Internal Medicine

Mukaila Raji, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.P.
Professor & Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Department of Internal Medicine

Mukaila A. Raji attended the medical school at the University of Ife in Nigeria. He also completed his internal medicine residency at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, USA, a Geriatric Fellowship at Duke University in Durham, NC, USA, and Master of Science Degree in pharmacology at the University of Alberta in Canada. Dr. Raji is board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. He is a tenured Professor and Chief of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles, 55 research abstracts, and several book chapters in the areas of geriatric pharmacology, cognitive aging, and disability. Dr. Raji is a recipient of the 2002-2006 Geriatric Academic Career Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the 2006 Sir William Osler Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award. He is Program Director of UTMB Geriatric Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Raji teaches medical students, residents, and geriatrics fellows and serves as attending faculty on the Acute Care for the Elders Unit, Geriatric Consults, and Geriatric Clinic Service.

University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston Texas, 77555-0177
Phone: 409.772.1989
FAX: 409.772.1952
Email: muraji@utmb.edu

Education

Degree/Training Completed	Year	Name & Location
B.S. (Health Sciences)	1984	First Class Honors, Univ. of Ife, Nigeria
M.S. (Pharmacology)	1994	University of Alberta, Canada
M.D.	1987	University of Ife, Nigeria
Residency – Internal Medicine	1997	Washington Hospital Center, DC
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship	1999	Duke University, North Carolina

Certifications
American Board of Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine

Publications: ARTICLES IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS:

