Email

rajeevr@bcm.edu

Addresses

Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center, McNair Campus (Clinic)

7200 Cambridge St., 8th Floor, Suite 8B
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-8355
rajeevr@bcm.edu

Education

BS from Case Western Reserve University

05/2001 - Cleveland, Ohio United States

Chemical Engineering

M.D. from Baylor College Of Medicine

01/2005 - Houston, TX United States

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

06/2008 - Houston, Texas United States

Internal Medicine

Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

05/2010 - Houston, United States

Nephrology

Fellowship at Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia United States

Fellowship in Renal Ultrasonography

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Nephrology

American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

• Rheumatologic and glomerular diseases, renal ultrasonography, peritoneal dialysis, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and acid-base/electrolyte disturbances

Professional Statement

I am an educator, clinician, and researcher at the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). I direct several educational initiatives for students, residents, and fellows. I am a member of the Academy of Distinguished Educators, a graduate of the Master Teacher Fellowship Program, and a Masters in Education graduate student at the University of Houston (2019-2021).

I provide care for all types of patients with kidney disease, in particular patients with glomerular disease or end stage kidney disease on dialysis. I see outpatients at the Baylor College of Medicine McNair Campus, Harris Health Smith Clinic, and multiple dialysis clinics in the Greater Houston area. I have inpatient rounding privileges at Houston Methodist, Baylor St Luke's Medical Center, and Ben Taub General Hospital.

I am a world expert on the policies surrounding the care of undocumented patients with kidney disease. I am a section editor for Interstitial Nephritis for Clinical Nephrology. My publications have been published in these prestigious journals: New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and the American Journal of Kidney Disease (AJKD).

Finally, education is my passion. I am a respected clinician educator and was voted by the 2019 BCM graduating class into the Alpha Omega Alpha society. I am the Program Director for the Nephrology fellowship training program (2015- ). I am a member of the ASN Diversity and Workforce Committee (2020 - ). In Undergraduate Medical Education, I have served on the prestigious curriculum committee (2012-2019) and played an integral role in creating its governance. I direct the Renal pathophysiology module at BCM.

My research interests include health disparity in disadvantaged populations, and in particular the care of undocumented immigrants with advanced kidney disease. He is a national authority on this subject and advocates for change in public policy.

Finally, I am an exceptional cellist and perform with the Texas Medical Center Orchestra.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Raghavan R, Nuila R "Survivors--dialysis, immigration, and U.S. law.." N. Engl. J. Med.. 2011 Jun 9;364(23):2183-5. Pubmed PMID: 21651391
• Raghavan R, Eknoyan G "Music, musicians, medicine, and the kidney." 2014 Jan;27(1):50-6. Pubmed PMID: 24033748
• Raghavan R "Understanding Electrolytes: 15 Interactive Teaching Cases.." MedEdPortal. 2013;
• Raghavan R, Ferlic-Stark L, Clarke C, Rungta M, Goodgame R "The role of patient religiosity in the evaluation and treatment outcomes for chronic HCV infection.." J Relig Health. 2013 Mar;52(1):79-90. Pubmed PMID: 21246281

Memberships

American Society of Nephrology

Texas Medical Society

American College of Physicians

Member (11/2020)

Languages

Spanish, Tamil