Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Advanced Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship, Duke University School of Medicine 2016 - 2017
  • Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship, Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine 2015 - 2016
  • Neurology Residency, Adult Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine 2012 - 2015
  • Internship, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine 2011 - 2012
  • M.D., Thomas Jefferson University 2011
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Neurology, Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease, Neurology 2018 - 2020
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Neurology, Neurology, General & Community Neurology, Neurology 2017 - 2018
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Evaluation of GIMate Handheld Hydrogen Breath Monitor for Diagnosis of Lactose Malabsorption awarded by Vivante Health 2021 - 2024
  • Real World Outcomes of Surgical and Medical Management in Myasthenia Gravis awarded by American Academy of Neurology 2019 - 2022
  • RTOP 18-0006 Option 1 / Protocol Implementation awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 2019 - 2022
  • Phase I Single Ascending Dose and Multiple Ascending Dose Study of 2R,6R-Hydroxynorketamine awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2020
  • Phase 1 single-ascending dose study of the safety and pharmacokinetics of 24 hour intravenous 5-HTP (EVX-301) awarded by EVECXIA Therapeutics 2020
  • AANEM Autoimmune Neuromuscular Disorders Fellowship awarded by AANEM Foundation for Research & Education 2017 - 2018
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Raja SM, Howard JF, Juel VC, Massey JM, Chopra M, Guptill JT. Clinical outcome measures following plasma exchange for MG exacerbation. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2019 Oct;6(10):2114–9.
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    • Raja SM, Sanders DB, Juel VC, Harati Y, Smith AG, Pascuzzi R, et al. Validation of the triple timed up-and-go test in Lambert-Eaton myasthenia. Muscle Nerve. 2019 Sep;60(3):292–8.
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    • Gwathmey KG, Sadjadi R, Horton WB, Conaway MR, Barnett-Tapia C, Bril V, et al. Validation of a simple disease-specific, quality-of-life measure for diabetic polyneuropathy: CAPPRI. Neurology. 2018 Jun 5;90(23):e2034–41.
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    • Guptill JT, