Uma Senthilkumar, MD (Dip ABFM), M.Sc., B.S.M.S (Siddha Medicine) 

Education

POSTGRADUATE
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Degree: Fellowship in Integrative Medicine

GRADUATE
Eastern Virginia Medical School, VA, USA
Degree: MD, Family Medicine

National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Degree:  Master of Science in Pharmacology (M.Sc.)

UNDERGRADUATE 
St. Matthew’s University, School of Medicine – Cayman Islands
Degree: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Government Siddha Medical College – Chennai
Degree: Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (B.S.M.S) - Indian Traditional Systems of Medicine (AYUSH)

Research Interests

• Integrative Approaches to Chronic Disease Management
• Medical Education in Integrative Medicine
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Integration into conventional medicine
• Food is Medicine
• Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

Publications

Textbook Chapter

Ganguly, P. K. and Senthilkumar, U. (2010). Anatomy resource centre: An ideal place for teachers and teaching, Chapter 9, Progress in education (vol.18, 193-202). Nova Science Publishers.

Publications and Abstracts
Senthilkumar, U. and Cheta, J. (2018). Varicella meningitis: An atypical presentation in an immunocompetent individual with seizures managed with acyclovir [Abstract]. The FASEB Journal, 32(S1), lb619-lb619.

Senthilkumar, U., Cheta, J., Platzbecker, R., and Marik, P. (2018). Varicella meningoencephalitis: An atypical presentation in an immunocompetent individual with seizures [Abstract]. Medical Case Reports and Reviews, 1(3).

Senthilkumar, U. and Mohanram, A. (2013). Allopathic and ayurvedic approaches in management of vitiligo [Abstract]. The FASEB Journal, 27(S1), 890.13.

Senthilkumar, U. and Sheu, M. (2012). Psoriasis–modern and traditional treatment approaches [Abstract]. The FASEB Journal, 26(S1), lb558.

Senthilkumar, U. and Rajasekaran, S. K. (2010). Thalidomide: A boon to dermatology? Current indications and concerns [Abstract]. The FASEB Journal, 24(S1), lb492.

Rajasekaran, S. K. and Senthilkumar, U. (2009). Student's perception on two different teaching modalities followed in the medical pharmacology course [Abstract]. The FASEB Journal.

Rajasekaran, S. K., Senthilkumar, U., and Gowda, V. (2008). A PowerPoint game format to teach prescription writing [Abstract]. Medical Teacher, 30(7), 717-718.

Senthilkumar, U., Rajasekaran, S. K., and Kelly, J. (2008). An investigation of the value of the Tetrahymena pyriformis as a test organism for assessing the acute toxicity of antidepressants [Abstract]. Biomedical Research, 19(1), 37-40.

Senthilkumar, U., Rajasekaran, S. K., and Kelly, J. (2008). An investigation of the value of the Tetrahymena pyriformis as a test organism for assessing the acute toxicity of antidepressants [Abstract]. The FASEB Journal, 22(S2),666.