Dr. Vikram K. Raghu
Overview
Vikram Raghu, MD, MS, is a pediatric gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist. He is a member of the Intestinal Care and Rehabilitation Center and is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residency at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, followed by his fellowships in both pediatric gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Raghu’s clinical interests include intestinal failure, intestinal rehabilitation, and intestinal transplant, and his research interests include decision-making in these fields. He has several publications spanning pediatric intestinal failure and both liver and intestinal transplant and is a member of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Association, and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. He lives north of the city with his wife and two kids and enjoys music, dance, and cheering on all the Pittsburgh sports teams. View a full list of Dr. Raghu’s publications on Google Scholar.
Dr. Raghu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Malnutrition. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anemia, Biliary Atresia, and Phenylketonuria (PKU).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 43 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
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Locations
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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.
Jonathan Pletcher is an Adolescent Medicine specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pletcher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Malnutrition. His top areas of expertise are Protein Deficiency, Malnutrition, Anorexia, and Painful Menstrual Periods.
Pediatric Primary Care In Turtle Creek
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.
Karen Morris is a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Morris is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Malnutrition. Her top area of expertise is Malnutrition.
Areas of Expertise
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- Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Experienced
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Raghu isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- AnemiaDr. Raghu isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Biliary AtresiaDr. Raghu isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Atresia.
- Childhood VolvulusDr. Raghu isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Volvulus.
- GastroschisisDr. Raghu isExperienced. Learn about Gastroschisis.
- MalnutritionDr. Raghu isExperienced. Learn about Malnutrition.