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Office
6701 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 832-824-1000Fax+1 323-361-8174
Summary
- Dr. Rajkumar Venkatramani is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Texas Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Kilpauk Medical College and has been in practice 14 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Tamil and Hindi. He specializes in pediatric solid tumor oncology and is experienced in thyroid cancer, hepatoblastoma, pediatric solid tumor oncology, combined modality therapy, and neoplasm staging.
Education & Training
- Children's Hospital Los AngelesFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2008 - 2011
- University of Southern CaliforniaMS, Clinical and Biomedical Investigations, 2009 - 2010
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at PeoriaResidency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2008
- Kilpauk Medical CollegeClass of 2003
- University of Central LancashireCertificate, Qauntitative and Qualitative Health Research Methods
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
- TX State Medical License 2014 - 2026
- IL State Medical License 2005 - 2008
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctors, Texas Rising Stars 2015
- Top Doctors Pasadena 2014
- Walter Laug Distinguished Teacher Award for Outstanding Teaching, Guidance and Inspiration Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship, 2013
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Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsAlveolar rhabdomyosarcoma with regional nodal involvement: Results of a combined analysis from two cooperative groups.Soledad Gallego, Yueh Yun Chi, Gian Luca De Salvo, Minjie Li, Johannes H. M. Merks
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2021-03-01 - 46 citationsAn update on rhabdomyosarcoma risk stratification and the rationale for current and future Children's Oncology Group clinical trials.Josephine H Haduong, Christine M Heske, Wendy Allen-Rhoades, Wei Xue, Lisa A Teot
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2022-04-01 - 5 citationsFeasibility of combining temsirolimus to vincristine, dactinomycin, cyclophosphamide, and vincristine and irinotecan chemotherapy for children with intermediate-risk r...Sapna Oberoi, Amria Qumseya, Wei Xue, Douglas J Harrison, Erin R Rudzinski
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2023-05-26
Journal Articles
- Translocation t(7;12) as the Sole Chromosomal Abnormality Resulting in ACTB-GLI1 Fusion in Pediatric Gastric TumorCastro E, Santiago NC, Ferguson L, Rao PH, Venkatramani R, López-Terrada D, Human Pathology, 1/10/2016
- Improving outcomes for children with rare cancersPotter S,. Venkatramani R, Oncology Times, 1/1/2016
- Unremitting rash, neck masses complicate toddler’s diagnosisPai A, Venkatramani R, Thompson M, Contemporary Pediatrics, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: 25 Years Of Experience At Texas Children’s HospitalRainusso N, Nuchtern JG, Chintagumpala M, Allen-Rhoades W, Quintanilla N, Venkatramani R, 48th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Dublin, Ireland, 1/19/2016
- Outcomes Of Patients With Wilms Tumor And Brain Metastases Enrolled On National Wilms Tumor Studies 1-5: A Report From The Children's Oncology Group.Venkatramani R, Chi Y, Coppes M, Malogolowkin M, Kalapurakal J, Tian J, Dome JS, 48th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Dublin, Ireland, 1/19/2016
- A Retrospective Review of 19 Cases of Pediatric Melanoma From a Single Institution.Mitre V, Venkatramani R, Hunt R, Society of Pediatric Dermatology 42nd annual meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 1/14/2016
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Lectures
- Carcinomas in the children and young adults: A report form Children’s Oncology Group APEC14B1 study.2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
- Approach to Pediatric CancerSree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India - 1/17/2016
- Management of thyroid nodules and cancer in childrenAustin, TX - 1/16/2016
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Other
- Osteosarcoma- disease based briefingVenkatramani R, Rainusso N, Wang L, Review of Cancer Medicines on the WHO List of Essential Medicines
http://www.who.int/selection_medicines/committees/expert/20/applications/cancer/en/
1/1/2014
Press Mentions
- Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Announces 2023 Grant Recipients to Accelerate Discovery of New Treatments for Pediatric CancersMay 26th, 2023
- Touching Moment Boy, 4, Rings ‘Survivors’ Bell’ to Celebrate Beating Rare Form of CancerMarch 19th, 2019
Committees
- Chair, ASPHO Communications Committee 2015 - Present
- Member, COG Renal Tumor Committee 2014 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Society of Pediatric Hematology OncologyMember
Other Languages
- Tamil, Hindi
External Links
- Profilehttp://txch.org/doctors/dr-rajkumar-venkatramani/
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