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Vimal Master Sanker Raj, MD

Section Chief/ Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Nephrology)

Associate Head of Research

Department of Pediatrics

Pediatrics Residency

Pronouns: he/him/his

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About

I chose Pediatric Nephrology because it offers me the unique opportunity to practice in a wide variety of settings, including outpatient, inpatient, and intensive care. I enjoy the ability to collaborate with other specialties in providing the best possible care, and in being an advocator for children with kidney diseases.

Selected Publications

  • Raj VM, Alladin A, Pfeiffer B et al. Therapeutic plasma exchange in the treatment of exertional heat stroke and multiorgan failure. PediatrNephrol. 2013 Jun; 28(6):971-4.
  • Raj VM, Freundlich M, Hamideh D, Alvarez O, Seeherunvong W, Abitbol C et al. Abnormalities in renal tubular phosphate handling in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Dec; 61(12):2267-70.
  • Marissa Defreitas, Alcia Edwards-Richards, Vimal Master Sankar Raj et al. Pediatric Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Case Study and Literature Review. Ann Paediatr Rheum. 2014; 3(2): 77-87.
  • Master Sankar Raj V, Garcia J, Gordillo R. 17-Year-Old Boy with Renal Failure and the Highest Reported Creatinine in Pediatric Literature. Case Rep Pediatr. 2015; 2015:703960. doi: 10.1155/2015/703960.
  • Vimal Master Sankar Raj, Roberto Gordillo, and Deepa H. Chand. Overview of C3 Glomerulopathy. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2016 May 6; 4:45. doi:10.3389/fped.2016.00045. eCollection 2016.
  • Vimal Master Sankar Raj, Roberto Gordillo, Diana Warnecke and Deepa H Chand. Overview of Nephronophthisis: A Genetically Heterogeneous Ciliopathy. 2016; Pediatr Neonatal Nurs 2(3):doi http://dx.doi.org/10.16966/2470-0983.115
  • Vimal Master Sankar Raj, Dilip Patel, Lakshmi Ramachandran. Chronic Kidney disease and sports participation by children and adolescents. Translational Pediatrics. 2017; Jul; 6(3): 207–214.
  • Vimal Master sankar Raj and Priyal Patel: The role of clinical psychologist in Pediatric Nephrology. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2022 Oct;69(5):941-949.doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2022.05.007.

Education

- Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship: Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami
- Pediatric Residency: Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
- Medical School: Thanjavur Medical College, India

Licensures and Certifications

  • Michigan, Educational Limited License
  • Michigan, Controlled Substance license
  • Michigan, Medical Doctor
  • Florida, Educational Limited License
  • Illinois, Physician License
  • Illinois, Controlled Substance License
  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, Tamil Nadu Medical Counsel, India
  • Pediatric Board, American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
  • Pediatric Nephrology Board. American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)

Professional Memberships

  • American Board of Pediatrics
  • American Society of Nephrology

Research Currently in Progress

  • Urinary biomarkers of renal injury in neonates born to mothers with preeclampsia