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Rangasamy
Ramanathan, MD
- Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
- Associate Division Chief, USC Division of Neonatal Medicine
- Section Head, Division of Neonatology, LAC+USC Women's
& Children's Hospital
- Director, Neonatal Fellowship Program and Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit at LAC+USC Women's & Children's Hospital
Research Interests
- Surfactant therapy for RDS and ARDS
- Noninvasive ventilation in neonates
- Cardiorespiratory monitoring
- Prevention of acute and chronic lung injury
- Molecular basis for lung injury
- Study of respiratory control disorders in newborn infants
- Pathophysiology of refractory hypotension in neonates
Degrees
- Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Madras
University, Senior House Surgeon in Pediatrics
- Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Madras
University, Residency in Pediatrics, Diploma in Child Health
(D.C.H., 1977-1978)
- Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children,
Madras University, Residency in Pediatrics (M.D. Pediatrics,
1979-1981)
Residency
- New York Medical College New York, Residency in
Pediatrics, 1982-1984
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Fellowship
- Clinical Fellowship in Neonatology, LAC+USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, 1984-1986
- Research Fellow in Neonatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
1986-1987
- Indian Board of Pediatrics, 1981
- American Board of Pediatrics, 1987
- American Board of Pediatrics - Sub-board of Neonatal-Perinatal
Medicine, 1987
| HONORS & AWARDS |
- SWPSICL Trophy for Best Presentation South Western
Pediatric Society Annual Spring Meeting, 1999
- SWPSICL Trophy for Best Presentation “You
Mouth Your Tale well” - Award
South Western Pediatric Society Annual Spring Meeting,
2002
- Outstanding Teacher Award, Class
of 2004, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of
Medicine, University of Southern California, 2004
- Physician of the Year Award, Good
Samaritan Hospital, Keck School of Medicine, University
of Southern California, 2004
- Richard H. Paul. M.D. Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Distinguished Teaching Award, Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine,
University of Southern California, 2005
- Best Doctors in America, 2005
Local Societies
- Western Society for Pediatric Research – 1994-Present
- South Western Pediatric Society, 1997-Present
- California Association of Neonatologists, 1997-Present
- Los Angeles Academy of Medicine, 1998-2004
National Societies
- Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics –
1987-Present
- Fellow of the American Thoracic Society –
1988-Present
- Section on Perinatal Pediatrics – 1990-Present
- American Pediatric Society, 2002-Present
| ACADEMIC
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Dr. Ram's extensive involvement as an educator in the
Division and in the medical school, along with his many
administrative roles, can be reviewed in PDF
format.
Dr. Ram's publications and abstracts, as well as his
list of invited lectures, workshops and symposiums can
be viewed in PDF
format.
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