
Primary Office
Temple Clinic
254-724-2111
Vasudevan A. Raghavan, M.B.B.S., M.D., M.R.C.P.
Director, CArdioMEtabolic, Lipid clinic services and The S&W Medical Weight Management Program
Endocrinology, Lipid [cholesterol/triglyceride] disorders-adult
Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Education
- Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, M.B.B.S., 1988
- Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, M.D., 1995
- Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom, 1998
Specialty Training
- Endocrinology Research Fellowship, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2004-2005
- Endocrinology Clinical Fellowship, Division of Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine, 2003-2004
- Internal Medicine Residency, New York Medical College-Sound Shore Program, New Rochelle, NY, 2000-2003
Scott & White Appointment
August 17, 2009
Board Certification
- American Board of Clinical Lipidology
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
Publications and Research
- Raghavan VA. First-line therapies for lowering triglyceride levels. Am Fam.Physician 77[4], 416-418. 2008.
- Vasudevan AR, Jones PH. Effective use of combination lipid therapy. Curr.Atheroscler.Rep. 8[1], 76-84. 2006.
- Vasudevan AR, Burns A, Fonseca VA. The effectiveness of intensive glycemic control for the prevention of vascular complications in diabetes mellitus. Treat.Endocrinol. 5[5], 273-286. 2006.
- Vasudevan AR, Garber AJ. Diabetic dyslipidemia and the heart. Heart Fail.Clin 2[1], 37-52. 2006.
- Vasudevan AR, Wu H, Xydakis AM, Jones PH, Smith EO, Sweeney JF, Corry DB, Ballantyne CM. Eotaxin and obesity. J Clin Endocrinol.Metab 91[1], 256-261. 2006.
- Parab R, Vasudevan AR, Brensilver JM, Gitler B. Utility of brain natriuretic peptide as a diagnostic tool for congestive heart failure in the elderly. Critical Pathways in Cardiology 4, 140-144. 2005.
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Patient Care Emphasis
Lipoprotein disorders, atherosclerotic vascular disease and prediabetes.
Professional Activities
- National Lipid Association
- American Diabetes Association
- American College of Physicians
- American Society of Internal Medicine
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Clinical Lipidology
- Endocrine Society
Awards
- Clinical Research award (1st place), Baylor College of Medicine DOM Research symposium, 2005
- Membership, Royal College of Physicians, UK, 1998
Foreign Languages
Tamil
Research & Education
Health Care Professionals
Patients