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Preeti Raghavan

Preeti Raghavan, MBBS

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • Tamil
  • Hindi
  • English

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Gender

Female

About Preeti Raghavan

Professional Titles

  • Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute Professor of Stroke Treatment, Recovery and Rehabilitation
  • Vice Chair for Research, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Director, Recovery and Rehabilitation, Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Background

Preeti Raghavan, M.B.B.S., is a rehabilitation physician specializing in stroke rehabilitation. Dr. Raghavan is the director of the Center of Excellence in Stroke Treatment, Recovery and Rehabilitation at the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute, as well as the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute Professor of Stroke Treatment, Recovery and Rehabilitation. She uses innovative approaches to rehabilitation from stroke and other brain injuries and holds several patents for new technologies to support stroke recovery.

Dr. Raghavan is an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, where she also serves as a vice chair for research. She completed a research fellowship in motor control and learning at Columbia University after a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her research interests include the recovery of arm and hand function after brain injury, treatment of muscle stiffness, improving access to cost-effective stroke rehabilitation and investigating how emotional regulation interacts with recovery.

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

Additional Academic Titles

Associate Professor of Neurology

Research Interests

development of novel technology and new treatments for muscle stiffness, emotional regulation and its interaction with recovery., Interventions to enhance motor recovery after stroke

Selected Publications

  • Amorapanth PX, Aluru V, Stone J, Yousefi A, Tang A, Cox S, Aronson M, Bilaloglu S, Lu Y, Rath J, Long C, Im B, Raghavan, P. Traumatic Brain Injury Results in Altered Physiologic, But Not Subjective Responses to Emotional Stimuli. Brain Inj. 2018 Sep 27:1-8. DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2018.1519598. 

  • Ilunga TD, Seals SR, Raghavan P. Correlates of physical function among stroke survivors: an examination of the 2015 BRFSS. Public Health. 2018 Feb;155:17-22. DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.11.007. Epub 2017 Dec 22.

  • Jayasree-Krishnan V, Ghosh S, Palumbo A, Kapila V, Raghavan P. Developing a Framework for Designing and Deploying Technology-Assisted Rehabilitation Post Stroke. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2020 Nov 2; Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001634

  • Rangan A, Mcgrouther CC, Kelsoe J, Schork N, Stahl E, Zhu Q, Krishnan A, Yao V, Troyanskay O, Bilaloglu S, Raghavan P. A loop-counting method for covariate-corrected low-rank biclustering of gene-expression and genome-wide association study data. PLOS Computational Biology. 2018 May 14;14(5):e1006105. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006105.

  • Seixas A, Chung DP, Richards SL, Madhavaram S, Raghavan P, Gago J, Casimir G, Jean-Louis G. The impact of short and long sleep duration on instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) among stroke survivors. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2019 Jan 4;15:177-182. DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S177527. eCollection 2019.

Patents

  • Use of Hyaluronidase for Treatment of Muscle Stiffness, PCT/US2015/040767
  • Rehabilitative training devices for use by stroke patients, US Patent 8,523,792 B2
  • Provisional Patent for Cost-Effective Mechatronic Devices for Stroke Rehabilitation, U.S. Application no. 62/152,315
  • Non-Provisional Patent for Modular Multi-Joint Rehabilitation Training System and Method, PCT/US14/45103
  • Non-Provisional Patent for Game-Based Sensorimotor Rehabilitator, PCT/US2014/038124

Honors

  • Howard A. Rusk Associate Professor for Rehabilitation Research, NYU Langone, 1/1/18
  • Invited Participant, The Kottke Society, an honorary society dedicated to the advancement of physiatry which brings together the leading minds in physiatry to explore and discuss the future of the specialty, 1/1/18
  • Women in Medicine Honoree, Association of Academic Physiatrists, 1/1/17
  • YoungStroke Champion Award, 1/1/16
  • Selected to NSF funded I-corps program for academic entrepreneurs, 1/1/14
  • Selected to participate in Mentor Development Program, New York University School of Medicine, 1/1/14
  • Stroke Disparity Training certificate, Center for Stroke Disparities Solutions, New York University School of Medicine, 1/1/14
  • Invited Participant, NIH/NINDS sponsored Interventions Designed to Eliminate and Solve (IDEAS) Stroke Disparities Workshop, 1/1/13
  • Mid-Career Award, The Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1/1/13
  • Invited Participant, NIH/NICHD-sponsored Plasticity Workshop, 1/1/11
  • Invited to Program in Academic Leadership (PAL), The Association of Academic Physiatrists, 1/1/09

