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Dheeraj Duggineni, MD

Dheeraj Duggineni, MD

Emergency medicine physician focused on administration, operations and innovation

Palo Alto, California
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Summary

Emergency medicine clinician-leader with a focus on operations and quality improvement. hello+1
Academic researcher with publications on inflammation, obesity-related adipose biology, and environmental cardiology. nih+3
Founder and organizer in global health and water-access advocacy, leading student-run nonprofit implementation and research projects. purewateraccessproject+1
Bridges clinical practice and health innovation/business strategy through administrative fellowships and an MBA. hello+1
Engages in high-pressure, event-based clinical roles such as race physician work, applying emergency medicine skills in unique operational environments. hello

Work

Education

Projects

Writing

RVUs and You (EMRA article)

June 1, 2022

Practical guidance on documentation, charting, and coding to optimize RVU capture and physician/institutional revenue, co-authored for EMRA's EM Resident publication.

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Visceral Adipose MicroRNA 223 Is Upregulated in Human and Murine Obesity and Modulates the Inflammatory Phenotype of Macrophages

January 1, 2016

Identifies miR-223 upregulation in visceral adipose tissue of obese humans and mice and details its regulatory effects on macrophage inflammatory pathways via the TLR4/FBXW7 axis.

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CXCR3 Modulates Obesity-Induced Visceral Adipose Inflammation and Systemic Insulin Resistance

January 1, 2014

Examines the role of chemokine receptor CXCR3 in visceral adipose inflammation and diet-induced insulin resistance, demonstrating CXCR3 deficiency attenuates macrophage activation and metabolic dysfunction in mice.

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Exposure to Ambient Air Fine Particulate Matter Prevents VEGF-Induced Mobilization of Endothelial Progenitor Cells from the Bone Marrow

January 1, 2012

Investigates how PM2.5 exposure suppresses endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) mobilization via inhibition of VEGF signaling, with implications for cardiovascular repair mechanisms.

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