Dr Kanta Kumar

Dr Kanta Kumar

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Associate Professor
Affiliated with School of Health Sciences
Affiliated with School of Nursing and Midwifery

Contact details

Email
k.kumar@bham.ac.uk
Address
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Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Kanta Kumar is an Associate Professor at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Honorary Professor, PGI, Chandigarh, India. Kanta’s work expands across the UK, India, USA, and Australia Rheumatology Departments.

She is a member of the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society Medical Board and the Founder of NRAS Apni Jung (our fight) against rheumatoid arthritis innovation.  Kanta is the College Lead for Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement.  Her clinical role is based at the Royal Wolverhampton (Rheumatology Department).

Qualifications

  • PhD 2015
  • MSc in Rheumatology Practice 2011
  • BSc in Rheumatology 2009
  • NMC, 1996 

Teaching

Kanta teaches postgraduate healthcare professionals and contributes to developing health service workforce and capacity. She is a Programme Director for the Masters programme that serves International and home healthcare professionals.

Kanta is also involved in setting up CPD in UAE and AFME rheumatology regions.

Postgraduate supervision

Behavioural medicine
Impact of Ethnicity on musculoskeletal disease
Long-term disease management
Management of co-morbidities
Clinical improvement
medication adherence
Training of healthcare professionals

Research

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Clinical speciality: Rheumatology

Research: Behavioural medicine and impact of ethnicity on rheumatological diseases

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Dr Kanta Kumar - Associate Professor: Advanced Clinical Practice

Hon Visiting Professor, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, IndiaÌý

Clinical role: Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Dr. Kanta Kumar held a position as a Lecturer at the University of Manchester until 2017, focusing her research on behavioural medicine and investigating the influence of ethnicity in rheumatology practice. Her extensive publications in these areas have earned her national recognition and five prestigious awards for her exceptional contributions.
Her research has had a profound impact on patient care, garnering support from key stakeholders, including the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR), patient charities, industry, and the NHS. Dr. Kumar's dedication to improving patient care for those with rheumatoid arthritis led her to collaborate with the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) and other rheumatology teams across the UK and abroad. An exemplary initiative arising from this collaboration is the "Apni Jung" project (our fight against rheumatoid arthritis), designed to actively involve South Asian patients in managing their disease (www.nras.org.uk/apnijung).


Looking ahead, Dr. Kumar is committed to conducting future research aimed at addressing health inequalities in rheumatology practice, thereby making a significant and positive impact on patient outcomes.

National and International collaborations: National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, Lupus UK, University of Southampton, University of Sheffield, University of Nottingham, University of Manchester, Australia, India, USA, and Canada

PhD supervision:

Impact of Covid on the mental health of diabetic type 2 patients in Saudi

Other activities

  • Developing innovation within British Society for Rheumatology Educational Committee for rheumatology healthcare professionals
  • Innovating PPIE in the College of Medicine and Health
  • Developing innovation with Pharma Industry in UAE/AFME regions in rheumatology

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Deshmukh, A, Kumar, K & Quinlan, J 2025, '', BMJ open, vol. 15, e097268.

Deshmukh, A, Roberts, L, Adebajo, A, Kamal, A, Armitage, CJ, Evison, F, Bunting, H, Dubey, S, Moorthy, A, Reehal, J, Dogra, N & Kumar, K 2024, '', Rheumatology, vol. 63, no. 5, kead383, pp. 1352–1358.

Russell, MD, Gibson, M, Zuckerman, B, Kumar, K, Dubey, S, Adas, MA, Alveyn, E, Patel, S, Yang, Z, Bechman, K, Price, E, Gallagher, S, Cope, AP, Norton, S & Galloway, JB 2024, '', The Lancet Rheumatology.

Busili, A, Kumar, K, Kudrna, L & Busaily, I 2024, '', Heliyon, vol. 10, no. 7, e28782.

Tiwana, R, Kamal, A, Singh, D, Misra, D, Usman, F, John, H, Kitas, GD, Greenfield, S, Kumar, P, Ray, C, Bosworth, A, Ahmad, A, Reehal, J & Kumar, K 2023, '', Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology. <>

Simkins, J, Breakwell, R & Kumar, K 2023, '', Musculoskeletal care.

Adas, MA, Norton, S, Balachandran, S, Alveyn, E, Russell, MD, Esterine, T, Amlani-Hatcher, P, Oyebanjo, S, Lempp, H, Ledingham, J, Kumar, K, Galloway, JB & Dubey, S 2023, '', Rheumatology, vol. 62, no. 1, keac266, pp. 169-180.

Sharma-Oates, A, Zemedikun, D, Kumar, K, Reynolds, J, Jain, A, Raza, K, Williams, J, Bravo Merodio, L, Roth Cardoso, V, Gkoutos, G, Nirantharakumar, K & Lord, J 2022, '', BMC medicine, vol. 20, no. 1, 346.

Mahmood, F, Acharya, D, Kumar, K & Paudyal, V 2021, '', BMJ open, vol. 11, no. 10, e050584.

Comment/debate

Ravindran, V, Kumar, K, Bhandari, S, Chattopadhyay, K, Payyappallimana, U, Morandi, A & Gupta, R 2024, '', Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Commissioned report

Galloway, J, Ledingham, J, Adas, M, Norton, S, Dubey, S, Kumar, K, Esterine, T, Lempp, H, Balachandran, S, Oyebanjo, S, Garnavos, N & Campbell, S 2022, . London. <>

Editorial

Kumar, K, Bakker , M, Pergens , J, Carmona , L, Guillemin , F, Boström , C, Westhovens , R, de Thurah , A, Kiltz , U & Makri , S 2025, '', Rheumatology Advances in Practice.

Kumar, K, Williams, E, Anandrajah, A, Roberts, L, Dubey, S, Moorthy, A & Adebajo, A 2025, '', Clinical Rheumatology.

Kudrna, L, Lilford, R, Adebajo, A & Kumar, K 2024, '', BMJ, vol. 384, q274. <>

Letter

Gay, C, Kudrna, L, Kumar, K, Yates, J & Dubey, S 2024, '', Rheumatology.