Y. Pritham Raj, M.D.

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Pritham Raj specializes in the relationship between general internal medicine and psychiatry. In addition to the practice of general medicine, he has developed a med-psych teaching clinic, working with the internal medicine staff to care for patients using a “mind-body” approach.

To date, Dr. Raj has done clinical research in obesity, depression in the critically-ill, mild cognitive impairment/dementia, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). 
 
In his spare time, Dr. Raj enjoys spending time with his family. He is a classical trumpet player who also enjoys writing and traveling. During the fall, you can often expect to find Dr. Raj at FedEx Field in his hometown of Washington, D.C. rooting for his beloved Commanders.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 1997, University of Maryland School of Medicine
    • B.A., 1993, The Johns Hopkins University
  • Residency

    • Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, 2002
  • Certifications

    • Internal medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2003
    • Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2004
    • Psychosomatic Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2008

Memberships and associations:

  • Fellow: American College of Physicians

Areas of interest

  • transcranial magnetic stimulation

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Publications

  • Management of SIADH-related hyponatremia due to psychotropic medications – An expert consensus from the Association of Medicine and Psychiatry

    Journal of Psychosomatic Research
    1. Aaron Pinkhasov
    2. Glen Xiong
    3. James A. Bourgeois
    4. Thomas W. Heinrich
    5. Heather Huang
    6. Shanice Coriolan
    7. Aniyizhai Annamalai
    8. Jed P. Mangal
    9. Steven Frankel
    10. Michael Lang
    11. Y. Pritham Raj
    12. Matthew Dandois
    13. Kelly Barth
    14. Anne Louise Stewart
    15. Jeffrey Rado
    16. Justin Pesek
    17. Aaron Sanders
    18. E. Vanessa Spearman-McCarthy
    19. Jane Gagliardi
    20. Jess G. Fiedorowicz
  • A shot in the arm

    Current Psychiatry
    1. Dan H. Nguyen
    2. Y. Pritham Raj
  • Establish the cause, employ a multifactorial approach

    Current Psychiatry
    1. Y. Pritham Raj
  • Use of diuretics is associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease

    Neurobiology of Aging
    1. Yi Fang Chuang
    2. John C.S. Breitner
    3. Yen Ling Chiu
    4. Ara Khachaturian
    5. Kathleen Hayden
    6. Chris Corcoran
    7. Jo Ann Tschanz
    8. Maria Norton
    9. Ron Munger
    10. Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer
    11. Peter P. Zandi
    12. James Anthony
    13. Erin Bigler
    14. Ron Brookmeyer
    15. James Burke
    16. Eric Christopher
    17. Jane Gagliardi
    18. Robert Green
    19. Michael Helms
    20. Christine Hulette
    21. Liz Klein
    22. Carol Leslie
    23. Constantine Lyketsos
    24. John Morris
    25. Chiadi Onyike
    26. Truls Ostbye
    27. Ron Petersen
    28. Kathy Piercy
    29. Carl Pieper
    30. Brenda Plassman
    31. Peter Rabins
    32. Pritham Raj
    33. Ingmar Skoog
    34. David Steffens
    35. Martin Steinberg
    36. Marty Toohill
    37. Leslie Toone
    38. Jeannette Townsend
    39. Michael Williams
    40. Bonita Wyse
  • Treating thyroid disorders and depression

    Current Psychiatry
    1. Y. Pritham Raj
  • How primary care doctors can screen depression.

    Medical economics
    1. Y. Pritham Raj
  • Point and 5-year period prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia

    International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
    1. Martin Steinberg
    2. Huibo Shao
    3. Peter Zandi
    4. Constantine G. Lyketsos
    5. Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer
    6. Maria C. Norton
    7. John C.S. Breitner
    8. David C. Steffens
    9. Jo Ann T. Tschanz
    10. Kathleen Hayden
    11. Cara Brewer
    12. Tony Calvert
    13. Michelle McCart
    14. Tiffany Newman
    15. Roxane Pfister
    16. Nancy Sassano
    17. Joslin Werstack
    18. James Anthony
    19. Erin Bigler
    20. Ron Brookmeyer
    21. James Burke
    22. Eric Christopher
    23. Chris Corcoran
    24. Jane Gagliardi
    25. Robert Green
    26. Kathleen Hayden
    27. Michael Helms
    28. Christine Hulette
    29. Liz Klein
    30. Carol Leslie
    31. Constantine Lyketsos
    32. Lawrence Mayer
    33. John Morris
    34. Ron Munger
    35. Maria Norton
    36. Chiadi Onyike
    37. Truls Ostbye
    38. Ron Petersen
    39. Kathy Piercy
    40. Carl Pieper
    41. Brenda Plassman
    42. Peter Rabins
    43. Pritham Raj
    44. Russell Ray
    45. Linda Sanders
    46. Ingmar Skoog
    47. David Steffens
    48. Martin Steinberg
    49. Marty Toohill
    50. Leslie Toone
    51. Jeannette Townsend
    52. Jo Ann Tschanz
    53. Lauren Warren
    54. Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer
    55. Heidi Wengreen
    56. Michael Williams
    57. Bonita Wyse
    58. Peter Zandi
  • 'Throw the book at him"!

    Medical economics
    1. Y. Pritham Raj
  • Autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer's disease versus clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease in the Cache County Study on Memory and Aging

    Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
    1. Michael A. Fearing
    2. Erin D. Bigler
    3. Maria Norton
    4. Jo Ann Tschanz
    5. Christine Hulette
    6. Carol Leslie
    7. Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer
    8. James Anthony
    9. Ron Brookmeyer
    10. James Burke
    11. Michelle Carlson
    12. Eric Christopher
    13. Chris Corcoran
    14. Marion David
    15. Jane Gagliardi
    16. Robert Green
    17. Andrea Hart
    18. Michael Helms
    19. Liz Klein
    20. Carole Leslie
    21. John Morris
    22. Ron Munger
    23. Chiadi Onyike
    24. Truls Østbye
    25. Ron Petersen
    26. Kathy Piercy
    27. Carl Pieper
    28. Brenda Plassman
    29. Peter Rabins
    30. Pritham Raj
    31. Russell Ray
    32. Linda Sanders
    33. David C. Steffens
    34. Martin Steinberg
    35. Marty Toohill
    36. Leslie Toone
    37. Jeannette J. Townsend
    38. Heidi Wengreen
    39. Nancy West
    40. Michael Williams
    41. Bonita W. Wyse
  • Acute psychotic disorder after gastric bypass surgery

    American Journal of Psychiatry
    1. Wei Jiang
    2. Jane P. Gagliardi
    3. Y. Pritham Raj
    4. Erin J. Silvertooth
    5. Eric J. Christopher
    6. K. Ranga R. Krishnan
  • Lessons from a label maker.

    Annals of internal medicine
    1. Y. Pritham Raj