Lectures & Presentations

  • A New Paradigm for Understanding Spasticity, Invited Presentation, World Congress of Neurorehabilitation, Mumbai, India, 2/9/18
  • Challenges and Opportunities in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Talk to Medical Students at NJIT, New Jersey Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Newark, New Jersey, 2/12/18
  • Envisioning the Future of Stroke Care Throughout the Continuum, Keynote Speaker, Annual Stroke Symposium, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 5/18/18
  • Envisioning the Future of Stroke Recovery, Grand Rounds, department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 4/24/18
  • How can we structure training for recovery of arm and hand function post stroke?, Breakout session talk, Annual Stroke Symposium, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 5/18/18
  • Technology to Advance the Standard of Care in Rehabilitation after Stroke, Lightening Talk, NYU Health Tech Symposium, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, 6/8/18
  • The Future of Stroke Care, Lecture to students of Health-Related Career Opportunities Program (HCOP), NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, 6/6/18
  • The Past, Present and Future of Robotic Technology in Upper Limb Recovery, Talk, World Congress of Neurorehabilitation, Mumbai, India, 2/8/18
  • The Role of Hyaluronan in Spasticity, Muscle Stiffness and Contracture, Invited Presentation, Conference on Contractures in Duchenne and Other Neuromuscular Conditions, NIH, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Chicago, Illinois, 4/19/18
  • Top Down versus Bottom Up Strategies for Motor Recovery Post Stroke, Presentation to scientists at the Center for Motor Recovery and the BLAM lab, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 4/24/18

Memberships

  • Association of Academic Physiatrists,

    Member Global Academic Physiatry Task Force

  • Association of Academic Physiatrists,

    Member Research Committee

  • American Society of Neurorehabilitation,

    Member Advocacy Committee

  • American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • American Physiological Society
  • Society for Neuroscience
  • Association of Academic Physiatrists,

     Member Program Committee

  • Resident Physician Council,

    Vice Chair, Research Advisory and Advocacy Committee

  • Resident Physician Council,

    American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Program Representative

Professional Activities

  • Programs to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Research (PRIDE), Peer Mentor, 1/1/14 - 12/31/14
  • Third Street Music School Settlement, Board of Directors (voluntary), 1/1/17 - 12/31/17
  • YoungStroke Inc., Medical Director, 1/1/14 - 12/31/14
  • YoungStroke, Inc, Chairperson, International Scientific Advisory Board, 1/1/15 - 12/31/15

Locations

  1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    • 1800 Orleans Street, Meyer 1-163, Baltimore, MD 21287

    Expertise

    Education

    Montefiore Medical Center

    Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2002

    Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospitals

    Medical Education, MBBS, 1997

    Board Certifications

    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2024

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    • Cigna
    • First Health
    • Geisinger Health Plan
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    • Humana
    • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
    • MultiPlan
    • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
    • Point Comfort Underwriters
    • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
    • UnitedHealthcare
    • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)

    Ratings & Reviews

    5 out of 5

    31 ratings, 17 reviews

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    Average provider Overall Rating by Patient rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Average provider Provider Explained Things Clearly rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Provider Showed Respect
    Average provider Provider Showed Respect rating 5 out of 5 stars
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      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 1/8/2025

      Super enthusiastic and very knowledgeable

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 12/18/2024

      Exceptional provider

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 12/11/2024

      Dr. Preeti Raghavan is very caring, responsive and very intelligent. She communicated with me very well even in her off hours. She went out of her way to provide the highest quality care. Very impressed by her level of knowledge of her specialty.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 11/27/2024

      Dr Raghavan is an amazing doctor and who listened to my concerns and has benefited greatly in my ability to walk and providing me with advice and guidance during my treatment. I feel like she has been critical in my care.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 11/6/2024

      I really appreciate Dr Raghaven.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 11/6/2024

      Dr. Raghavan is exceptional. She is extraordinarily kind, patient, understanding and professional!

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 11/6/2024

      She is amazing I trust her with my life.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 10/16/2024

      Very Knowledgeable.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 9/18/2024

      Excellent provider, caring and supportive

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 7/3/2024

      The best provider for my condition. The improvements in my condition are unmistakable.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 6/12/2024

      Very compassionate and thorough.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 6/11/2024

      Wonderful.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 5/8/2024

      Dr. Raghavan does an extremely good job of explaining the procedure, the reasons for it, and expectations following it.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 3/27/2024

      Excellent, listen to all my concerns, gave a good advise on medical equipment I was about to waste my money on. Super good doctor!

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 3/27/2024

      Excellent provider

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 3/13/2024

      Excellent doctor

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 3/6/2024

      Nice sweet calm