MBBS (JIPMER, Puducherry): 1997 June-2002 Dec, Puducherry University

• Pathology: 2 nd (Silver)
• Microbiology: 2 nd (Silver)
• Medicine: 2 nd (Silver)
• Certificate of honor: Microbiology & Physiology

Consecutive medals at Medical Quiz (Pegasus CMC Vellore)-2001, 2002 Medical Quiz

• (JIPMER 2002): First
• 14 th IAP Pediatric quiz 2001-first
• Represented JIPMER in IAP Pediatric Quiz till South Zone (2001)

Consecutive medals at Medical Quiz (Pegasus CMC Vellore)-2001, 2002 Medical Quiz

• (JIPMER 2002): First
• 14 th IAP Pediatric quiz 2001-first
• Represented JIPMER in IAP Pediatric Quiz till South Zone (2001)

• Research methodology & Biostatistics course (PGIMER University) in Sept 2004
• Mentee of “Health Research Methodology” under aegis of NHLBI, USA, Bangalore CoE, India 2009-2011; Grant to perform a prospective trial
• Intramural Grants from St. John’s Medical College to perform studies on adrenal insufficiency in bronchiectasis (published)

• Anti-fungal susceptibility of Candida isolates: comparison of disc-diffusion & tube dilution methods in JIPMER scientific society meeting in 2000
• Presented a paper on “Randomized control trial on betadine and commercial talc for pleurodesis” in NAPCON 2006 (Nagpur)
• Presented “Pseudotumoral parenchymal tuberculosis-case series and systematic review” in NAPCON 2007 (Chandigarh)
• Approach to spirometry-2009, St. John’s Medical Initiative for primary care physicians
• Presented an approach to dyspnea in a HIV-positive adult in “HAPCON”, Command Hospital, 2009
• Presented an approach to “Evidence based Medicine”, 3rd CME for post-graduate students, 2010
• Presented CME in current approaches and controversies in management of sepsis, Global Hospital& Health City, 2011
• Presented “Approach to the breathless solid-organ transplant recipient, Global Hospital& Health City, 2011
• Presented “Approach to discontinuation of mechanical ventilation” in CME in Pulmonology and Critical care, Dibrugarh, Assam, India (2011)
• “Post-transplant complications”-speaker in TRAICA, Chennai 2011
• Management of fluid therapy in ARDS, National Pulmonary Medicine conference, NAPCON 2011
• Endurance physiology for physiotherapists-REHABICON, 2012
• Management of a brain dead donor at MOHAN Foundation, 2012
• Presented Bronchoscopy in Critical Care, Adelaide, SA 2013
• Presented a talk on “Current management and evolving strategies in management of ARDS” in CME on New Frontiers in Pulmonary Medicine, Manipal, Attavar, Mangalore October 2013
• Presented the “CON” Position on “Pleurodesis in parapneumonic effusions” conference on Interventional Pulmonology workshop on the 13th Feb 2014 at Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore
• Presented “Sedation for flexible bronchoscopy” in in Respiratory & Critical Care Update, North East Chapter at Guwahati Medial College on 4-5th May 2014
• Presented “Ventilator management in Obstructive lung disease” in Respiratory & Critical Care Update, North East Chapter at Guwahati Medial College on 4-5th May 2014
• Presented “Fungal Infections in Critical Care” in Respiratory & Critical Care Update, North East Chapter at Guwahati Medial College on 4-5th May 2014
• Presented “Year in update ARDS in 2014” at the 2nd DM-PGI Alumnus Group meeting on 29th March 2015 at Le Meridien, Delhi 2015
• Presented “Approach to Pulmonary Vasculitis” on the 13th June 2015 at The Srinagar Conference on Update in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
• Presented “Approach to Newer Modes in Mechanical Ventilation” on the 13th June 2015 at The Srinagar Conference on Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
• Presented an Approach to Arterial Blood Gas analysis on the 28th July 2015 at JIPMER, Puducherry
• Round Table on “Experts Meet on Home Nebulization” at Tiruchirapalli, on 8/8/2015
• Presented “Inhaled antibiotics in Intensive Care” at The Grand Regent Coimbatore on 25/9/2015
• Presented “Newer Pathophysiologic factors in Asthma and COPD” at the 79th ROAD program conducted by Chest Research Foundation Pune at Vellore on the 29th November 2015
• Presented “Management of Asthma” at the 79th ROAD program conducted by Chest Research Foundation Pune at Vellore on the 29th November 2015
• Presented “Patient Counseling in Asthma and COPD” at the 79th ROAD program conducted by Chest Research Foundation Pune at Vellore on the 29th November 2015
• Presented “Newer Pathophysiologic factors in Asthma and COPD” at the 81th ROAD program conducted by Chest Research Foundation Pune at Bangalore on the 6th December 2015
• Presented “Management of Asthma” at the 81th ROAD program conducted by Chest Research Foundation Pune at Bangalore on the 6th December 2015
• Presented “Systemic disease in COPD” at the 81th ROAD program conducted by Chest Research Foundation Pune at Bangalore on the 6th December 2015
• Presented a talk on “Demystifying nebulization” at the IMA Meeting on 27th February 2016 at Udumalpet
• Presented an approach to “Diagnosis and management of Fungal infections in the intensive care unit” at North East Pulmonary and Critical Care Society (NEPCCS) on 10th April 2016 at Guwahati
• Presented an approach to “Approach to mediastinal lymphadenopathy” at North East Pulmonary and Critical Care Society (NEPCCS) on 10th April 2016 at Guwahati
• Presented an approach to “Medical Thoracoscopy” at the PSG Monthly CME on 9th June 2016
• Presented a talk on “Approach to diagnosis and management of Airway diseases” at the Hotel “Gem Park” in Ooty, the Nilgris on 28th August 2016

