About Me

Dr. Ravi Kumar is a Consultant of Internal Medicine who currently works at the Manipal Hospital located in Whitefield, Bangalore. He is a highly-respected doctor having an experience of more than 10 years. He is skilled in handling acute and chronic illnesses like diabetes and cardiac disease. He is one of the best internal medicine consultants in Bangalore and is well-known for his expertise and diagnosis. Dr. Kumar pursued his MBBS degree from K.L.E Society's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College from 1997 to 2002. He completed his MD (Doctor of Medicine) in the topic of Internal Medicine from BLDEA's Shri B.M. Patil Medical College and Hospital in Bijapur. He completed his MD in the year 2009. He participated in a research competition held for students from the south zone called Anveshan in the year 2009. The competition was held at SVIMS Tirupati, and he won the third prize for his presentation. Dr. Kumar has gained expertise in managing diseases like type 2 diabetes, type 3 diabetes, thyroid disorders, gestational diabetes, etc. He has also worked with patients having cardiac diseases and infectious diseases. His views about the cases of black fungus cases in Bangalore hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic were published by the Indian Express titled '179 Black fungus cases, 14 deaths in 8 Bangalore hospitals'. Dr. Ravi Kumar is the best internist in Whitefield, Bangalore. Dr. Kumar has always been inclined towards academics. After graduating, he worked as a teacher for a short while. During this stint, he published two index journal publications as well. He has been conducting various research and writing articles related to it. He talked to The Hans, a reputed newspaper, about vaccinations and recommended that the COVID-19 vaccination is compulsory for all age groups above 18. His role as an internal medicine doctor is to take care of patients that suffer from various internal diseases that affect internal organs like the heart and lungs. His work includes the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of internal diseases. He has to deal with chronically ill patients while working. Apart from internal medicine, Dr. Ravi Kumar is also interested in the field of Diabetology. It is a field of medicine related to the treatment of diabetes and researching its various types. He received a fellowship from Dr. Mohan's Diabetic Center and St John's Hospital in Bangalore. He completed their certificate course CCEBDM. The course is related to evidence-based diabetes mellitus. He also has a diploma in Clinical Endocrinology conducted by the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom. He can speak many languages like Hindi, English, Kannada, and Telugu.