BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Name Section
INSTITUTION DEGREE FIELD OF STUDY
Government Medical College, Mysore, India M.B.B.S Medicine
Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom M.R.C.P Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New Certified Residency, Pediatrics York University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa M.P.H. Public Health
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Certified Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology
Area of Scholarly Interest:
Lipid Disorders in Children Childhood Obesity - Cardiovascular effects Carotid Artery Intima-media Thickness Assessment Preventive Cardiology Research Mentoring
Professional Experience:
2007 - Present Children’s Mercy Hospital, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine 2005 - 2007 Children’s Mercy Hospital, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine
Board Certification and Professional Organization Membership:
Fellow American Heart Association 2009 - Present Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics 2005 - Present Fellow American College of Cardiology 2004 - Present Certified American Board of Pediatrics, Cardiology 2002 Certified American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics 1997
Professional and Community Service (Previous 5 Years):
Docent School of Medicine Year 1 Medical Students 2011 - Present Chair Office of Faculty Affairs Advisory Committee 2010 - Present Member Institutional Review Board 2008 - Present Board Member Missouri Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics 2008 - Present Council Member Missouri Chapter of the American College of Cardiology 2008 - Present
Honors and Awards (Previous 5 Years): Kansas City’s Super Doctors, Ingram’s Magazine 2010
Publications (Previous 5 Years):
Jayaram N, Knowlton J, Shah S, Gelatt M, Lofland G, Raghuveer G. Berry Syndrome: A Possible Genetic Link. Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jul 13. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22790358
St Louis JD, Harvey BA, Menk JS, Raghuveer G, O'Brien JE Jr, Bryant R 3rd, Kochilas L. Repair of "simple" total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: a review from the pediatric cardiac care consortium. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jul;94(1):133-8. Epub 2012 May 4. PMID: 22560965
Raghuveer G. Lifetime Cardiovascular Risk of Childhood Obesity. Am J Clin Nutr 2010;91(suppl): 1514S- 9S. PMID: 20335556
Le J, Zhang D, Menees S, Chen J, Raghuveer G. “Vascular age” is advanced in Children with Atherosclerosis Promoting Risk Factors. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010;3:8-14. PMID: 19920030
Menees S, Zhang D, Le J, Chen J, Raghuveer G. Variations in carotid artery intima-media thickness during the cardiac cycle in children. J Am Soc Echocariogr. 2010;23:58-63. PMID: 19962856
Grants and Contracts (Previous 5 Years):
1. Cardiovascular risk following growth hormone treatment in growth hormone deficient patients. (2008 - 2010) Grant: Genentech Center for Clinical Research in Endocrinology. Completed Investigators: Huseman C, Raghuveer G, Broussard J, Hester, L.
2. Prevalence of oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, increased carotid artery intima- media thickness and biomarkers of vascular inflammation in adolescents with Type-1 diabetes mellitus. (2011 - 2012) Grant: Katharine B. Richardson Associates Endowment Fund. Active Investigators: Clements M, Moore W, Raghuveer G
Mentorship (Previous 5 Years):
1. Nikoo Cheraghi (2010 - Present) Project: Vitamin D status and CIMT in high-risk children. Grant: Sarah Morrison Student Research Grant, University of Missouri Kansas City, 2010
2. Nicholas Patonai (2010 - Present) Project: Relationship between variations in CIMT during the cardiac cycle to lumen diameter. Grant: Sarah Morrison Student Research Grant, University of Missouri Kansas City, 2010
3. Ananth Kharod (2009 - Present) Project: Left ventricular mass index and blood pressure in children 10-18 years of age Grant: Sarah Morrison Student Research Grant, University of Missouri Kansas City, 2010