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Venktesh Ramnath, MD, Pulmonology, San Diego, CA

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Pulmonology San Diego, CA

Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Informatics

Medical Director, Critical Care Telemedicine Outreach, UC San Diego Health

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  • Office

    200 W Arbor Dr
    San Diego, CA 92103
    Phone+1 800-926-8273
    Fax+1 888-539-8781

Summary

  • Venktesh Ramnath, MD, is a pulmonologist, critical care physician, and author based in San Diego, CA.

    His interests include critical care medicine, Tele-ICU, bioethics, and medical innovation. Dr. Ramnath has published various research articles, OpEds, commenataries in various medical journals and public-facing publications such as Los Angeles Times, MedPage Today, and The Conversation.

    His first book A NEW OATH on overcoming physician burnout as a "Health Architect" in clinical practice is in submission, and he has an active Substack post on the same topic: follow him and subscribe at https://beahealtharchitect.substack.com

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/BIDMC/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/BIDMC/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2004 - 2007
  • Brigham & Women's Hosp
    Brigham & Women's Hosp2004 - 2007
  • B I Deaconess Med Ctr
    B I Deaconess Med Ctr2004 - 2007
  • New York Downtown Hosp
    New York Downtown Hosp2003 - 2004
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2003
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
    Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 2000
  • Harvard College
    Harvard CollegeBA, Biochemical Sciences, cum laude, 1990 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
  • ND State Medical License
    ND State Medical License 2023 - 2023
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2014 - 2019
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2014 - 2016
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2005 - 2011
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2001 - 2005
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Award for Excellence of Teaching Harvard Medical School, 2006
  • Selected as Reporter Program participant to the AGA meeting American Gastroenterological Association/Wyeth-Ayerst Resident and Fellow Reporter Program, 2000

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Virtual Consultant model of tele-ICU care.  
    Venktesh R. Ramnath, Intensive Care Medicine
  • Specificity Analysis of Sera from Breast Cancer Patients Vaccinated with MUC1-KLH plus QS-21.  
    Adluri S, Gilewski T, Zhang S, Ramnath V, Ragupathi G, Livingston P, British Journal of Cancer 79(11/12):1806-1812
  • Expression in Transgenic Mice of Dominant Interfering Fas Mutations: A Model for Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS).  
    Choi Y, Ramnath V, Puck JM, Clinical Immunology 93(1):34-45

Abstracts/Posters

  • Expression in Transgenic Mice of Dominant Interfering Fas Mutations: A Model for Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS).
    Ramnath V, Choi Y, Puck JM, Mayo Foundation Research Symposium, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • Characterization of a Mouse Model of ALPS.
    Ramnath V, Choi Y, Puck JM, Hughes Medical Institute-NIH Research Symposium, Bethesda, MD

Lectures

  • Evaluation of Computerized Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Hepatic Abscess Visualization. 
    Harvard College, Cambridge, MA

Press Mentions

  • Letters to the Editor: Why Do Anti-Vaxxers Even Show up at Hospitals When They Get COVID?
    Letters to the Editor: Why Do Anti-Vaxxers Even Show up at Hospitals When They Get COVID?January 24th, 2022
  • CDC and WHO Warn of Measles Outbreak Risk After 22 Million Babies Missed Their Vaccines During Pandemic
    CDC and WHO Warn of Measles Outbreak Risk After 22 Million Babies Missed Their Vaccines During PandemicNovember 16th, 2021
  • Medicine Is an Imperfect Science. You Can Still Trust the Process
    Medicine Is an Imperfect Science. You Can Still Trust the ProcessSeptember 10th, 2021
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