Sudhir S. Rajan, MD, FACP, FCCP

Biography

Assistant Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Rajan is a Permanente Medical Group physician based at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, where he also serves as Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency. Dr. Rajan specializes in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and critical care medicine, and has published widely on these topics.

Education and Training

Degrees: BA, University of California, Berkeley
MD, Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies

Residency: Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center

Fellowship: Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of California at Irvine Medical Center, VA Long Beach Health Care System

Professional Positions

Hospitalist Pool Physician: The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center); 2004-2005

Staff Physician: The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center); 2008-present

Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated): Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of General Medical Disciplines; 2014–2018

Associate Program Director and Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine Residency: Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center; 2010-present

Honors and Awards

Attending Distinguished Teaching Award: The Permanente Medical Group; 2009-2012, 2015

Medical Student Teaching Award: The Permanente Medical Group; 2013-2014, 2017

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Skarecky DW, Brenner M, Rajan S. Zero Positive Surgical Margins after Radical Prostatectomy: Is the End in Sight. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2008 Nov; 5(6):709-17.
Hubbard M, Rajan S, Nasiri H. Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Aortic Balloon Counter-Pulsation in Amniotic Fluid Embolism. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 187;2013:A2960 (Abstract)
Beg M, Mahtosh P, Rajan S, Nasiri H, Liu V. Independent lung ventilation in management of pneumothorax. J Case Rep Images Med 2015;1:10-13 (Abstract)
Beg M, Fisher S, Siu D, Rajan S, Troxell L, Liu V. Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome with and without Dexmedetomidine. The Permanente Medical Journal. 2016 Spring; 20(2):49-53.
Wang SL, Cha HH, Lin JR, Francis B, Elizabeth W, Martin P, Rajan S. Impact of Physician Education and a Dedicated Inferior Vena Cava Filter Tracking System on Inferior Vena Cava Filter Use and Retrieval Rates, Across a Large US Health Care Region. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 May; 27(5): 740-8.