Publications

• Intravascular Hemolysis due to Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in a patient of Aluminium phosphide poisoning. Emerg Med J 2007; 24:67-69 Srinivas R, Agarwal R, Jairam A, Sakhuja V
• Paraquat poisoning: report of 5 cases treated with immunosuppressive therapy Singapore Med J 2006; 47(12):1033-38 Agarwal R, Srinivas R, Aggarwal AN, Gupta D
• A meta-analysis of immunosuppressive therapy in paraquat poisoning Singapore Med J 2007; 48 (11): 1000-05 Agarwal R, Srinivas R, Aggarwal AN, Gupta D
• Severe sepsis with complicated falciparum malaria and leptospirosis co-infection treated with Activated protein C. Malaria Journal 2007, 6:42 accessed @ doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-42 Rajagopala Srinivas, Ritesh Agarwal, Ashutosh N Aggarwal,Dheeraj Gupta
• Management of extensive subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum by micro-drainage: time for a re-think? Singapore Med J 2007; 48(12) : e323 Rajagopala Srinivas, Navneet Singh, Ritesh Agarwal
• Deferred dilemma The American Journal of Medicine (2007) 120, 594-597 Rajagopala Srinivas, Ritesh Agarwal, Ashutosh N Aggarwal
• Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis complicating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mycoses. 2008 Jan;51(1):83-5 Ritesh Agarwal, Rajagopala Srinivas, Surinder K. Jindal
• Severe neuropsychiatric manifestations and rhabdomyolysis in a patient with imidacloprid poisoning American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2007) 25, 844–856 Ritesh Agarwal, Rajagopala Srinivas
• Pulmonary vasculitis (Part 1) in Bulletin of pulmonary medicine & critical care accessed @ http://www.indiachest.org/pdf_files/July%202006.pdf
• Pulmonary vasculitis (Part 2) in Bulletin of pulmonary medicine & critical care Accessed @ http://www.indiachest.org/pdf_files/Oct%202006.pdf
• Case 32-2006. A girl with fever after visit to Africa N Engl J Med 2007; 365:5 Ritesh Agarwal, Rajagopala Srinivas, Alok Nath
• Trichoptysis secondary to an intra-pulmonary teratoma Resp Care 2007; 52: 1779-81 Ritesh Agarwal, Rajagopala Srinivas,and Akshay kumar
• Hot vs cold biopsy forceps: implication of study design ERJ 2007; 29 (5):1067-68 Alok Nath, Rajagopala Srinivas, Ritesh Agarwal
• Noninvasive ventilation in acute heart failure Am J Med. 2007;120(10):e19 Ritesh Agarwal, Rajagopala Srinivas
• Pulmonary vs extra-pulmonary ARDS: Fizz or Fuss? Accessed @ http://www.indiachest.org/pdf_files/April%20%2007.pdf Rajagopala Srinivas
• TB or not TB: that is the question! Lancet. 2007 Aug 18; 370(9587):564 Ritesh Agarwal, Rajagopala Srinivas, Dheeraj Gupta
• Is the mortality higher in the Pulmonary versus the Extrapulmonary ARDS? A meta-analysis Chest. 2008; 133(6):1463-73 Ritesh Agarwal, Rajagopala Srinivas, Alok Nath, Surinder K Jindal
• Tubercular mastitis in men-case report and systematic review of literature Am J Med. 2008; 121(6): 539-44 Srinivas Rajagopala, Ritesh Agarwal
• Parenchymal pseudotumoral tuberculosis: case series and systematic and review of literature. Respiratory Medicine (2008) 102, 382–389 Ritesh Agarwal, Srinivas Rajagopala, Ashutosh N Aggarwal
• Leishmaniasis associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: case report and systematic review J Infect. 2008; 56(5):381-8 Srinivas Rajagopala, Usha Dutta, K.S. Poorna Chandra, Prateek Bhatia, Neelam Varma, Rakesh Kochhar
• The ABC trial: fallacies in interpretation accepted Lancet. 2008; 371(9622):1413-4 Ritesh Agarwal, Srinivas Rajagopala, Dheeraj Gupta
• Pulmonary masses in Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: a mechanistic approach Respiratory care 2008; 53(12): 1744-48 Ritesh Agarwal, Srinivas Rajagopala, Ashutosh N Aggarwal, Akshay K Saxena
• Lung carcinoma mimicking hydatid cyst: a case report and review of the literature (in press) Med Oncol (2009) 26:424–428 Navneet Singh, Rajagopala Srinivas, Amanjit Bal and Ashutosh N Aggarwal
• An unusual Cause of Non-resolving Pneumonia Respiratory Care 2009; 54(9):1266-69 Srinivas Rajagopala, Navneet Singh, Ritambara Nada, and Dheeraj Gupta
• Nailing the diagnosis American Journal of Medicine 2009; 122:1085-87 Srinivas Rajagopala, Navneet Singh and Dheeraj Gupta
• Pulmonary amyloidosis in Sjogren’s syndrome Respirology. 2010 Jul; 15(5):860-6. Srinivas Rajagopala, Navneet Singh, Kirti Gupta and Dheeraj Gupta
• Set in stone! Intern Med J. 2011; 41: 290-1 Srinivas Rajagopala; Navneet Singh
• Infected cavitating pulmonary infarction Respir Care. 2011; 56: 707-9 Srinivas Rajagopala, Uma Devaraj, George D’ Souza
• An unusual lung mass Intern Med J. 2012; 42: 468-9 Srinivas Rajagopala, Ritesh Agarwal, Amit Panjawni, Dheeraj Gupta
• Uncommon cause of intrathoracic mass Thoracic Cancer 2011; 2 (1): 24-26 Singh N, Rajagopala S, Agrawal G, Aggarwal, A.N, Rajwanshi A
• Ace in the hole! Respiration. 2011; 82: 212-6 Srinivas Rajagopala, Uma Devaraj, Smrita Swamy, George D’ Souza
• Mucoid impaction in a 15-year-old with bronchial atresia Respir Care. 2012; 57: 471-3 Srinivas Rajagopala, Uma Devaraj, Smrita Swamy, George D’ Souza
