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26545
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13699
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6958

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Rajiv Kumar is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has a significant body of research primarily in the field of Medicine with a focus on Nephrology, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, and Surgery.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas including:

  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions
  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research

Rajiv Kumar has published extensively in several notable scientific journals with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of Applied Physiology

Among recent publications are:

  • "Burosumab for the Treatment of Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia" (2020) in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • "Skeletal and extraskeletal disorders of biomineralization" (2022) in Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • "Weight loss over time and survival: a landmark analysis of 1000+ prospectively treated and monitored lung cancer patients" (2020) in Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • "Chemical Characterization and Quantification of Circulating Intact PTH and PTH Fragments by High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry in Chronic Renal Failure" (2021) in Clinical Chemistry
  • "Phosphatonins: From Discovery to Therapeutics" (2022) in Endocrine Practice

Frequent collaborators in their work include Kittrawee Kritmetapak, Ravinder J. Singh, Louis Losbanos, Jolaine M. Hines, and Theodore A. Craig.

The scientist has been recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians, which is noted among their professional honors.

Best Publications

  • BubR1 insufficiency causes early onset of aging-associated phenotypes and infertility in mice.

    Darren J. Baker;Karthik B. Jeganathan;J. Douglas Cameron;Michael Thompson

  • Dendritic cell modulation by 1α,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 and its analogs: A vitamin D receptor-dependent pathway that promotes a persistent state of immaturity in vitro and in vivo

    Matthew D. Griffin;Ward Lutz;Vy A. Phan;Lori A. Bachman

  • Differential effects of endocrine dysfunction on the axial and the appendicular skeleton.

    E Seeman;H W Wahner;K P Offord;R Kumar

  • Impaired vitamin D metabolism with aging in women. Possible role in pathogenesis of senile osteoporosis.

    K S Tsai;H Heath rd;R Kumar;B L Riggs

  • Brief report: inhibition of renal phosphate transport by a tumor product in a patient with oncogenic osteomalacia.

    Qiang Cai;Stephen F. Hodgson;Pai C. Kao;Vanda A. Lennon

  • Long-Term Effects of Calcium Supplementation on Serum Parathyroid Hormone Level, Bone Turnover, and Bone Loss in Elderly Women

    B. Lawrence Riggs;W. Michael O'Fallon;Joan Muhs;Michael K. O'Connor

  • Secreted frizzled-related protein 4 is a potent tumor-derived phosphaturic agent

    Theresa Berndt;Theodore A. Craig;Ann E. Bowe;John Vassiliadis

  • FGF-23 inhibits renal tubular phosphate transport and is a PHEX substrate.

    Ann E. Bowe;Richard Finnegan;Suzanne M. Jan de Beur;Justin Cho

  • Elevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D plasma levels in normal human pregnancy and lactation.

    R Kumar;W R Cohen;P Silva;F H Epstein

  • VITAMIN D AND ITS ANALOGS AS REGULATORS OF IMMUNE ACTIVATION AND ANTIGEN PRESENTATION

    Matthew D. Griffin;Nianzeng Xing;Nianzeng Xing;Rajiv Kumar

  • Vitamin D-Mediated Hypercalcemia: Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    Peter J. Tebben;Ravinder J. Singh;Rajiv Kumar

  • Immunohistochemical localization of the 1,25(OH)2D3 receptor and calbindin D28k in human and rat pancreas

    J. A. Johnson;Joseph Peter Grande;P. C. Roche;Rajiv Kumar

  • KDOQI US commentary on the 2009 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of CKD-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD).

    Katrin Uhlig;Jeffrey S. Berns;Bryan Kestenbaum;Raj Kumar

  • Potent inhibition of dendritic cell differentiation and maturation by vitamin D analogs.

    Matthew D. Griffin;Ward H. Lutz;Vy A. Phan;Lori A. Bachman

  • The phosphatonin pathway: new insights in phosphate homeostasis.

    Susan C. Schiavi;Rajiv Kumar;Rajiv Kumar

  • Distribution of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor immunoreactivity in the rat brain and spinal cord

    Kirsten Prüfer;Timothy D. Veenstra;Gustav F. Jirikowski;Rajiv Kumar

  • Phosphatonins and the regulation of phosphate homeostasis.

    Theresa Berndt;Rajiv Kumar

  • Novel mechanisms in the regulation of phosphorus homeostasis.

    Theresa Berndt;Rajiv Kumar

  • Interrelationship among vitamin D metabolism, true calcium absorption, parathyroid function, and age in women: Evidence of an age-related intestinal resistance to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D action

    Richard Eastell;Alfred L. Yergey;Nancy E. Vieira;Sandra L. Cedel

  • “Phosphatonins” and the regulation of phosphorus homeostasis

    Theresa J. Berndt;Susan Schiavi;Rajiv Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Naylor
Stephen Naylor Mayo Clinic
Joseph P. Grande
Joseph P. Grande Mayo Clinic
John T. Penniston
John T. Penniston Harvard University
John C. Lieske
John C. Lieske Mayo Clinic
Julie A. Johnson
Julie A. Johnson University of Florida
Karl L. Insogna
Karl L. Insogna Yale University
David J. McKean
David J. McKean Mayo Clinic

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