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Suraj Rajan, MD, Neurology, Newport News, VA, Riverside Regional Medical Center

SurajRajanMDMSc.

Neurology Newport News, VA

Movement Disorder, Neurodegenerative

Adj: Asst Professor in Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Summary

  • ABPN board certified Neurologist and a Fellowship trained Movement Disorders, Ataxia and Neurodegenerative disorders specialist. Clinical and research focus in tremors, Parkinsonism, highfield MRI and dementias

Clinical Expertise

  • General neurology, Deep brain stimulation, Multiple system atrophy, Stroke, Seizures and epilepsy, Movement disorders, Dystonia, Essential tremor, Progressive supranuclear palsy, Vertigo, Parkinson's disease, Vestibular neuritis, Neuropathy, Neuroimmunology (Multiple sclerosis), Ataxia, Autoimmune neurology, Ocular motility disorders, Neurohospitalist, Corticobasal degeneration, Botulinum toxin injections for movement disorders

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityNeurology, 2017 - 2019
  • Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
    Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineChief Residency, Neurology, 2016 - 2017
  • Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
    Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 2015 - 2017
  • University of Missouri-Columbia
    University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Neurology, 2014 - 2015
  • University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
    University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2013 - 2014
  • UCL Institute of Neurology
    UCL Institute of NeurologyMSc., Clinical Neurology, 2011 - 2013
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery  Queen Square London
    National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Queen Square LondonResearch scholar, 2013
  • Academy of Medical Sciences Pariyaram
    Academy of Medical Sciences PariyaramClass of 2007

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Apraxias  
    Suraj Rajan, Alexander Pantelyat, Wiley Online Library; eLS, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd (Ed.)., 11/16/2018

Abstracts/Posters

  • Olfactory functional MRI (fMRI) using T2-prepared BOLD fMRI at ultra-high field (7T)
    Adrian G Paez, Suraj Rajan, Grace-Anna Chaney, Xinyuan Miao, Di Cao, Chunming Gu, Dapeng G Liu, Alex Y Pantelyat, Liana I Rosenthal, Zoltan K Mari, Kelly Mills, Ted M ..., ISMRM 27th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 5/11/2019
  • Pathological Crying Prior to the Onset of Pontine Ischemic Stroke
    Eric Lee, Bradley Jacobs, Thomas Pitts and Suraj Rajan, American Academy of Neurology 70th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 4/22/2018
  • Neuromyelitis Optica Relapses 17 Years Apart after Empiric Treatment for Neurosarcoidosis
    Alex Mirzoev, Suraj Rajan, Tracy J Eicher, ACTRIMS 2018, San Diego, 3/14/2018
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Lectures

  • Ataxia for the General Neurologist 
    West Yorkshire Neurology Academic Meeting - 2/1/2022
  • Grand Rounds Ataxia Overview for the General Neurologist 
    Wright State University - 12/10/2018
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy : New Classification And Diagnostic Criteria 
    Johns Hopkins University - 4/18/2018
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Other

Press Mentions

  • How a Personal Experience Transformed My Professional Perspective
    How a Personal Experience Transformed My Professional PerspectiveNovember 12th, 2018
  • Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine Neurology Residents Accepted into Prestigious Fellowships
    Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine Neurology Residents Accepted into Prestigious FellowshipsDecember 14th, 2016
  • Suraj Rajan - Clinical Neurology MSc
    Suraj Rajan - Clinical Neurology MScSeptember 3rd, 2022

Research History

  • Co-investigatorInvestigations of Neurovascular Abnormalities in the Olfactory Cortex Using Advanced MRI Technologies; *PI: Jun Hua PhD., Kennedy Krieger Institute’s F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging Radiology lab. Funding: DoD PD160104;2019 - Present
  • Co-InvestigatorAnatomical and pathological subtyping of clinical symptom clusters in autopsy-proven cases of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. PI: Alexander Pantelyat MD. (Director, Atypical Parkinsonism Center, Johns Hopkins University)2018 - Present
  • Co-investigatorRole of cerebrovascular disease pathology in autopsy-proven Parkinson disease. PI: Liana Rosenthal MD., PhD. (Director, Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson Disease, Johns Hopkins University)2017 - Present
  • Research Scholar, Queen Square Brain Tissue Bank for Neurological DisordersLewy pathology of anterior olfactory structures; research affiliations with The Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies and the Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom2011 - 2013

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