Dr. Kumaravel Rajakumar
Overview
Research Interests: - Vitamin D and Vascular Function in Obese Children. - Vitamin D nutrition in pre- and early adolescent children: focused on characterization of vitamin D status and defining the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D thresholds for vitamin D insufficiency, with an emphasis on minority health and health disparities. - Relationship between vitamin D and obesity. - Explore the skeletal and non-skeletal benefits of vitamin D supplementation. - Benefits of vitamin D optimization for metabolic and vascular health outcomes. - Racial differences in parental trust towards medicine and research: implications for enrollment of minority children in clinical research. View Dr. Rajakumar's full list of publications from PubMed: Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule.
Dr. Rajakumar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Malnutrition. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Malnutrition, and Vitamin D Deficiency.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 30 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 13 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Malnutrition.
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Locations
108 Penn Plaza, Turtle Creek, PA 15145
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
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Areas of Expertise
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- MalnutritionDr. Rajakumar isAdvanced. Learn about Malnutrition.
- Obesity in ChildrenDr. Rajakumar isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity in Children.
- Experienced
- Vitamin D DeficiencyDr. Rajakumar isExperienced. Learn about Vitamin D Deficiency.