Usha Ramachandran MD

Professor of Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

1 RWJ Place CN-19New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone+1 732-235-7044

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Education & Training

Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Pediatrics, 1993 - 1997
Stanley Medical College SMCClass of 1991

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Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1997 - 2027
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Special Achievement Award American Academy of Pediatrics NJ Chapter, 2022
Gretchen Hunstberger Medical Champion Award Reach Out and Read, 2022
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2013-2016

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A call for supplemental implementation strategy reporting guidelines to advance minority health: applying expanded specification and reporting recommendations to the L...
Jennifer R Hemler, Manuel E Jimenez, Benjamin F Crabtree, Alan L Mendelsohn, Katie A Devine
Implementation Science Communications. 2026-07-03
The CHALO! Study Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Risk of Childhood Dental Caries and Obesity.
Arundhati Debnath, Karen Bonuck, Qi Gao, Usha Ramachandran, Sunanda Gaur
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2026-06-25
Intended Outcomes and Core Components of Primary Care-Based Literacy Promotion as Defined by Experts.
Lilian Mekhail, Rylee Sant'Angelo, Jennifer C Dillon, Juline Hanna, Usha Ramachandran
Academic Pediatrics. 2025-08-28

Committees

Executive Committee Member, Council On Early Childhood, American Academy of Pediatrics 2023 - Present
Co-Chair, Early Literacy Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics 2022 - Present
Early Childhood Chapter Champion, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics 2020 - Present