Rajasekhar Buddhavarapu is a board certified geriatric and palliative care specialist who has over 10 years of experience directing geriatric and palliative care programs. He is currently the director of geriatric and palliative care at White Plain Hospital, where he established new programs and facilities for elderly care. His experience also includes teaching positions and extensive community involvement focused on issues related to geriatrics and end-of-life care.
The Patient & Family Care Experience Program pairs first year medical and pharmacy students with patient / family advisors over a six month period. Students learn firsthand what it’s like for patients and families to journey through our system. In this unique program, students have the opportunity to understand the role that patient and family members have as valuable members of the health care team, and to gain insight into how their health challenges have altered their lives. Come hear about the program and how it’s shaping the patient and family-centred culture of our future care providers.
Committed, motivated, and exceptional research-driven student looking to gain the necessary skills at your place of work to begin a career in biomedical research. Strong work ethic, professional demeanor and great initiative.
The Patient & Family Care Experience Program pairs first year medical and pharmacy students with patient / family advisors over a six month period. Students learn firsthand what it’s like for patients and families to journey through our system. In this unique program, students have the opportunity to understand the role that patient and family members have as valuable members of the health care team, and to gain insight into how their health challenges have altered their lives. Come hear about the program and how it’s shaping the patient and family-centred culture of our future care providers.
Committed, motivated, and exceptional research-driven student looking to gain the necessary skills at your place of work to begin a career in biomedical research. Strong work ethic, professional demeanor and great initiative.
How can front-line professionals incorporate the emerging brain health ...SharpBrains
(Session held at the 2014 SharpBrains Virtual Summit; October 28-30th, 2014)
12:30-2pm. How can front-line professionals incorporate the emerging brain health toolkit to their practices?
- Elizabeth Frates, Director of Medical Student Education at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine
- Dr. Catherine Madison, Director of the Ray Dolby Brain Health Center at California Pacific Medical Center
- Barbara Van Amburg, Chief Nursing Officer at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City
- Dr. Wendy Law, Clinical Neuropsychologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Chair: Dr. Michael O’Donnell, Editor-In-Chief of the American Journal of Health Promotion
Learn more here:
http://sharpbrains.com/summit-2014/agenda/
Implementing Post-Graduate Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Psychology Residen...CHC Connecticut
In this final webinar of the Training the Next Generation series, we featured successful postgraduate nurse practitioner and psychology residency programs from around the country. Each presenter shared their unique experiences, successes, and failures of implementing these programs at their health centers.
Making a difference: benefits of providing high quality information - Ddan li...CILIP
Benefits and Value of Health Information Services
• What is health literacy?
• Why does health literacy matter?
• What is the impact of health literacy on a population?
• What can be done to improve health literacy?
• Some examples from a mental health NHS Trust perspective.
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