Ramya Kumar, DO

Ramya Kumar, DO, is the dedicated medical director at PNW Pace Partners, specializing in geriatrics. Inspired by the wisdom of her elderly patients, she values the mutual learning experience. Driven by a desire to make a real impact in the quality of life for her patients, she seeks to build trust and collaborate on a plan of care. Dr. Kumar provides essential in-home treatments, ensuring access to tools and building unshakable trust. Her services include wellness visits, preventative care, chronic disease treatment, and osteopathic manipulative treatment. Outside work, she enjoys family time, gardening, and exploring the Pacific Northwest's natural beauty.

Read Dr. Kumar's article contributions to the MultiCare Vitals blog:

1. Ageism in health care: Improving the health and well-being of older adults

Oatts, Julius T.; Ramya N. Kumar, and Omondi L. Nyong’o. Orbital Surface Coil Imaging Predicts Surgical Anatomy of Medial Rectus Muscle in Conservative Exotropia: A Case Report. Journal of American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 20.5 (2016): 449-50. 

Douglas NR, Reissmann S, Zhang J, Chen B, Jakana J, Kumar R, Chiu W, Frydman J. Dual Action of ATP Hydrolysis Couples Lid Closure to Substrate Release into the Group II Chaperonin Chamber. Cell 144:240-52 (2011).

Pereira JH, Ralston CY, Douglas NR, Kumar R, Lopez T, McAndrew RP, Knee KM, King JA, Frydman J, Adams PD. Mechanism of nucleotide sensing in group II chaperonins.
EMBO J 31(3):731-40 (2011).

Cong Y, Baker ML, Jakana J, Woolford D, Miller EJ, Reissmann S, Kumar RN, ReddingJohanson AM, Batth TS, Mukhopadhyay A, Ludtke SJ, Frydman J, Chiu W. 4.0-A resolution cryo-EM structure of the mammalian chaperonin TRiC/CCT reveals its unique subunit arrangement. Proc Natl Acad Sci 107:4967-72 (2010).