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Office
911 Bypass Road
Pikeville, KY 41501Phone+1 606-218-6408
Summary
- Dr. Rishi Raj is an endocrinologist in Pikeville, KY and is affiliated with Pikeville Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Patna Medical College and has been in practice 5 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Hindi. He specializes in adrenal disease, diabetes, lipid metabolism, and thyroid and is experienced in type i diabetes mellitus, type ii diabetes mellitus, obesity and obesity-related disorders, gestational diabetes, and insulin pump management.
Education & Training
- University of Kentucky College of MedicineFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2018 - 2020
- Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical CenterChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2017 - 2018
- Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2018
- Patna Medical CollegeClass of 2014, MBBS
Certifications & Licensure
- KY State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- WA State Medical License 2019 - 2021
- NJ State Medical License 2016 - 2020
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Travel Trainee Award, Endocrine Fellows Series: Type 1 Diabetes Care and Management Endocrine Society, 2019
- Travel Trainee Award, Pituitary Society Master Course - Essentials of Pituitary Diseases for Fellows-in-Training The Pituitary Society, 2019
- Travel Trainee Award, Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research Combined Annual Meeting of CSCTR and MWAFMR, 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPolypharmacy in a Patient With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Rishi Raj, Douglas Owen, Douglas Owen, Lakshmi Kannan, Ummerubab Syeda
Cureus. 2022-02-01 - 25 citationsAdverse Events Related to Tirzepatide.Rahul Mishra, Rishi Raj, Ghada Elshimy, Isain Zapata, Lakshmi Kannan
Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2023-02-09 - 24 citationsTime in range, as measured by continuous glucose monitor, as a predictor of microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review.Rishi Raj, Rahul Mishra, Nivedita Jha, Vivek Joshi, Ricardo Correa
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 2022-01-01
Journal Articles
- POSTOPERATIVE HYPOCALCEMIA FOLLOWING PARATHYROIDECTOMY FOR GIANT PARATHYROID ADENOMARishi Raj; Adele Amine; Demetrios Herodotou, AACE Clinical Case Reports, 11/23/2020
- Fever of Unknown Origin as a Sole Presentation of Subacute Thyroiditis in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report with Literature ReviewRishi Raj, Srujana Yada, Aasems Jacob, Dileep Unnikrishnan, and Wael Ghali, Case Reports in Endocrinology, 1/1/2018
- Severe Symptomatic Hyponatremia Secondary to Escitalopram-Induced SIADH: A Case Report with Literature ReviewRishi Raj, Aasems Jacob, Ajay Venkatanarayan, Mohankumar Doraiswamy, and Manjula Ashok, Case Reports in Nephrology, 1/1/2018
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Abstracts/Posters
- Malnutrition Inflammation Complex Syndrome: An Unusual Cause of Low Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Chronic Kidney DiseaseChinmay Patel , Rishi Raj , Qurratulain Elahi , Ayesha Ghayur, National Kidney Foundation 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings, Virtual Meeting, 4/5/2021
- "Are we CAT-O-maniac?" Study of Appropriateness of CT-Angiography of Chest to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Suspected PERaj R, ATS International Conference, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2018
- Impact of patient load on documentation quality among residentsRaj R, ACP NJ Chapter; Society of hospital medicine annual meeting, Princeton, NJ, 2018; Orlando, FL, 2018, 1/1/2018
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Authored Content
- ENDO 2021: A Welcome Change for Time-in-RangeMarch 2021
Press Mentions
- Serious Adverse Events Rare Among Adults Receiving Tirzepatide in Clinical TrialsApril 19th, 2023
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Other Languages
- Hindi
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