VidyaRajMD

Psychiatry • Nashville, TN

Psychosomatic Medicine

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada

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Office
2601 Tvc
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-4916
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Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 2009 - 2010
University of Manchester Faculty of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License Active through 2014
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Modafinil and Cognitive Function in POTS Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 01
Active, not recruiting
Early Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
A comparison of health-related quality of life in autonomic disorders: postural tachycardia syndrome versus vasovagal syncope
Juliette Hall, Kate M. Bourne, Robert S. Sheldon, Steven Vernino, Vidya Raj, Jessica Ng, Luis E. Okamoto, Amy C. Arnold, Meredith Bryarly, Lauren Phillips, Sachin Y. P...> ;Clinical Autonomic Research. 2021 Feb 7
142 citations
The face of postural tachycardia syndrome – insights from a large cross-sectional online community-based survey
Brett H. Shaw, Lauren E. Stiles, K. Bourne, E. A. Green, Cyndya A. Shibao, Luis E. Okamoto, Emily M. Garland, Alfredo Gamboa, André Diedrich, Vidya Raj, Robert S. Shel...> ;Journal of Internal Medicine. 2019 Apr 16
13 citations
Quality of life improves in vasovagal syncope patients after clinical trial enrollment regardless of fainting in follow-up
Jessica Ng, Robert S. Sheldon, Connor Maxey, Debbie Ritchie, Vidya Raj, Derek V. Exner, Satish R. Raj> ;Autonomic Neuroscience. 2019 Jul 1
45 citations
Reduced quality of life and greater psychological distress in vasovagal syncope patients compared to healthy individuals
Jessica Ng, Robert S. Sheldon, Debbie Ritchie, Vidya Raj, Satish R. Raj> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2018 Dec 10
54 citations
Cognitive and psychological issues in postural tachycardia syndrome.
Vidya Raj, Morwenna Opie, Amy C. Arnold> ;Autonomic Neuroscience. 2018 Mar 27
1 citations
Postural tachycardia syndrome and suicide: what we don't know.
Vidya Raj, Satish R. Raj> ;Clinical Autonomic Research. 2017 Feb 18
34 citations
Cognitive dysfunction in postural tachycardia syndrome.
Amy C. Arnold, Kirsten L. Haman, Emily M. Garland, Vidya Raj, William D. Dupont, Italo Biaggioni, David Robertson, Satish R. Raj> ;Clinical Science. 2015 Jan 1
5 citations
Impedance testing on cochlear implants after electroconvulsive therapy.
Theodore R. McRackan, Alejandro Rivas, Andrea Hedley-Williams, Vidya Raj, Mary S. Dietrich, Nathaniel K. Clark, Robert F. Labadie> ;The Journal of ECT. 2014 Dec 1
19 citations
Hemodynamic profiles and tolerability of modafinil in the treatment of postural tachycardia syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
John Kpaeyeh, Philip L. Mar, Vidya Raj, Bonnie K. Black, Amy C. Arnold, Italo Biaggioni, Cyndya A. Shibao, Sachin Y. Paranjape, William D. Dupont, David Robertson, Sat...> ;Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2014 Dec 1
33 citations
Psychogenic pseudosyncope: diagnosis and management
Vidya Raj, Ama A. Rowe, Sheryl B. Fleisch, Sachin Y. Paranjape, Amir Arain, Stephen E. Nicolson> ;Autonomic Neuroscience. 2014 Sep 1
5 citations
Understanding the placebo effect in clinical trials for postural tachycardia syndrome.
Victor C. Nwazue, Amy C. Arnold, Vidya Raj, Bonnie K. Black, Italo Biaggioni, Sachin Y. Paranjape, Carlos Orozco, William D. Dupont, David Robertson, Satish R. Raj> ;Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology. 2014 May 1
15 citations
Acute hemodynamic effects of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in postural tachycardia syndrome: A randomized, crossover trial:
Philip L. Mar, Vidya Raj, Bonnie K. Black, Italo Biaggioni, Cyndya A. Shibao, Sachin Y. Paranjape, William D. Dupont, David Robertson, Satish R. Raj> ;Journal of Psychopharmacology. 2014 Feb 1
4 citations
Catatonia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: a report of two cases and a review.
Vidya Raj, Keira Chism, Michael R. Minckler, Lex Denysenko> ;Psychosomatics. 2014 Jan 1
35 citations
Effects of norepinephrine reuptake inhibition on postural tachycardia syndrome.
Elizabeth A. Green, Vidya Raj, Cyndya A. Shibao, Italo Biaggioni, Bonnie K. Black, William D. Dupont, David Robertson, Satish R. Raj> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2013 Sep 3
10 citations
Human ecstasy (MDMA) polydrug users have altered brain activation during semantic processing
Tristan J. Watkins, Vidya Raj, Junghee Lee, Mary S. Dietrich, Aize Cao, Jennifer Urbano Blackford, Ronald M. Salomon, Sohee Park, Margaret M. Benningfield, Christina R...> ;Psychopharmacology. 2013 May 1
12 citations
MDMA (ecstasy) use is associated with reduced BOLD signal change during semantic recognition in abstinent human polydrug users: a preliminary fMRI study
Vidya Raj, Han-Chun Liang, Neil D. Woodward, Amy L. Bauernfeind, Junghee Lee, Mary S. Dietrich, Sohee Park, Ronald L. Cowan> ;Journal of Psychopharmacology. 2010 Feb 1
79 citations
Psychiatric Profile and Attention Deficits in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Vidya Raj, Kirsten L. Haman, Satish R. Raj, Daniel W. Byrne, Randy D. Blakely, Italo Biaggioni, David Robertson, Richard C. Shelton> ;Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2009 Mar 1
4 citations
Oxcarbazepine Use in Essential Tremor
Vidya Raj, Peter R. Martin> ;The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2006 Oct 1
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