fred Hoyle coined the term Big Bang, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed, and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical South Pacific opened on Broadway.1 Much less recognized was the publication of an essay by Richard Asher, FRCP, titled the “Seven Sins of Medicine.”2 Although it’s over 75 years…

Rheum for Everyone, Episode 12: Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month (video)

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  September 11, 2024

In this episode, Dr. Kumar tackles issues from the dual perspectives of a clinician who also happens to have inflammatory arthritis.

Role Reversal: When the Doctor Becomes a Patient

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  September 8, 2024

It was like a reverse Uno card had been thrown onto the table. My patient was now asking his rheumatologist, “Are you okay? You look like you’re in a lot of pain.” He was right. I was wincing trying to get up from my seat and limping trying to get a few steps over to…

What Is Procrastination, & How Can We Beat It?

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  August 6, 2024

There’s a Word file—somewhere—on one of the many flash drives jumbled in a drawer in my home office. That file is named something like “Overcoming_Procrastination_Column.docx” and was last accessed in the year 2018. I know I wrote about 500 words, and then, one day, I said I would finish it later. But I never did….

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