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Office
375 N Wall St, P410
Kankakee, IL 60901Phone+1 815-933-3814Fax+1 815-933-3846
Summary
- Dr. Raju Z. Abraham is a pulmonologist in Kankakee, IL and is affiliated with Riverside Medical Center and AMITA Health St. Mary's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Christian Medical College, Vellore and has been in practice 44 years. He specializes in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, sleep medicine and neurocritical care.
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1992 - 1996
- Michael Reese Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1992
- Christian Medical College VelloreClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1993 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 1994 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
- American Board of Sleep MedicineBoard Certified in Sleep Medicine
- United Council for Neurologic SubspecialtiesBoard Certified in Neurocritical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Physician of the Year Riverside Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2015
- Physician of the Year Award Presence St. Mary�s Hospital, 2012
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification RcopiaMU EHR, DrFirst.com, Inc., 2011-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A red herring CVA with unexpected outcome: illustrative case.Charles Swanson, Raju Z Abraham, Michael Ruebhausen, Juan Jimenez
Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2022-01-10 - 2 citationsEtiologies and risks of splenic decapsulation after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: case report and literature review.Vijeta Pamudurthy, Raju Abraham, Thomas Betlej, Ashish R. Shah, Dong Kim
Endoscopy International Open. 2018-02-28 - 1 citationsDrains and Blushes: A Case of Impaired Venous Drainage Mimicking Pulmonary Torsion.Nazia Alvi, Raju Abraham, Philip Alexander, Thomas Betlej, Arun Jagannathan
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017-06-01
Journal Articles
- Trending Proinflammatory markers to prognosticate mechanical ventilation iin COVID-19P T Kozak, S M Kozla, A T Mariano, Raju Z. Abraham, M T Phillips, M J Anderson, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 2023
- Drains and Blushes: A Case of Impaired Venous Drainage Mimicking Pulmonary TorsionN. Alvi, Abraham Z. Raju, P. Alexander, T. Betlej and A. Jagannathan, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2017
- Cyclic GMP is a Second Messenger by which Nitric Oxide Inhibits Diaphragm ContractionRaju Z. Abraham, L. Kobzik, M.R. Moody, M.B. Reid and J.S. Stamler, Comp Biochem Physiol, 1/1/1998
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Abstracts/Posters
- The Temporal Profile of a Mycotic AneurysmA. Siddique, P. Nguyen, A. Zeglen, R Z ABRAHAM, M. Phillips, N. Chandan, ATS E- Virtual 2020, 8/1/2020
- The Enigma of a peripherally placed Central Venous CatheterS. Qadir, N.Alvi, A. Zeglen, A. Jagannathan, R. Z. ABRAHAM, ATS E- Virtual 2020, 8/1/2020
- A Rare ALH Type of Relatively Benign Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis.N. Rawal, R. Z. Abraham, T. Betlej, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 201: A3145
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Lectures
- Case Presentations with relevance in management of AsthmaRiverside Medical Center, Kankakee, IL - 1/1/1998
- Antidepressants and REM SleepRush-Presbyterian St. Luke�s Medical Center, Chicago, IL - 1/1/1998
- Calcium Channel Blocker OverdoseBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - 1/1/1996
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Professional Memberships
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- Neurocritical Care SocietyMember
- American Association of Physicians of Indian OriginMember
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