1. Ajayi, AA.; Raji, MA. Acute cardiovascular effects of the concurrent administration of Enalapril, Prazosin or Amlodipine. International Journal of Cardiology. 44:79-84, 1994.
2. Raji, MA; Brady, S. Mirtazapine for the treatment of depression and co-morbidities in Alzheimer's disease. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 35:1024-7, 2001.
3. Raji, MA, Ostir GV, Markides KS, Goodwin JS. The interaction of cognitive and emotional status on subsequent physical functioning in older Mexican Americans: Findings from the Hispanic-EPESE. J Gerontol Med Sci. 57A:M1-M5, 2002.
4. Raji, MA, Ostir GV, Markides KS, Espino DV, Goodwin JS. Potentially inappropriate medication use by elderly Mexican Americans. Ann Pharmacother. 37:1197-1202, 2003.
5. Kuo YF, Raji MA, Markides KS, Ray LA, Espino DV, Goodwin JS. Inconsistent use of diabetes medications, diabetic complications, and mortality in older Mexican Americans over a 7 year-period: Data from the Hispanic-EPESE. Diabetes Care. 26:3054-3060, 2003.
6. Raji MA, Goodwin JS. Perception of causes and treatments of common diseases in black, non-Hispanic white, and Hispanic Americans aged 75 years and older. Physicians & Patients. Volume 1; 4:20-22, 2003.
7. Ostir GV, Raji MA, Ottenbacher KJ, Markides KS, Goodwin JS. Cognitive function and incidence of stroke in older Mexican Americans. J Gerontol Med Sci. 58:531-535, 2003.
8. Raji MA, Al Snih S, Ray LA, Patel KV, Markides KS. Cognitive status and incident disability in older Mexican Americans. Ethnicity & Disease. 14:26-31, 2004.
9. Raji MA, Kuo YF, Salazar J, Satish S, Goodwin JS. Ethnic differences in antihypertensive medication use in the elderly. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 38:209-14, 2004.
10. Kuo YF, Raji MA, Peek MK, Goodwin JS. Health-related social disengagement in elderly diabetic patients: Association with subsequent disability and survival. Diabetes Care. 27:1630-7, 2004.
11. Newell DA, Raji MA, Lieberman S, Beach RE. Integrating geriatric content into a medical school curriculum: Description of a successful model. The Journal of Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 25(2): 15-32, 2004.
12. Al Snih S, Markides KS, Ottenbacher KJ, Raji MA. Handgrip strength and incident ADL disability in elderly Mexican Americans over seven years. Aging Clinical & Experimental Research. 16: 481-486, 2004.
13. Raji MA, Kuo YF, Al Snih S, Sharaf BM, Loera JA. Ethnic differences in herbs and vitamins/minerals use in the elderly. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 39(6):1019-23, 2005.
14. Raji MA. Management of chemotherapy-induced side-effects. Lancet Oncol. 6(6):357, 2005.
15. Raji MA, Tang RA, Heyn PC, Kuo YF, Owen SV, Singh S, Ottenbacher KJ. Screening for cognitive impairment in older adults attending an eye clinic. Journal of the National Medical Association. 97:808-814, 2005.
16. Al Snih S, Raji MA, Peek MK, Ottenbacher KJ. Pain, lower extremity muscle strength and physical function in older Mexican Americans. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86:1394-400, 2005.
17. Al Snih S, Raji MA, Markides KS, Ottenbacher KJ, Goodwin JS. Weight change and lower body disability among older Mexican Americans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 53:1730-7, 2005.
18. Raji MA, Kuo YF, Al Snih S, Markides KS, Peek MK, Ottenbacher KJ. Cognitive status, muscle strength and subsequent disability in older Mexican Americans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 53:1462-8, 2005.
19. Alfaro-Acha A, Al Snih S, Raji MA, Markides KS, Ottenbacher KJ. Handgrip strength and cognitive decline in older Mexican Americans. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 61(8):859-865, 2006.
20. Stimpson JP, Ju H, Raji MA, Eschbach K. Neighborhood deprivation and health risk behaviors in NHANES III. Am J Health Behav. 31(2):215-222, 2007.
21. Alfaro-Acha A, Al Snih S, Raji MA, Markides KS, Ottenbacher KJ. Does 8-foot walk time predict cognitive decline in older Mexicans Americans? J Am Geriatr Soc. 55:245-251, 2007.
22. Raji MA, Barnum PD, Freeman J, Markowitz A. Mirtazapine for depression and comorbidities in older patients with cancer. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 41(9):1548-9. 2007.
23. Raji MA, Reyes-Ortiz CA, Kuo YF, Markides KS, Ottenbacher KJ. Depressive symptoms and cognitive change in older Mexican Americans. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 20(3):145-52, 2007.
24. Iwagwu CU & Raji MA. Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Patients with COPD and Depression or other Mood Disorders. Clinical Geriatrics. 16;8:33-36. 2008.
25. Iwagwu CU, Steiner V, Raji MA. Medication-Related Cognitive Impairments in the Elderly. Clinical Geriatrics. 16;8:11-14. 2008.
26. Raji MA, Kuo YF, Freeman JL, Goodwin JS. Effect of a dementia diagnosis on survival of older patients after a diagnosis of breast, colon or prostate cancer: implications for cancer care. Archives of Internal Medicine. Archives of Internal Medicine;168(18):2033-40. 2008.
27. Raji MA, Tamborello LP, Kuo YF, Ju H, Freeman JL, Zhang DD, Giordano SH, Goodwin JS. Risk of subsequent dementia diagnoses does not vary by types of adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer. Medical Oncology. 26:452-59. 2009.
28. Masel MC, Raji MA, Peek MK. Education and Physical Activity Mediate the Relationship between Race/Ethnicity and Cognitive Function in Late Middle Age. Results from the Health and Retirement Study. Ethnicity & Health. 15(3):283-302. 2010.
29. Beard HA, Markides KS, Alghatrif M, Kuo YF, Raji MA. Trends in diabetes medications use and geriatric syndromes in older Mexican Americans with diabetes from 1993/94 to 2004/05. Ann Pharmacother. 44(9):1376-83. 2010.
30. Raji MA, Al Snih, Ostir GV, Markides KS, Ottenbacher KJ. Cognitive status is associated with future risk of frailty in older Mexican Americans. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 65:1228-34. 2010.
31. Caban M, Kuo YF, Raji MA, Tan A, Freeman J. Predictors of Mammography Use in Older Women with Disability: The Patients' Perspectives. Med Oncol. 2010 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print]
32. Al Ghatrif M, Kuo YF, Al Snih S, Raji MA, Ray LA, Markides KS. Trends in Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control in Older Mexican Americans, 1993-2005. Ann Epidemiol. 21(1):15-25. 2011.
33. Kuo HK, Al Snih S, Kuo YF, Raji MA. The associations of albuminuria and C-reactive protein with functional disability in older adults with diabetes mellitus: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2008. Diabetes Care. 34(3):710-7. 2011.
34. Gordon T, Tyreman N, Raji MA. The basis for diminished functional recovery after delayed peripheral nerve repair. J Neurosci. 31(14):5325-34. 2011.

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