Rajesh R. Yadav
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Section of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1992 | Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA, MD, National Board of Medical Examiners I, II, III |
| 1987 | The University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, BS, Electrical Engineering with a subspecialty in Biomedical and Computer Engineering |
Postgraduate Training
| 2003-2003 | Clinical Research Training Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2002-2002 | Legal & Compliance Issues, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2002-2002 | Discrimination Training, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2002-2002 | Principles and Federal Regulations in Clinical Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 1992-1997 | Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA |
Board Certifications
| 1998 | American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Section of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1999 - 2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Alliance, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, 1999 - 2006
Physiatrist, Woodland Village Nursing Home, New Orleans, LA, 1997 - 1997
Instructor, Department of Medicine, Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 1997 - 1999
Member, Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 1997 - 1999
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Shin KY, Guo Y, Konzen B, Fu J, Yadav R, Bruera E. Inpatient Cancer Rehabilitation: The Experience of a National Comprehensive Cancer Center. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 90(5):(suppl):S63-S68, 2011. PMID: 21765265.
- Asher A, Palmer JL, Yadav RR, Yusuf SW, Konzen B, Bruera E, Guo Y. The Effects of a Brief Relaxation Program on Symptom Distress and Heart Rate Variability in Cancer Patients. PM&R 2(7):636-641, 2010. PMID: 20659719.
- Fu JB, Parsons HA, Shin KY, Guo Y, Konzen BS, Yadav RR, Smith DW. Comparison of Functional Outcomes in Low and High Grade Astrocytoma Rehabilitation Inpatients. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 89(3):205-12, 2010. PMID: 20068429.
- Caban M, Yadav R. Rehabilitation of Breast Cancer-Related Functional Deficits. Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 20(1):1-23, 2008.
- Yadav R. Rehabilitation of Surgical Cancer Patients at University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. J Surgical Oncology 95:361-9, 2007. PMID: 71345588.
- Montoya M, Fossella F, Palmer JL, Kaur G, Pace EA, Yadav R, Simmonds M, Gillis T, Bruera E. Objective Evaluation of Physical Function in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer: A Preliminary Report. J Palliat Med 9(2):309-16, 2006. PMID: 16629561.
- Guo Y, Yadav R. Improving the patient's function after total sacrectomy by using a lumbar-sacral corset. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 81(1):72-6, 2002. PMID: 11807338.
Invited Articles
- Yadav RR. Rehabilitation of surgical cancer patients at a major cancer center. J Surg Oncol 95(5):361-9, 2007.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Yadav R. Stroke and Related Medical Complications, 1998.
- Yadav R, Siddiqui F, Biundo J. Potential Use of Erythropoietin in Patients Undergoing Elective Spine Surgery, and Their Rehabilitation Outcomes, 1997.
- Yadav R, Filiberto J, Siddiqui F, Biundo J. Role of Platelet Derived Growth Factor in Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers, 1995.
- Yadav R, DeBoisblanc B, Svec F, Summer W. Admission Dehydroepiandesterone/Cortisol Ratio Correlates with Severity of Illness and Need for Mechanical Ventilation, 1992.
Other Articles
- Yadav R Neoplastic Lumbosacral Plexopathy. emedicine: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. emedicine: an on-line medical reference, 2007.
- Yadav R Radiation Induced Lumbosacral Plexopathy. emedicine: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. emedicine: an on-line medical reference, 2005.
- Yadav R Neoplastic Lumbosacral Plexopathy. emedicine: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. emedicine: an on-line medical reference, 2005.
Abstracts
- Nelson M, Palmer JL, Fu JB, Williams JL, Yadav RR, Guo Y. Effect of hyponatremia on cancer patients' in-patient rehabilitation length of stay. J Clin Oncol (suppl; abstr e20626), 2013.
- Yadav R, Fosella F, Palmer JL, Simmonds M, Kaur G, Willey J, Bruera E. An Objective Evaluation of Functional Ability (OEF) in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer. ASCO ID#102231, 2003.
Book Chapters
- Yadav RR. Paraneoplastic Syndromes Affecting the Nervous System. In: Cancer Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference Series). Demos Medical Publishing, 104-105, 2013.
- Yadav RR. Radiation Effects: Myelitis. In: Cancer Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference Series). Demos Medical Publishing, 118-119, 2013.
- Yadav RR. Sacrectomy. In: Cancer Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference Series). Demos Medical Publishing, 120-121, 2013.
- Yadav RR. Spinal Cord Compression (SCC). In: Cancer Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference Series). Demos Medical Publishing, 37-40, 2013.
- Yadav R, Shin KY, Guo Y, Konzen B.. Cancer Rehabilitation. In: Medical Care of Cancer Patients. BC Decker: USA, 563-70, 2009.
- Caban M, Yadav R.. Rehabilitation of Breast Cancer-Related Functional Deficits. In: Critical Reviews in Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine. 1, 1-22, 2008.
- Gillis T, Yadav R, Guo Y. Rehabilitation of Patients with Neurological Tumors and Tumor-Related Disabilities. In: Cancer in the Nervous System. 2nd, 470-92, 2002.
- Gillis T, Yadav R. Rehabilitation of the Patient with Soft Tissue Sarcoma. In: Atlas of Clinical Oncology Soft Tissue Sarcomas, 391-407, 2002.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 02, 2024