Surender Rajasekaran MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care
Associate Professor, Michigan State University
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100 Michigan St NeMc 117Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone+1 616-267-0118
Fax+1 616-267-0090
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Summary
- Surender Rajasekaran, MD, MPH is a Physician Scientist located in Grand Rapids, MI, with subspecialties in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. He is a Pediatric ICU Attending at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids and an Associate Professor at Michigan State University.
He completed his fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the University of Florida from 1999 to 2002 and his residency in Pediatrics at Westchester Medical Center from 1995 to 1999. His educational background includes Master's in Public Health from GW university and a Medical degree from Ogun Univ- Coll Hlth Sci in 1990. Dr. Rajasekaran is an NIH funded researcher and has multiple publications focusing on genetic and phenotypic features as well as molecular studies in pediatric critical care, published in both ICU and Genetics Journals
Education & Training
University of FloridaFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1999
Ogun Univ- Coll Hlth SciClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
MI State Medical License 2009 - 2028
OH State Medical License 2014 - 2016
TX State Medical License 2002 - 2013
TN State Medical License 2003 - 2010
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2002
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- 2023 NYPLA, Inventor of the Year Award along with Drs. Caleb Bupp, and Andre Bachmann for the ODC gene abnormality and targeted therapy with Eflornithine New York Patent Lawyers association, 2023
- RO1 1R01GM134307-01 PI Bin Chen / Rajasekaran National Institute of Health, 2020
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Opportunities for RNA sequencing in physiology: from big data to understanding homeostasis and heterogeneity.Jeremy W Prokop, Stephanie M Bilinovich, Ember Tokarski, Sangeetha Vishweswaraiah, Sophie VanderWeele
Function. 2026-02-01 - Genetic and Phenotypic Features of the Five Known Polyaminopathies: A Critical Narrative Review.Elizabeth A VanSickle, Sara M Sarasua, Tracy Lowe, Christopher L Farrell, Luigi Boccuto
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2025-12-18 - The molecular architecture of severe pediatric traumatic brain injury: integrated omics reveal therapeutic pathways.Elora Hussain, Jeremy W Prokop, Emily Nonnemacher, Nadia Ashrafi, Ali Yilmaz
Critical Care. 2025-12-09
Authored Content
- Transient Secondary Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy in Pediatric Postoperative Cardiopulmonary BypassSeptember 2018
Press Mentions
Corewell Health Infectious Disease Physician Becomes Research Medical Director for Southeast RegionAugust 26th, 2025- MSU and Corewell Health Mark 17-Year Partnership by Adding $1M Investment in Exploratory ResearchNovember 25th, 2024
Researchers Identify New Genetic DisorderSeptember 21st, 2018
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