Arizona Neurosurgery and Spine At The CORE Institute
Neurosurgery
Phoenix, AZ
4.7
216 Ratings
104 Comments
Vikram Kumar, MD, FAANS is a Board Certified Neurosurgeon at The CORE Institute. His specialized interests include complex degenerative spine disease, brain and spine tumors, pituitary tumors, cerebral aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and neurotrauma.
Dr. Kumar earned his Undergraduate Degree with Magna Cum Laude honors in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University. He earned his Medical Degree on an honors scholarship at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
Vikram Kumar, MD, FAANS is a Board Certified Neurosurgeon at The CORE Institute. His specialized interests include complex degenerative spine disease, brain and spine tumors, pituitary tumors, cerebral aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and neurotrauma.
Dr. Kumar earned his Undergraduate Degree with Magna Cum Laude honors in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University. He earned his Medical Degree on an honors scholarship at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
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Dr. Kumar is excellent! I love his East Coast sensibility of telling it like it is! Quite frankly, it’s refreshing to hear a plain talk diagnosis especially from an accomplished surgeon. He has a lot of personality and a strikes a good balance between compassion and directness. He cultivates a sense of trust very quickly - which, in my experience, is not that common. Very happy that I was recommended to him!
Mar-2025
Excellent and professional doctor
Mar-2025
The most pompous, degrading doctor i .have ever seen
Mar-2025
Dr Kumar is a fantastic man and great surgeon. He fixed a problem I had almost 50 years and didn't know it. I now have feeling thur out my body. Will be seeing him again for more back surgery. Looking forward to it!
Mar-2025
Dr. Kumar explained what would and would not be fixed by my surgery. The surgery went well and I am very happy with the results. He has given me my life back and I feel 10 years younger.
Mar-2025
Very personable. Very knowledgeable. Very Concerned with my situation.
Mar-2025
Excellent doctor.
Feb-2025
Wow! During my first visit with Dr Kumar I was pleasantly surprised. I moved to AZ and transferred my care from my previous provider. Dr Kumar was Outstanding in several ways. He was engaging, personable, and direct. He previewed my medical history in preparation and during our visit he listened and made reasonable recommendations. After my visit I turned to my wife and said, "I'm glad I went to Dr Kumar" and "I really like this guy." I am a retired military officer and I really appreciate that he is forthright, communicates clearly, and provided options for future care. He is #1 on my list and will be my go-to provider.
Feb-2025
It’s a joke, right? I was on some sort of prank show the day of my visit? No. I know that the answer is NO, because when I left I reported my experience to the front desk staff who LAUGHED and said “oh yeah that’s the way he is”.
Such a failure to patient
Feb-2025
Was very nice and was down to earth. He explained everything very well. Thank you Dr Kumar
Vikram Kumar, MD, FAANS is a Board Certified Neurosurgeon at The CORE Institute. His specialized interests include complex degenerative spine disease, brain and spine tumors, pituitary tumors, cerebral aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and neurotrauma.
Dr. Kumar earned his Undergraduate Degree with Magna Cum Laude honors in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University. He earned his Medical Degree on an honors scholarship at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Kumar completed his residency in neurosurgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he received general surgery and neurosurgery training at The Methodist Hospital, Ben Taub County Hospital, Houston VA, and Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kumar received additional training in neurosurgical oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Kumar is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He is also the Section Chief of Neurosurgery and sits on the board of the Division of Neurosciences at Banner University Medical Center-Phoenix. Dr. Kumar is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons as well as the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Kumar is excellent! I love his East Coast sensibility of telling it like it is! Quite frankly, it’s refreshing to hear a plain talk diagnosis especially from an accomplished surgeon. He has a lot of personality and a strikes a good balance between compassion and directness. He cultivates a sense of trust very quickly - which, in my experience, is not that common. Very happy that I was recommended to him!
Excellent and professional doctor
The most pompous, degrading doctor i .have ever seen
Dr Kumar is a fantastic man and great surgeon. He fixed a problem I had almost 50 years and didn't know it. I now have feeling thur out my body. Will be seeing him again for more back surgery. Looking forward to it!
Dr. Kumar explained what would and would not be fixed by my surgery. The surgery went well and I am very happy with the results. He has given me my life back and I feel 10 years younger.
Very personable. Very knowledgeable. Very Concerned with my situation.
Excellent doctor.
Wow! During my first visit with Dr Kumar I was pleasantly surprised. I moved to AZ and transferred my care from my previous provider. Dr Kumar was Outstanding in several ways. He was engaging, personable, and direct. He previewed my medical history in preparation and during our visit he listened and made reasonable recommendations. After my visit I turned to my wife and said, "I'm glad I went to Dr Kumar" and "I really like this guy." I am a retired military officer and I really appreciate that he is forthright, communicates clearly, and provided options for future care. He is #1 on my list and will be my go-to provider.
It’s a joke, right? I was on some sort of prank show the day of my visit? No. I know that the answer is NO, because when I left I reported my experience to the front desk staff who LAUGHED and said “oh yeah that’s the way he is”. Such a failure to patient
Was very nice and was down to earth. He explained everything very well. Thank you Dr Kumar