Kriti Kumar

Dr. Kriti Kumar is a Staff Oncologist at The Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Kumar received her medical degree at the Western University in London, Ontario. She completed her Paediatric residency training at Western University at Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ontario, and her Paediatric Haematology/Oncology fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario. She is currently completing her Master of Health Science in Bioethics at Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

Research

Dr. Kumar has a clinical and research interest in paediatric sarcomas, access to therapies, bioethics, and treatment-related toxicity, with a focus on fertility preservation. She is the Co-Director of the SickKids Fertility Preservation Program in collaboration with Mount Sinai Fertility, Mount Sinai Hospital, and has been leading initiatives to develop institutional fertility risk stratification approaches and care pathways for ovarian tissue cryopreservation. Dr. Kumar is also a Young Investigator in the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee within the Children’s Oncology Group (COG).

Education and experience

• 2024-Present: MHSc, Master of Health Science in Bioethics Candidate, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
• 2022-2025: Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Fellowship (Chief Fellow 2023-24), The Hospital for Sick Children/University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
• 2019-2022: Paediatric Residency, Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre/Western University, London, Ontario
• 2015-2019: MD, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario
• 2011-2015: BScE, First Class Honours in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Biomedical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontari

Achievements

• 2025: CanMEDS Medical Expert Award, Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
• 2024: SickKids Trainee Quality and Safety Award, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
• 2024: CanMEDS Leader Award, Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
• 2021: Best Clinical Case Abstract Award, Association of Hemophilia Clinic Directors of Canada (AHCDC) Annual General Meeting and Scientific Symposium
• 2021: Best Clinical Science Talk – Second Place, Child Health Research Day, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON
• 2020: Dr. & Mrs. W.J. Tillman Memorial Resident Award in Pediatrics, Western University, London, ON
• 2019: Dr. Peter Swedko Memorial Merrymakers Award, Western University, London, ON