1981          National Merit Award Scholarship

1984                Faculty Prize for the Best Student in the B.Sc. (Health Sciences) degree program

1985                Distinction & Best Student Prize in Pathology

• Best Graduating Physician Prizes: Medicine, Surgery & Medical Specialties in final M.D. exams

1994                Faculty of Graduate Studies Research Award, University of Alberta, Canada.

• Geriatric Academic Career Award, US Dept. of Health & Human Services, Rockville,

2006          Recipient, Sir William Osler Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award.

2011          Fellow, American College of Physicians

2012          Listed in U.S. News & World Report Top Doctors in America

2013-19           Listed in the Texas Monthly Super Doctors – Texas Top Physician

2013                Member, UTMB Academy of Master Teachers

2013                Edgar Gnitzinger Distinguished Professorship in Aging

2017-19           America’s Top Doctor

2017                Professor, Neurology, Nursing, Preventive Medicine, and Community Heath

Sep 2009 – Mar 2010              Certificate in Medical and Health Care Management, Rice University, TX

July 1997 – June 1999             Geriatrics Fellowship, Duke University, North Carolina

Aug.1991 – May 1994             Master of Science in Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Canada

July 1994 – June 1997             Internal Medicine Residency, Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC

Sept.1980 – Sept 1987             M.D., University of Ife, Nigeria

Sept.1980 – July 1984             Bachelor of Science (Health Sciences), First Class Honors, Univ. of Ife, Nigeria

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

            12/31/1999      American Board of Geriatric Medicine – Recertified in 2009; valid till Dec. 2019

            12/31/1997      American Board of Internal Medicine – Recertified in 2009; valid till Dec. 2019

Edgar Gnitzinger Distinguished Professor in Aging

Professor & Director, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Department of Internal Medicine University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)

Medical Director, UTMB Geriatrics Clinics

Selected peer-reviewed publications.

https://researchexperts.utmb.edu/en/persons/mukaila-raji/publications/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mukaila_Raji2/publications

1. Raji, MA, Ostir GV, Markides KS, Espino DV, Goodwin JS. Potentially inappropriate medication use by elderly Mexican Americans. Ann Pharmacotherapy. 37:1197-1202, 2003. PMID: 12921499 PMCID: N/A
2. Kuo YF, Chen NW, Baillargeon J, Raji MA, Goodwin JS. Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations in Medicare Patients with Diabetes: a Comparison of Primary Care Provided by Nurse Practitioners versus Physicians. Med Care. 2015 Sep;53(9):776-83. PMCID: PMC4536572
3. Kuo YF, Goodwin JS, Chen NW, Lwin KK, Baillargeon J, Raji MA. Diabetes Mellitus Care Provided by Nurse Practitioners vs Primary Care Physicians. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015;63(10):1980-8. PMCID: PMC4743647
4. Raji MA, Kuo YF, Adhikari D, Baillargeon J, Goodwin JS. Decline in opioid prescribing after federal rescheduling of hydrocodone products. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018;27:513-519. PMID: 29271049
5. 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. Arch Int Med. (JAMA Intern Med) 2008;168:2033-40. PMCID: PMC3779640
6. 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. PMCID: PMC3079442
7. Downer B, Vickers BN, Al Snih S, Raji MA, Markides KS. Effects of Comorbid Depression and Diabetes Mellitus on Cognitive Decline in Older Mexican Americans. J Am Ger Soc. 2016;64:109-17. PMC4719154
8. 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 Pharmacotherapy. 2010; 44(9):1376-83. PMCID: PMC2994956
9. 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. 2003;26:3054-3060. PMCID:
10. Raji MA, Lowery M, Lin YL, Kuo YF, Baillargeon J, Goodwin JS. National utilization patterns of warfarin use in older patients with atrial fibrillation: a population based study of Medicare Part D beneficiaries. Ann Pharmacotherapy. 2013;47(1):35-42. PMCID: PMC4006962
11. Kuo YF, Raji MA, Liaw V, Baillargeon J, Goodwin JS. Opioid Prescriptions in Older Medicare Beneficiaries After the 2014 Federal Rescheduling of Hydrocodone Products. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018;66:945-953. PMID: 29656382
12. Parekh TM, Raji MA, Lin YL, Tan A, Kuo YF, Goodwin JS. Hypoglycemia after antimicrobial prescription for older patients on sulfonylureas. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174:1605-12. PMCID: PMC4878670
13. Raji, MA, Ostir GV, Markides KS, Goodwin JS. The interaction of cognitive and emotional status on subsequent physical functioning in older Mexican Americans. J Gerontol Med Sci. 2002;57:M1-5. PMID: 12242324
14. 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. 2005;53:1462-8. PMID: 16137273
15. 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. 2010;65(11):1228-34. PMCID: PMC2954238
16. Nguyen C, Downer B, Chou LN, Kuo YF, Raji MA. End-of-Life Healthcare Utilization of Older Mexican-Americans with and without a Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2019 Mar 11. pii: glz065. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz065. [Epub]

Geriatric Academic Career Award, from the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services,2002 - 2006.

EDUCATION:

Sep 2009 – Mar 2010                Certificate in Medical & Health Care Management, Rice University, Houston

Aug.1991 – May 1994               Master of Science in Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Sept.1980 – Sept 1987               M.D., University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Sept.1980 – July 1984               Bachelor of Science (Health Sciences), First Class Honors, Univ. of Ife, Nigeria

TRAINING (GME):

July 1997 – June 1999               Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

July 1994 – June 1997               Internal Medicine Residency, Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

12/31/1999                    American Board of Geriatric Medicine – Recertified in 2009; valid till Dec. 2029

12/31/1997                    American Board of Internal Medicine – Recertified in 2009; valid till Dec. 2019