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.