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Rajesh Kumar
PROFESSOR OF ANESTHESIOLOGY AND RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES/DIRECTOR OF IMAGING TECHNOLOGY
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RESEARCH AND INTERESTS
- Understand neural processes regulating autonomic, respiratory, mood, and cognitive function in a variety of patient populations,
- Obstructive sleep apnea and heart failure,
- Non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy procedures
- Post-surgery cognitive deficits and delirium
- Extent of injury progression as syndromes continue and to examine preventative strategies
EDUCATION
- 1991 – 1994 University of Allahabad, Allahabad, UP, India Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics-B.Sc.
- 1995 – 1997 Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, UP, India Physical Chemistry- M.Sc.
- 1999 – 2002 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, UP, India-Radiology Ph.D.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- 2001 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Educational Stipend Travel Award
- 2004 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Educational Stipend Travel Award
- 2015 India International Friendship Society Bharat Gaurav Award
- 2015 CTSI, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Scholar Award