Mahima Sukumar, MD

Mahima Sukumar, MD

Mahima was born in Tamilnadu, India and spent time in Malaysia before moving to New Jersey when she was six years old. After growing up in the Garden State, she went onto the Johns Hopkins University to study Neuroscience and dived into research at the Martinowich Lab at the Leiber Institute for Brain Development looking at the molecular basis of psychiatric disorders. After getting a master’s in Biophysics and Physiology at Georgetown University, she worked at a refugee resettlement agency in Philadelphia coordinating healthcare for New Americans through AmeriCorps. She then attended the Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine where she continued to grow as an advocate in medicine. She is looking forward to exploring LA and continue her training in neurology after completing her preliminary medicine year in Conneticut. Outside the hospital, she loves writing short stories, hiking with her Leonberger, Mario, and hosting game nights friends with her partner, Kalind.