Dr. Amrat Kumar joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an instructor in July 2024. He grew up in Diplo, Pakistan, and received medical education at Sindh Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan. He then spent a few years working as a medical officer near his hometown before moving to the USA for his internal medicine residency at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, NY. After graduation from his residency training in June 2020, Dr. Kumar joined Bassett Medical Center as an attending physician in the hospitalist division, where he had the opportunity to teach medical students and residents. Dr. Kumar enjoys teaching, and to develop his education skills, he attended a two-day faculty workshop on improving teaching methods and effective feedback skills.
He also recently had the opportunity to present grand rounds on “approach to acute thrombocytopenia in hospitalized patients.” Before his residency, he worked as a visiting scientist/research assistant in the Laboratory of Diabetes and Diabetes-Related Disorders at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research for close to a year and studied the effects of metformin, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and the obesity paradox. He is interested in research focused on cancer immunology and immune therapies in the treatment of cancer. His current areas of interest are general internal medicine with a focus on inpatient care, with a special interest in hematology and oncology. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, reading, and cooking. He looks forward to providing care for his patients as a member of the Division of Hospital Medicine.