Dr. Kumthekar is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. He received his medical degree from Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, India and trained in Internal Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He further completed his sub-specialty training in Rheumatology at Oregon Health and Science University.

Dr. Kumthekar is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an attending physician at Montefiore Medical Center. He is skilled in the treatment of general rheumatic illness and his clinical areas of focus include Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis,  Vasculitis, Lupus and Myositis. He runs the Spondyloarthritis clinic at Montefiore and is profecient in musculoskeletal ultrasound. He has published multiple research articles and is a reviewer/editorial board member prominent medical journals.He has completed advanced MSK ultrasound training and is certified by the American College of Rheumatology (RhMSUS). He is a member of American College of Rheumatology, Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN), Group for Research and Assessment of. Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) and Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists (USSONAR).

* Stienstra N, Horton J, Lane M, Kumthekar A, Sathe N, Sunny C, Yadav V, Deodhar A. Demyelinating Disease After Exposure to Tumor Necrosis Factor α Inhibitors: A Case Series in a Tertiary Care Center. JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2022 Mar 1;28(2):e638-41.

* Patel S, Kumthekar A. Psoriatic Arthritis: The Influence of Co-morbidities on Drug Choice. Rheumatology and Therapy. 2021 Nov 19:1-23.

* Kumthekar A, Bittar M, Dubreuil M. Educational needs and challenges in axial spondyloarthritis. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 2021 Jul 1;33(4):313-8.

*Kaur N, Kumthekar A, Ayesha B. When sarcoidosis mimics immunodeficiency. BMJ Case Reports CP. 2021 Jul 1;14(7):e243557.

*Patel S, Bibi A, Eisenberg R, Gendlina I, Murakhovskaya I, Ramesh M, Balagula Y, Kumthekar A. The Role of Early Subspeciality Consultation in the Timing of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Diagnosis and Management. Journal of clinical rheumatology: practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases. 2021 Jun 18.

* Cui Z, Merritt Z, Assa A, Mustehsan H, Chung E, Liu S, Kumthekar A, Ayesha B, McCort M, Palaiodimos L, Baron S. Early and Significant Reduction in C-Reactive Protein Levels After Corticosteroid Therapy Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in Patients With COVID-19. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2021 Feb 17.

* Ayesha B, Kumthekar A, Jain R, Patel S, Ramesh M, Ferastraoaru DE, Hudes G, Karagic M, Zafar S, Bartash R, Vasquez‐Canizares N. Rapid Implementation of a Multidisciplinary COVID‐19 Cytokine Storm Syndrome Task Force. ACR Open Rheumatology. 2021 Feb 6.

* Kumthekar A, Deodhar A. Axial Spondyloarthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis. Physician Assistant Clinics.;6(1):135-47.

* Kumthekar A, Ogdie A. Obesity and Psoriatic Arthritis: A Narrative Review. Rheumatology and Therapy. 2020 Jun 3.

* Abbi B, Patel S, Kumthekar A, Schwartz D, Blanco I. A Case of Cardiomyopathy With Long-term Hydroxychloroquine Use. JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2020 May 9.

* Park SS, Akella S, Kumthekar A, Barmettler A. Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis in the Orbit, Brain, and Heart. The American journal of medicine. 2019 Dec 17.

* Kumthekar A, Shull S, Lovejoy TI, Morasco BJ, Chang M, Barton J. Impact of hepatitis C treatment on pain intensity, prescription opioid use and arthritis. International journal of rheumatic diseases. 2019 Apr;22(4):592-8.

* Kumthekar A, Raess PW, Ghetie D. A Missing Link: Sarcoid-Lymphoma Syndrome. The American Journal of Medicine. 2019 Jan 1;132(1):48-51.

*  Kumthekar A, Johnson B. Improvement of appointment compliance in an underserved lupus clinic. BMC health services research. 2018 Dec 1;18(1):610.

* Horton J, Kumthekar A. A Vanishing Entity: Rheumatoid Vasculitis. The American Journal of Medicine. 2018 Nov 1;131(11):1310-3.

* Kumthekar A, Wolf B, Woltjer R, Schwab P. More than meets the eye: a case of HCV-induced PAN. Modern Rheumatology Case Reports. 2018 Jul 3;2(2):199-203.

* Kumthekar A, Danve A, Deodhar A. Use of belimumab throughout 2 consecutive pregnancies in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. The Journal of Rheumatology. 2017 Sep 1;44(9):1416-7.

* Deodhar A, Kumthekar A, Dubreuil M. Minimal disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis: the need of the hour and a proposal for development. Current opinion in rheumatology. 2017 Jul;29(4):293.

* Akenroye AT, Kumthekar AA, Alevizos MK, Mowrey WB, Broder A. Implementing an electronic medical record–based reminder for cardiovascular risk screening in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. 2017 May;69(5):625-32.

* Palkar P, Kumthekar A. Comment on: Dance-like movements in obsessive compulsive disorder. Indian journal of psychological medicine. 2017 May 1;39(3).

*  Kumthekar A, Johnson B. Polyarticular severe tophaceous gout secondary to limited medication access. The Journal of rheumatology. 2015 Aug 1;42(8):1528-9.

* Palkar PY, Kumthekar AA. Roar of meow-meow (mephedrone) in India. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour. 2015 Jul 1;20(2):55.

* Kumthekar A, Cossarini F, Shih JC, Taub CC, Massera D. Ranolazine-induced repolarization changes: a case report. The American Journal of Medicine. 2015 Jul 1;128(7):e3-5.

* Kumthekar AA, Gidwani HV, Kumthekar AB. Metformin associated B12 deficiency. J Assoc Physicians India. 2012 Mar 1;60(3):58-9.

*  Hitesh Vinod C, Misra BN, Kumthekar AA, Kawatra A. CALIBRATION AND CUFFING ISSUES CONCERNING SPHYGMOMANOMETER’S IN A TERTIARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE. Indian J. Prev. Soc. Med. 2013 Jul;44(3-4):166.