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Dr. Vijay Kumar

https://www.facebook.com/HSNSudbury/posts/3995500167173133 Here is a summary of Dr.Kumar's profile from his hospital's social media page. Pediatrician Vijay Kumar was honoured earlier this week for his long-standing service as a clinical director for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) here in Sudbury. Dr. Kumar has been a CF director for 35 years, and was described by Miriam McDonald, a colleague from Pharmacy as an “unrelenting warrior” for CF patients, as she acknowledged Dr. Kumar’s great capacity for “hope and love.” He was presented with a plaque by the CF Canada in honour of his career-long commitment to the cause. This week, Dr. Vijay Kumar is stepping down as Clinical Director for CF Canada at HSN and handing over the reins to his son Dr. Gautam Kumar.Dr. Vijay Kumar said there is no single memory that stands out during his time as a CF director, but there are so many memorable moments: “When parents come to me almost in tears and tell me how thankful they are for CF Canada and the community for having provided the type of medications that are available now, and how grateful they are for the improvements they see in their child, those are the moments that mean so much to me in my practice,” he said.Aside from treating patients, Dr. Kumar has also advocated for CF patients in the community and last year, he and Dr. Gautam Kumar worked with the NEO Kids Foundation in acquiring a Chloridometer to test babies for CF, sparing families the travel to southern Ontario for testing.
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