RakeshKJainMD

Cardiology • Farmville, VA

Interventional Cardiology

Director-Cardiac catheterization Lab.

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Office
900 W. Third Street
Farmville, VA 23901
Phone+1 434-392-4370

Education & Training

Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 1989 - 1990
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1986 - 1989
MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 1987 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1984 - 1990
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Professional EHR, Allscripts, 2011-2013
Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2003
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

A Phase 3 Clinical Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of BioChaperone PDGF-BB In the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcer Start of enrollment: 2014 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

282 citations
Direct measurement of interstitial convection and diffusion of albumin in normal and neoplastic tissues by fluorescence photobleaching
Srikanth R. Chary, Rakesh K. Jain
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1989-07-01
1084 citations
Antiangiogenesis Strategies Revisited: From Starving Tumors to Alleviating Hypoxia
Rakesh K. Jain
Cancer Cell. 2014-11-10
1174 citations
Enhancing cancer immunotherapy using antiangiogenics: opportunities and challenges.
Dai Fukumura, Jonas Kloepper, Zohreh Amoozgar, Dan G. Duda, Rakesh K. Jain
Nature Reviews. Clinical Oncology. 2018-03-06

Journal Articles

Retraction Note: A Homing System Targets Therapeutic T Cells to Brain Cancer
Nabil Ahmed, Fong W Lam, Meenakshi Hegde, Jordan S Orange, Thomas Shum, Rakesh K Jain, Nature
Mechanisms of Enhanced Drug Delivery in Brain Metastases with Focused Ultrasound-Induced Blood–Tumor Barrier Disruption
Rakesh Jain, MD, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Phase I and Biomarker Study of Plerixafor and Bevacizumab in Recurrent High-Grade Glioma
Elizabeth Gerstner, Rakesh K Jain, Tracy Batchelor, Clinical Cancer Research
A Phase II and Biomarker Study of Sorafenib Combined with FOLFOX in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Hui Zheng, Rakesh K Jain, Lipika Goyal, Andrew X Zhu, Clinical Cancer Research
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Press Mentions

Trekking: Walking Uphill & Downhill!August 4th, 2017

Grant Support

Overcoming Resistance To Anti-Vegf Treatment Of GlioblastomaNational Cancer Institute2012
Probing Tumor Microenvironment Using NanotechnologyNational Cancer Institute2008–2012
Administrative CoreNational Cancer Institute2006–2012
Integrative Pathophysiology Of Solid TumorsNational Cancer Institute2000–2012
Training Program In Integrative Pathophysiology Of Solid TumorsNational Cancer Institute2008–2011
Role Of Bmdcs In Solid Tumor Growth And RelapseNational Cancer Institute2006–2010
Improving Interstitial Transport In TumorsNational Cancer Institute2006–2010
Integrative Biology Of Tumor MetastasisNational Cancer Institute2005–2009
Training Program In Pathophysiology Of Solid TumorsNational Cancer Institute2003–2007
Anti-Angiogenesis/Drugs In Tumors--Bench /Bedside &BackNational Cancer Institute2005
Biology Of Tumor Angiogenesis, Invasion And MetastasisNational Cancer Institute2000–2004
Supplement To Po1 Ca-80124-03-Integrative PathophysiolNational Cancer Institute2003
Conference On Angiogenesis In Cancer And Other DiseasesNational Cancer Institute2002
Transport Properties Of Tumor InterstitiumNational Cancer Institute2000–2002
Training In Integrative Pathophysiology Of Solid TumorsNational Cancer Institute1998–2002
Pathophysiology Of Experimental And Human TumorsNational Cancer Institute1993–1999
Gordon Conference--Angiogenesis/MicrocirculationNational Cancer Institute1995
Tumor Tissues During Hyperthermia And HyperglycemiaNational Cancer Institute1991–1993
Macromolecular Transport In Neoplastic Capillary BedsNational Cancer Institute1991–1993
Heterogeneous Distribution Of Antibodies In TumorsNational Cancer Institute1991–1993
Heterogeneous Distribution Of Antibodies In TumorsNational Cancer Institute1991
Macromolecular Transport In Neoplastic Capillary BedsNational Cancer Institute1985–1991
Tumor Tissues During Hyperthermia And HyperglycemiaNational Cancer Institute1989–1990
Normal &Tumor Tissues In Hyperthermia &HyperglycemiaNational Cancer Institute1986–1988
Hyperglycemia And Hyperthermia On Tumor PhysiologyNational Cancer Institute1985–1986