• The missing link! Am J Med. 2012 Jul; 125 (7):653-6 Srinivas Rajagopala, Uma Devaraj, Smrita Swamy, George D’ Souza
• Analysis of humoral responses to proteins encoded by Region of Difference 1 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sarcoidosis in a high tuberculosis prevalence country Indian J Med Res. 2012 Jun; 135(6):920-3 Ritesh Agarwal, Dheeraj Gupta, Srinivas Rajagopala, Indu Verma, Dr. Ashutosh N Aggarwal, Dr. Suman Laal
• Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in liver transplant recipients-controversies in current diagnosis and management Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hepatology 2011; 1(1): 34-37 Srinivas Rajagopala, Olithselvan A, Joy Varghese, Naresh Shanmugam, Mohamed Rela
• Co-Infection with M. tuberculosis and M. leprae-Case Report and Systematic Review. J Mycobac Dis 2012; 2:118. doi: 10.4172/2161-1068.1000118 Srinivas Rajagopala, Devaraj U, D’Souza G, V Aithal V
• Diagnosing and treating hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in the tropics Acta Medica Academica 2012; 41 (2): 161-174 Srinivas Rajagopala, Navneet Singh
• Severe hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults-experience from an intensive care unit from North India Indian J Crit Care Med 2012 Oct; 16(4): 198-203 Srinivas Rajagopala, Navneet Singh, Ritesh Agarwal, Dheeraj Gupta and Reena Dass
• Pulmonary hemorrhage in Henoch-Schönlein purpura: case report and systematic review of the English literature Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Feb;42(4):391-400. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.07.004 Srinivas Rajagopala, Vineeta Shobha, Uma Devaraj, George D’ Souza, Isha Garg
• Adrenal insufficiency in Indian patients with stable non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis Indian J Med Res. 2014 Mar; 139(3): 393-401 Srinivas Rajagopala, Anantaraman Ramakrishnan, Ganapathi Bantwal, Uma Devaraj, George D’Souza, Smrita Swamy
• Posttraumatic stress disorder in close Relatives of Intensive Care unit patients’ Evaluation (PRICE) study Aust Crit Care. 2014; 27(4):183-7. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2014.04.003 Krishnaswamy Sundarrajan, Michelle Martin , Srinivas Rajagopala, Marianne Chapman
• Tuberculosis in liver transplant recipients-experience from a South Indian liver transplant Center Liver Transpl. 2014; 20: 960-966. doi: 10.1002/lt.23903 Olithselvan A, Rajagopala S, Vij M, Shanmugam V, Shanmugam N, Rela M
• Esophageal perforation and death following glyphosate poisoning Jyoti Wadhwa, Thabah M M, Rajagopala S, Hamide A Journal of postgraduate medicine 2014; 60 (3): 346-7 PMID: 25121387
• Aspergillus spp-related cavernous sinus thrombosis in an immunocompetent patient in the intensive are unit Austin J Crit Care 2014; 1(1): 1-3 Srinias Rajagopala, Sujatha Chandrasekharan, Satisk Kumar, Mohammed Rela
• Adrenal insufficiency in acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis Indian J Med Res. 2015; 142(6): 763–767 Srinivas Rajagopala, Anantaraman Ramakrishnan, Anushree Chakraborathy, Ganapathi Bantwal, Uma Devaraj, George D’Souza
• Pulmonary Renal Syndromes Clinical Queries: Nephrol 2015; 4 (2):1-8 doi:10.1016/j.cqn.2015.02.001 Alok Nath, Srinivas Rajagopala
• Severe Mycobacterium tuberculosis-related immune reconstitution syndrome in an immunocompetent patient. Indian J Crit Care Med 2015; 19 (1): 50-52 Srinivas Rajagopala, Chandrasekharan.S
• An unusual cause of type 2 Respiratory failure Indian J Crit Care Med. 2015; 19(2):122-5 Srinivas Rajagopala, Balamurugan Nathan, Vivekanandan Pillai
• Acute hypopituitarism related to Russell Viper Envenomation: A case series & systematic review QJM. 2015 Sep;108(9):719-28. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcv011 Srinivas Rajagopala, Molly Mary Thabah, Kishore Adiga, Maya Gopalakrishnan
• An unusually “dry” story Indian J Crit Care Med 2015; 19: 550-3 Srinivas Rajagopala, Gurukiran Danigeti, Dharanipragada Subrahmanyan
• Pulmonary-Renal Syndromes: Experience from an Indian intensive care Unit Indian J Crit Care Med. 2015; 19(6): 316–325. doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.158261 Srinivas Rajagopala, Baburao Kanthamani Pramod Sagar, Molly Mary Thabah, B.H.Srinivas, Ramanathan Venkateshwaran, Sreejith Parameswaran
• Undiagnosed Obstructive sleep apnea and postoperative outcomes: A prospective observational study Respirology (in print) Uma Devaraj, Srinivas Rajagopala, Ajay Kumar, Priya Ramachandran, George A D’Souza, Philip Devereaux Respiratory Care
• Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in IgA Nephropathy: Case series and systematic review Int J Rheum Dis. 2016 Feb 4. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12818 Srinivas Rajagopala, Sreejit Parameshwaran, Ajmeera Jail Singh, Rajesh Nachiappa Ganesh
• Disseminated Nocardiosis in a patient with Sarcoidosis Indian J Med Res. 2016; 143(1): 118–119. doi: 10.4103/0971-5916.178625 Srinivas Rajagopala, Gurukiran Dangeti
• Connective tissue disease related Pulmonary Hypertension Indian J Rheumatology 2016 Srinivas Rajagopala, Molly Mary Thabah

