Venkatakrishna Rajajee, MBBS

 Venkatakrishna Rajajee
Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery
Clinical Professor of Neurology
Medical Director, Neurocritical Care
Medical Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center
Medical School
University of Michigan
Department of Neurosurgery
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5338
[email protected]
Available to mentor
Venkatakrishna Rajajee, MBBS
Venkatakrishna Rajajee
Clinical Professor
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    • Qualifications
    • Fellowship
      University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Neurosurgery, Los Angeles, United States
      2004 - 2005
      Clinical Fellowship
    • Fellowship
      University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Neurology, Los Angeles, United States
      2003 - 2004
      Clinical Fellowship
    • Residency
      Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, United States
      2000 - 2003
      Residency
    • Internship
      St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, United States
      1999 - 2000
      Internship
    • Observer in Neurosurgery
      VHS Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Chennai, India
      1998 - 1999
      Other
    • Observer in Critical Care Medicine
      Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai, India
      1999 - 1999
      Other
    • Observer in General Surgery
      Railways Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Chennai, India
      1998 - 1998
      Other
    • MB BS
      Madras Medical College, Periyar EVR salai Park Town, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600003, India
      1992 - 1998

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Weil Institute for Critical Care Research
    • Center Member
      Global REACH

    Research Overview

    Optic nerve ultrasonography for the non-invasive estimation of intracranial pressure.
    The application of real-time ultrasound guidance for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy.
    Risk prediction and management following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
    Diagnosis and management of intracranial hypertension in acute liver failure.
    Impact of Decompressive Craniectomy on outcomes following Traumatic Brain Injury.
    Impact of invasive ICP monitoring on outcomes following Traumatic Brain Injury.
    Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in the developing world.

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Guidelines for Neuroprognostication in Critically ill Adults with Acute Ischemic Stroke.
      Mainali S, Fontaine GV, Rajajee V, Montellano FA, Muehlschlegel S, Wartenberg KE, Alexander SA, Busl KM, Hocker SE, Hwang DY, Kim KS, Madzar D, Mahanes D, Meixensberger J, Sakowitz OW, Varelas PN, Weimar C, Westermaier T, Creutzfeldt CJ. Neurocrit Care, 2026 Apr 6; DOI:10.1007/s12028-026-02486-3
      PMID: 41942818
    • Journal Article
      Consensus statement on standards for neurocritical care units in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs)
      Shrestha GS, Prabhakar H, Mahajan C, Kapoor I, Livesay SL, Rajajee V, Zirpe K, Videtta W, Hossain S, Silva GS, Rubiano AM, Raheem MSA, Pina Y, Wanchoo J, Shukla U, Tripathy S, Singhal V, Margaretha RE, Tsan S, Yimer FT, Lamsal R, Salisu-Kabara H, Pinedo JL, Soliven JAR, Popugaev K, Padayachy LC, Shanmugam P, Viarasilpa T, Arun O, Van Bui T. Journal of Critical Care, 2026 Feb 1; 91: DOI:10.1016/j.jcrc.2025.155296
      PMID: 41110431
    • Journal Article
      Guidelines for Neuroprognostication in Critically Ill Adults with Status Epilepticus
      Madzar D, Rajajee V, Muehlschlegel S, Wartenberg KE, Alexander SA, Busl KM, Creutzfeldt CJ, Fontaine GV, Hwang DY, Kim KS, Mahanes D, Mainali S, Meixensberger J, Sakowitz OW, Varelas PN, Weimar C, Westermaier T, Hocker SE. Neurocritical Care, 2026 Jan 1; DOI:10.1007/s12028-025-02425-8
      PMID: 41507670
    • Journal Article
      Can Neurocritical Care Guidelines Developed in High-Income Countries be Relevant to Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
      Rajajee V. Neurocritical Care, 2025 Dec 1; 43 (3): 713 - 718. DOI:10.1007/s12028-025-02292-3
      PMID: 40442429
    • Journal Article
      Risk Factors and Complications of Childhood Obesity and Overweight in an Urban Setting of a Lower Middle-Income Country
      Krishna VG, Rajajee S, Rajajee V, Prasad HK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2025 Nov 1; 22 (11): DOI:10.3390/ijerph22111697
      PMID: 41302643
    • Journal Article
      Assessment of Cerebral Autoregulation using Ultrasound-based Intra- and Extracranial Blood Flow Indices in a Swine model of Brain injury
      Tiba MH, Sharpe Z, Greer N, Davis A, Dennis C, Picton P, Rajajee V, Ward K, Rubin J, Fowlkes J. Journal of Neurotrauma, 2025 Jul 24;
    • Chapter
      Neurotrauma Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury
      Nguyen AM, Brahmsteadt A, Devanney J, Rajajee V. 2025 Oct 11; Spinal Cord Medicine, DOI:10.1891/9780826139498.0009
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Measurement of Cerebral Metabolism under Non-Chronic Hemodynamic Conditions
      Kripfgans O, Pinter S, McCracken B, Mahmood C, Rajajee V, Tiba MH, Rubin J. 2025 Mar 29;