1. RAJASEKHAR BUDDHAVARAPU
MD, Board Certified Geriatric and Palliative Specialist
LinkedIn | Cell: 732 979 3004 | Email: buddhr01@yahoo.com
• Triple Board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Voted “Top Doctor” in Castle Connolly Westchester County
• Recipient of $300,000 grant money
• Initiated and Directed Palliative and Geriatric Programs
• Eminent public speaker having participated in several Geriatric speaking engagements,
panels, and conferences
• Certified Medical Marijuana Practitioner
Skills Highlight
• Clinical expertise in multiple healthcare settings
• Public speaking, teaching and excellent communication skills
• Program development
Professional Experience
Director, Geriatric and Palliative care, White Plain Hospital
August 2011 to current
• Established Palliative care and Geriatric Care Consultation Service in the Hospital
creating state of art healthcare facilities for elderly and elevating the image of White
Plains hospital to be recognized for best Geriatrics care in the New York state.
• Established Geriatric outpatient offices in Assisted Living facilities
• Formed alliance with local health care organizations such as West Chester coalition
• As Co-Chairman Medical Ethic Committee, helped establish best ethic practices and
templates that empowered hospital staff to raise and resolve ethical concerns
appropriately
• Educator NICHE program, an ongoing educational series for nurses on Geriatrics with a
goal of keeping them up to date on best practices in the medical industry
Chief, Division of Geriatrics Program Director, Palliative Care New York Downtown Hospital
August 2005 – July 2011
• Teaching Attending, Internal Medicine Residency program
• Physician, New York Downtown Medical associates
• Consultant, Geriatric Medicine and Palliative care Medicine
Education
Geriatric and Palliative Care Fellowship | Flushing Hospital and Medical Center, Flushing, NY
Internal Medicine Residency | New York Downtown Hospital, New York, NY
Internal Medicine Residency | Brookdale Hospital and Medical center | Brooklyn, NY
2. Teaching Experience
• Developed core curriculum in Geriatrics for Internal Medicine Residency program, New
York Downtown Hospital(NYDH)
• Teaching attending/Preceptor Geriatric and Palliative medicine: NYDH
o Internal Medicine Residents
o Third year students from Caribbean Islands.
o First year Medical students, SUNY Downstate NY
o Geriatric Nurse Practitioner students, NYU
• Preceptor White Plains Hospital(WPH)
o Third Year Medical students, New York Medical College, NY
Speaking Engagements
• Expert Panel
o Alzheimer’ Association Annual Event June 10th
2013
o Care Giver Strain Expert Panel, WPH March 20th
2013
o Care Giver Support Panel Workshop, WPH, November27th 2013
o 5th
Annual Interdisciplinary and Interfaith Conference about Palliative and End of
Life Care, November2nd 2012
• Grand Rounds
o Residency Programs and Medical Schools on Topics Like Palliative care and
Dementia
o NICHE Grand Rounds at WPH on topic like, elder abuse, Frailty, Palliative care,
Poly pharmacy, Dementia Delirium Depression, Falls.
o Medical Grand rounds at WPH on Palliative care several occasions
• Community lectures
o 12th
Annual Police conference October 17th
2012: Speaker “Elder Abuse: Signs to
look for and how to respond”
o Annual Senior Fitness and Health Day. Speaker: “80s’ the new 60s”May 29th
2013
o Several other talks in variety of topics in a different setting as Malls, Assisted
Livings, Community Senior Centers
• Articles
o View: Improve end-of-life care, stop 'bad deaths'
Rajasekhar V. Buddhavarapu and David C. Leven
Journal News September 28, 2014
o http://westfaironline.com/70212/column-we-must-have-the-hard-discussions-
at-the-end-of-life/
Community Involvement
• Member : Multi-disciplinary Task Force on Elder Abuse, Westchester County, a powerful
body consisting of Law and order officials and leaders of local organizations
• Treasurer: American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI), Westchester
county chapter
Personal
• Interests: cooking, yoga, meditation and sports