Book Chapters

• Author of “Physiology of Pleural diseases” in Section “Pleural diseases” of Jaypee Publishers Textbook of Pulmonary Medicine
• Author of “Malignant pleural effusion” in Section “Pleural diseases” of Jaypee Publishers Textbook of Pulmonary Medicine
• Module development for public private participation for tuberculosis chemotherapy in primary care (2011)-published
• Author of “Physiology of Pleural diseases” in Handbook of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Jaypee Publishers 2012 (ISBN 978-93-5025-073-0)
• “Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation” in Respiratory Update of North-East RESPICON 2014
• Author of “Physiology of Pleural diseases” in Section “Pleural diseases” of Jaypee Publishers Textbook of Pulmonary Medicine, 2nd edition 2014
• Author of “Malignant pleural effusion” in Section “Pleural diseases” of Jaypee Publishers Textbook of Pulmonary Medicine, 2nd edition, 2014
• Editor for “Handbook of Antimicrobial Use at JIPMER”, Third Edition June 2014
• Author of a chapter on StepWise approach to Interstitial Lung disease in the Respiratory Update 2016 organized by North East Pulmonary and Critical care society (NEPCCS)
• Author of “Physiology of Pleural diseases” in Section “Pleural diseases” of Jaypee Publishers Textbook of Pulmonary Medicine 2nd edition
• Author of “Malignant pleural effusion” in Section “Pleural diseases” of Jaypee Publishers Textbook of Pulmonary Medicine, 2nd edition

• American Thoracic Society
• European Respiratory Society
• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine