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Ruchi S. Doshi

Ruchi S. Doshi

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Hospital Medicine
ruchi.doshi@duke.edu
1149 Yellow Zone, Durham, NC 27710
1149 Yellow Zone, Duke South Clinics, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Development of an inpatient pediatric-to-adult transition consultation.

Journal Article J Hosp Med · April 2026 Hospitalizations can offer key opportunities to provide focused pediatric-to-adult healthcare transition planning for adolescents and young adults with childhood-onset chronic conditions. Here, we describe the components of our standardized, comprehensive ... Full text Link to item Cite

Point-counterpoint: Adult patients in children's hospitals.

Journal Article J Hosp Med · October 2025 Adults continue to be admitted to children's hospitals for a variety of reasons. But should they? Transfer from the pediatric to adult hospital setting is the standard of high-quality care for any young adult. Adult hospitalists are equipped to care for th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors influencing medical student self-competence to provide weight management services.

Journal Article Clin Obes · February 2019 This study aimed to identify factors associated with high obesity care self-competence among US medical students. The authors performed a cross-sectional analysis of 2014 survey data on fourth year medical students collected online as part of the Medical S ... Full text Link to item Cite

Health Professionals' perceptions of insurance coverage for weight loss services

Journal Article Obesity Science & Practice · December 2017 SummaryObjectiveTo examine health professionals' (HPs) perceptions of top challenges and solutions in obesity care, and whether these perceptions differ by patient‐panel income level. Full text Open Access Cite

Commercial Programs' Online Weight‐Loss Claims Compared to Results from Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal Article Obesity · November 2017 ObjectiveTo characterize weight‐loss claims and disclaimers present on websites for commercial weight‐loss programs and compare them with results from published randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Full text Open Access Cite

A systematic review of commercial weight loss programmes’ effect on glycemic outcomes among overweight and obese adults with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus

Journal Article Obesity Reviews · August 2016 SummaryObjectiveWe examined the glycemic benefits of commercial weight loss programmes as compared with control/education or counselling among overweight and obese adults with and without ... Full text Open Access Cite

Efficacy of Commercial Weight-Loss Programs

Journal Article Annals of Internal Medicine · April 7, 2015 Full text Open Access Cite