Raksha Jain, MD Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
UTSW Physician Practicing at Children's Health
Board Certification
American Board of IM/Pulmonary Disease
Languages Spoken:
Spanish,Hindi,English
Education and Training
Departments & Programs
Research & Publications
Professional Activities
Awards & Honors
Education and Training
UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (2004), Internal Medicine
Education and Training
Medical School
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2001)Residency
UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (2005), Internal MedicineUT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (2004), Internal Medicine
Fellowship
Washington University (2009), Pulmonary MedicineGraduate School
Washington University School of Medicine (2010)
Departments & Programs
Departments & Programs
Research & Publications
Research & Publications
Research Interests
- Gender disparities in lung diseases
- Hormonal influences on airway epithelium
- Treatment advances for Cystic Fibrosis
Selected Publications
- Sex Hormone-Dependent Regulation of Cilia Beat Frequency in Airway Epithelium. Jain R, Ray JM, Pan JH, Brody SL American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology 2011 Oct
- Azithromycin is associated with increased survival in lung transplant recipients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome., Jain R, Hachem RR, Morrell MR, Trulock EP, Chakinala MM, Yusen RD, Huang HJ, Mohanakumar T, Patterso GA, Walter MJ. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant May 2010 29/5 531-537
- The temporal relationship between primary and motile ciliogenesis in airway epithelial cells., Jain R, Pan JH, Driscoll J, Wisner J, Brody SL. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 2010 Epub
- Endothelin-1 Induces Alveolar Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Through Endothelin Type A Receptor-Mediated Production of TGF-B1, Jain R, Borok Z, Shaul P, Willis B American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology July 2007 37 38-47
- Pharmacological Therapy for the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Jain R, DalNogare A Mayo Clinic Proceedings February 2006 81 205-212
Professional Activities
Professional Activities
Professional Associations and Affiliations
- American College of Chest Physicians
- American Thoracic Society
- Dallas County Medical Society
- Texas Medical Association
Awards & Honors
Awards & Honors
- CREW award recipient(2010)
- Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care (2010)
- American Thoracic Society Career Development Award (2009)
- Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Award (2009)
- University of Texas Houston Health Science Center Gold Headed Cane Award - Humanism in Medicine (2001)