Madan Kumar

Dr. Madan Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago, Department of Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases. He serves as Director of the Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Service, focusing on optimizing antimicrobial use and combating resistance at Comer Children's Hospital.

• Education: DO from Touro College of Medicine (2012), Pediatrics Residency at Penn State (2015), Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Children's National Medical Center (2018)

His research spans transplant infectious diseases, opportunistic fungal infections in immunocompromised children, and antimicrobial stewardship. He actively contributes to medical education as Associate Fellowship Director.

Key publication themes include SARS-CoV-2 coinfections, clinical decision-making in transplant patients, antimicrobial resistance strategies, and fungal infection risk modeling in pediatric oncology.

• Scientific Recognition: Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics; active committee member in Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)
• Awards: Comer Development Board Grant recipient

Dr. Kumar leads interdisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship initiatives and collaborates extensively on clinical epidemiology studies.