Gunjan Kumar MD Advisor | MedSchoolCoach

Gunjan Kumar MDAdvisor

Dr. Kumar has years of experience interviewing MD and fellowship candidates. She is passionate about guiding applicants and helping them highlight unique attributes in their application, leading them to successful results!

Gunjan Kumar MD, MedSchoolCoach

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Bio

Dr. Kumar is a board-certified anesthesiologist who completed her fellowship training at Stanford University and has been in practice in the San Francisco area as an attending for 10 years. She has mentored many aspiring medical students and trainees throughout this time and has years of experience interviewing MD and fellowship candidates. Dr. Kumar is easy to talk to and helps candidates highlight unique attributes in their achievements on their applications.

Dr. Kumar advises both pre-medical and medical students as they embark on their next career steps. She is passionate about guiding applicants through the various stages of the admissions process and coaching them for successful results in their medical career.

Education

Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth Medical School
Residency: Loma Linda University
Fellowship: Stanford University

Specialty

Anesthesiology, Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship

Fun Fact

Dr. Kumar loves to travel and has visited all seven continents. She once did a medical mission trip to Fiji.

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