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Rajaram Nagarajan, MD, MS

  • Medical Director, Division of Oncology
  • Co-Clinical Director Cancer Survivorship Center
  • Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

Biography

Dr. Nagarajan is a pediatric oncologist who specializes in the care of patients with cancer and patients who have completed their therapy.

BA: Pre-Medical Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 1991.

MD: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1995.

Internship and Residency: Pediatrics, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 1998.

Fellowship Training: Hematology / Oncology / BMT, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2002.

MS: Clinical Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2002.

Certifications: Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology / Oncology.

Interests

Bone tumors; late effects of pediatric cancer therapy

Services and Specialties

Cancer and Blood Diseases, Kidney Tumor, Sarcoma, Retinoblastoma, Cardio-Oncology

Interests

Outcomes following cancer therapy and bone sarcomas

Research Areas

Oncology, Cancer and Blood Diseases

Locations (2)

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Publications

Selected

Cardiovascular Toxicities in Pediatric Cancer Survivors. Ryan, TD; Nagarajan, R; Godown, J. Cardiology Clinics. 2019; 37:533-544.

Cardiac Dysfunction in Medulloblastoma Survivors Treated with Photon Irradiation. Cacciotti, C; Chordas, C; Valentino, K; Allen, R; Lenzen, A; Burns, K; Nagarajan, R; Manley, P; Pillay-Smiley, N. 2022.

Relationship Between Caregiver Uncertainty, Problem-Solving, and Psychological Adjustment in Pediatric Cancer. Basile, NL; Chardon, ML; Peugh, J; Edwards, CS; Szulczewski, L; Morrison, CF; Nagarajan, R; El-Sheikh, A; Chaney, JM; Pai, AL H; et al. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2021; 46:1258-1266.

Long-term follow-up of surgical outcomes for patients with Wilms tumor and neuroblastoma. Cooke-Barber, J; Scorletti, F; Rymeski, B; Eshelman-Kent, D; Nagarajan, R; Burns, K; Jenkins, T; Dasgupta, R. Cancer. 2021; 127:3232-3238.

The impact of proton therapy on cardiotoxicity following radiation treatment. Frankart, AJ; Nagarajan, R; Pater, L. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 2021; 51:877-883.

Solitary myofibroma preceding the development of multicentric myofibromatosis: A report of two cases with surveillance recommendations. Todd, K; Kim, HK; Szabo, S; Johnson, S; Pressey, J; Nagarajan, R; Sorger, J; Dasgupta, R; Turpin, B. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2020; 67.

Can a children's hospital still cut it? Comparing outcomes of pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients undergoing thoracic surgery for lung metastases. Scorletti, F; Cooke-Barber, J; Pressey, JG; Nagarajan, R; Turpin, B; Jenkins, T; Dasgupta, R. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2020; 67.

Outcomes after bloodstream infection in hospitalized pediatric hematology/oncology and stem cell transplant patients. Dandoy, CE; Kelley, T; Gaur, AH; Nagarajan, R; Demmel, K; Alonso, PB; Guinipero, T; Savelli, S; Hakim, H; Owings, A; et al. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2019; 66.

Quality of Life of Patients With Osteosarcoma in the European American Osteosarcoma Study-1 (EURAMOS-1): Development and Implementation of a Questionnaire Substudy. Calaminus, G; Jenney, M; Hjorth, L; Baust, K; Bernstein, M; Bielack, S; De Vos, P; Hogendoorn, PC W; Jovic, G; Krailo, M; et al. JMIR Research Protocols. 2019; 8.

Quality of life in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia: Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Nagarajan, R; Gerbing, R; Alonzo, T; Johnston, DL; Aplenc, R; Kolb, EA; Meshinchi, S; Barakat, LP; Sung, L. Cancer Medicine. 2019; 8:4454-4464.

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