Dr. Santhi Kumar is a recognized pulmonologist in Los Angeles, California. She received her medical diploma from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Kumar completed her medical education with a residency in internal medicine in 2007 and a fellowship between 2009 and 2010 in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, both at the University of Southern California – LAC+USC Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board in critical care medicine, internal medicine and pulmonary disease. Her subspecialty is general pulmonary medicine. This doctor works at Keck Medical Center of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital. She was awarded the honors: Resident of the Year Award in 2007, granted by LAC+USC Medical Center, a member of Phi Eta Sigma in 2004, Dean's Scholar granted by the Lehigh University and the Chief Fellow granted by LAC+USC Medical Center. In 2008, she published the article “Peritoneal and pleural sarcoidosis: an unusual association - review and clinical report.”