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Office
675 N Saint Clair St
# Galter
Chicago, IL 60611Phone+1 312-926-2000
Summary
- Dr. Raja Kannan Mutharasan, MD, is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL. He specialized in Cardiology at the same institution, after attending McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University for his Residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Mutharasan is experienced in general cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and heart failure. He has published numerous papers in respected journals on various cardiology-related topics, including a paper on COVID-19 complications in young adults. Dr. Mutharasan has been recognized for his work with several awards, including the prestigious Roy Patterson Award and the Joost Award from Feinberg School of Medicine.
Education & Training
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2010
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2003
- Northwestern UniversityBS, Evanston, IL, Cum Laude, 1995 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2024 - Present
- IL State Medical License 2003 - 2026
- IN State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Roy Patterson Award Winner 2017
- Joost Award Winner Feinberg School of Medicine, 2015
- Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity Aaron Brown Lecture 2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 92 citationsThe Sulfonylurea Receptor, an Atypical ATP-Binding Cassette Protein, and Its Regulation of the KATP ChannelMichael A. Burke, R. Kannan Mutharasan, Hossein Ardehali
Circulation Research. 2008-02-01 - 114 citationsDisruption of ATP-binding cassette B8 in mice leads to cardiomyopathy through a decrease in mitochondrial iron exportYoshihiko Ichikawa, Marina Bayeva, Mohsen Ghanefar, Vishnu Potini, Lin Sun
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2012-03-13 - 586 citationsCardiotoxicity of doxorubicin is mediated through mitochondrial iron accumulationYoshihiko Ichikawa, Mohsen Ghanefar, Marina Bayeva, Rongxue Wu, Arineh Khechaduri
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2014-02-03
Journal Articles
- HDL Efflux Capacity, HDL Particle Size and High-Risk Carotid Atherosclerosis in a Cohort of Asymptomatic Older Adults: The Chicago Healthy Aging StudyMutharasan RK, Thaxton CS, Berry J, Daviglus ML, Yuan C, Sun J, Ayers C, Lloyd-Jones DM, Wilkins JT, J Lipid Res, 1/1/2017
- High-Density Lipoproteins for Therapeutic Delivery SystemsMutharasan RK, Foit L, Thaxton CS, J. Mater. Chem. B Mater Biol Med., 1/14/2016
- Nanoparticle Targeting and Cholesterol Flux Through Scavenger Receptor Type B-1 Inhibits Cellular Exosome UptakePlebanek MP, Mutharasan RK, Volpert O, Matov A, Gatlin JC, Thaxton CS, Sci. Rep., 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Apolipoprotein A1 Post-Translational Modifications and High-Density Lipoprotein Efflux Capacity: Preliminary Data from the Chicago Healthy Aging Study.JT Wilkins, H Secler, S Thaxton, L Fornelli, P Compton, N Kelleher, RK Mutharasan, M Daviglus, A Sniderman, D Rader, DM Lloyd-Jones, Deuel Conference, Monterrey, CA, 1/1/2017
- Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Transitional Care Team to Impact Readmissions.R Fortman, M Fine, A Vlcek, P Goetz, J Rhoades, C Benacka, RK Mutharasan, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1/1/2017
- Screening of Patients with Simple Clinical Parameters Early in Hospitalization is Highly Sensitive for Detection of Heart Failure Hospitalization.R Fortman, G Astik, P Kansal, H Alphs Jackson, D Navarro, A Anderson, C Davidson, C Yancy, RK Mutharasan, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1/1/2017
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Lectures
- "Who Pays for the Infrastructure?"Washington, DC - 1/1/2017
- "Lessons Learned: Our Approach to the Heart Failure Bundle."1/1/2017
- "The Stage C Patient: Addressing Readmissions Using a Systems Approach - Solving the Problem?"1/1/2016
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Grant Support
- The Role Of Microrna-210 In The Hypoxia Response Of CardiomyocytesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
- The Role Of Microrna-210 In The Hypoxia Response Of CardiomyocytesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2010
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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