Raghavan Murugan, MD
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Titles:
Assistant Professor, CCM

Contact:
Email: muruganr@ccm.upmc.edu

Degrees:

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
     

Stanley Medical College, Madras, India

MBBS 1991-1997 Medicine
Residency:  
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA 2002-2004 Internal Medicine

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Northampton, UK

1998-2001

General Medicine and allied specialties

Specialist Training in Critical Care Medicine Sundaram Medical Foundation Hospital, Anna Nagar, Madras, India

1997 Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship:
 

Queens Medical Center University Hospital NHS Trust, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

2001-2002 Respiratory and Internal Medicine

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

2004-2005 Multidisciplinary Critical Care Medicine

CRISMA Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

2005-2006 Clinical Research  fellow in Critical Care Medicine
Other Academic Education:  

Clinical Research Training Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

MSc 2005-2008 Clinical Trials Research Track
Board Certifications:  

Royal College of Physicians, London, UK

April 2000  
American Board of Internal Medicine December 2004  
American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine November 2006  

Major Honors/Awards:
Best Senior Resident, Internal Medicine, Connemaugh Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, PA 2004

Research Grants:

Title
Souce of Support
Co-Investigator:  Extended clinical and laboratory observation during donor care in brain dead organ donors (HIDonOR OCS II)

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Co-Investigator: Hemoadsorption to improve organ donor recovery -Observational Cohort Study (HIDonOR OCS-I)

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Principal Investigator: Resuscitation fluid induced immunomodulation

Laerdal foundation for acute medicine

Principal Investigator:  Influence of Sildenafil (Viagra) on microcirculatory flow using orthogonal polarized spectral (OPS) imaging in patients with severe sepsis

GlaxoSmithKline - awaiting funding

Current Research Interest:

  • Immunomodulation during sepsis and critical illness
  • Resuscitation fluid induced immunomodulation during critical illness
  • Acid-base physiology in critical illness
  • Mechanisms of organ failure during critical illness
  • Fulminant hepatic failure and liver transplantation
  • Critical care medical education

Publications:

  • Raghavan M, Marik PE.  Management of Intracranial Hypertension following Fulminant Hepatic Failure. Neurocritical Care 2006; 4(2):179-89

  • Raghavan M, Marik PE. Stress hyperglycemia and adrenal insufficiency in the critically ill. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Jun;27(3):274-85.

  • Raghavan M, Marik PE.  Management of Sepsis during the “Golden Hours”. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2006 31;2,185-199

  • Raghavan M, Venkataraman R, Abdus W, Elder M, Carter M, Hergenroeder G, Powner D, Kellum JA.  Older Age, Female Sex, and Increased IL-6, Decrease Organ Yield from Cadaveric Donors. Critical Care 2006, 10 (Suppl 1):P470 (21 March 2006)

  • Raghavan M, Kellum JA. Hydrocortisone may improve survival in severe community acquired pneumonia. Critical Care, 2005, 9: E24
  • Raghavan M, Marik PE. Anemia, Allogenic blood transfusion and Immune modulation during critical illness. Chest; 2005; 127:295-307

  • Marik PE, Raghavan M. Stress Hyperglycemia, Insulin and Immunomodulation in Sepsis. Intensive Care Medicine 2004 30:748-756

  • Raghavan M, Linden PK. Newer Treatment options for skin and soft tissue infections. Drugs 2004; 64 (15): 1621-1642

  • Raghavan M, Mazer MA, Brink DJ Severe Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis associated with Anagrelide. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2003 Sep;37(9):1228-31

Book Chapters:

  • Raghavan M, Murray H, Kellum JA. Fluid Resuscitation and Immunomodulation during Critical Illness. 26th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine Annual Yearbook, Brussels, Belgium, March 21-24, 2006
  • Venkataraman R, Raghavan M. Blood purification strategies in sepsis. Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine Conference Year Book, February 2006

  • Raghavan M, Linden PK. Fulminant Hepatic Failure Including Acetaminophen Toxicity. Fink, Abraham, Kochanek, and Vincent: Text book of Critical Care Medicine 5th edition, January 2005, chapter VI: Pg 1003-14
  • Raghavan M, Venkataraman R, Kellum JA. Sepsis-induced Acute Renal Failure and Recovery. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, September 2006 (In press)

  • Karajala V, Raghavan M, Venkataraman R, Kellum JA. Therapeutic role of Dopamine in Acute Heart Failure Syndromes. (In press)

Other Publications:

  • Raghavan M, Pinsky MR.” icuroom.net”- a new critical care addendum. Web report. Critical Care 2005, 9:E26

  • Raghavan M. A Landscape from Chennai to the States via the Great Britain. American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin Journal, Summer 2003 Pg 35

  • Raghavan M. Medicine, Religion and Death in Contemporary America. American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin Journal, January 2004 Pg15

Presentations at Major Meetings:

Poster Presentations:

  • Raghavan M, Venkataraman R, Abdus W, Elder M, Carter M, Hergenroeder G, Powner D, Kellum JA.  Older Age, Female Sex, and Increased IL-6, Decrease Organ Yield from Cadaveric Donors. 26th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Brussels, Belgium. March 21-24, 2006