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Sudarshan Rajagopal, MD, Cardiology, Durham, NC, Duke University Hospital

SudarshanRajagopalMDPhD

Cardiology Durham, NC

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Assistant Professor in Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center, Duke University Medical Center

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Summary

  • I take care of patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). I also research signaling pathways that are altered in the development of PH in rodent models of the disease. PH covers a wide spectrum of diseases, from the rare pulmonary arterial hypertension (prevalence of 15 in one million) to complications of more common heart and lung disease. PH typically leads to complications through its effects on the heart, leading to heart failure. At the Duke Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center, we see a number of patients with PH and offer all available therapies, including continuous intravenous infusion, inhaled therapies, and surgical options.
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Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2008 - 2013
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2008
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2006
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoPh.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2006
  • The College, The University of Chicago
    The College, The University of ChicagoB.S., Chemistry, with General and Departmental Honors, 1994 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2009 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Chair’s Award Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 2013
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Joseph C. Greenfield, Jr., MD Scholar in Cardiology Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Cente, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A Protocol for Quantifying Cardiogenic Oscillations in Dynamic 129Xe Gas Exchange Spectroscopy: The Effects of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis  
    Sudarshan Rajagopal, Craig Rackley, Joseph G Mammarappallil, H Page McAdams, NMR in Biomedicine

Abstracts/Posters

  • Beta-arrestins regulate signaling by the type II bone morphogenetic protein receptor in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
    Rajagopal S, Duke Cardiovascular Symposium, Durham, NC., 5/24/2010
  • Beta-arrestins regulate signaling by bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
    Rajagopal S, American Society for Clinical Investigation Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL., 4/23/2010
  • Total Chemical Synthesis of a Minimal Isoform of a Potassium Channel Regulatory Subunit.
    Rajagopal S, American Society for Clinical Investigation, Chicago, IL., 5/1/2006
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Lectures

  • Beta-arrestins Regulate Signaling by Type II Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. 
    American College of Cardiology, New Orleans, LA. - 4/3/2011
  • G proteins, Beta Arrestins and the Role of Hypoxia in Adrenergic Signaling. 
    17th International Hypoxia Symposium, Lake Louise, Canada. - 2/17/2011
  • Beta-arrestin- but not G protein-mediated Signaling by the "Decoy" Receptor CXCR7. 
    Columbia University Division of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Seminar Series. - 10/14/2009
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Press Mentions

  • Ethics of Genome Editing: Avoiding False Equivalencies
    Ethics of Genome Editing: Avoiding False EquivalenciesFebruary 25th, 2019

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