Infectious Disease
Princy Kumar, MD
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine
Princy N. Kumar, MD, is Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, where she holds the position of Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She also serves as Senior Associate Dean for Students in the Georgetown University School of Medicine. Her subspecialty focus encompasses a broad spectrum of infectious diseases, including bone infections such as osteomyelitis, cellul
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine (ABIM)
- Infectious Disease (ABIM)
Education & Training
- Medical School: Kasturba Medical College (MD, 1982)
- Residency: Hackensack University Medical Center (Internal Medicine, 1988)
- Fellowship: MedStar Health Georgetown University (Infectious Disease, 1990)
Years in Practice
45+ years
Peer Recognition
- Castle Connolly — Top Doctor
2012-2026 (15 years)
2019-2025 (7 years)
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Insurance(s) Accepted
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Languages
English
Conditions Dr. Kumar treats
Insurance accepted
- 90 Degree Benefits
- Aetna
- Allegiance Health Plans
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Aspirus Health Plan
- ASR Health Benefits
- Asuris Northwest Health
- Avera Health Plans
- Banner Health Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland & DC (CareFirst)
- BridgeSpan Health Company
- Centivo
- Cigna
- Dean Health Plan
- Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc.
- EMI Health
- Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc. (MT)
- First Health
- Flume Health
- Hawaii Medical Assurance Association
- Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
- Health Plans Inc.
- Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA)
- Healthgram
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Homestead Health Plans
- Innovation Health Insurance Company
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- Kaiser Permanente
- LifeWise Health Plan
- Lucent Health
- MagnaCare
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MedCost
- Medica
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Mending
- Meritain
- Moda Health
- MotivHealth Insurance Company
- Nippon Life Insurance Company of America
- Personify Health (FKA HealthComp)
- Point C
- Prairie States
- Priority Health
- Providence Health Plan
- Quartz
- Sentara Health Plans
- The Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare
- WebTPA
- WellCare
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Sources
- https://www.doximity.com/pub/princy-kumar-md
- https://npidb.org/doctors/allopathic_osteopathic_physicians/infectious-disease_207ri0200x/1790784957.aspx
- https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctors/princy-n-kumar-md
- https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-princy-kumar-ycfrt
- https://meded.georgetown.edu/news-stories/kumar-inducted-as-fellow-of-the-royal-college-of-physicians/
- https://www.castleconnolly.com/top-doctors/princy-n-kumar-infectious-disease-22cc001660
- https://global.georgetown.edu/people/princy-n-kumar
- https://dccfar.gwu.edu/princy-kumar