Akila Muthukumar, MD
UTMB Health Physician
- Accepting new patients
- English
My Specialties
Where I See Patients
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Bay Colony
- 2785 Gulf Freeway South, Suite 2.200
League City, TX 77573 - Phone: (409) 772-3695
- Phone: (888) 886-2543
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Pediatric Hematology Oncology provides comprehensive care of infants, children, and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders. We work with a team of nurses, surgeons, intensivists, radiation oncologists, child life staff, patient advocates, nutritionists and other allied health personnel to provide your child with the finest evaluation and management of hematologic and malignant disorders of infancy and childhood.
Major diagnoses include: leukemias, lymphomas, brain tumors, solid tumors, bone marrow failure syndromes, anemias, blood and clotting disorders and supportive care services such as transfusions.
This provider cares for Hematology Oncology patients under the age of 18, if you need care for someone over 18, please click to find a provider for adult Hematology Oncology.
About Me
Dr. Akila Muthukumar specializes in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. She received her medical degree from Coimbatore Medical College in Coimbatore, India in 1990. She completed his residency in Pediatrics at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center at New York, in 2007. She went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology in 2010 at Children's Hospital of Michigan, MI.
She has been at UTMB since July 2010 and currently Associate Professor with the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology division. She is an adjunct Associate Professor with MD Anderson cancer center. She is member of American Society of Hematology and Oncology since 2007. She provides comprehensive care of children with childhood malignancies, bleeding disorders, other common and rare blood disorders. She is an active participant with the UTMB medical school education and residency training.
Education & Training
Medical/Professional School:
University of Madras Medical College - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 1992
Residencies:
Pediatrics, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Bronx, NY, 2007
Fellowships:
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Michigan - Detroit, MI, 2010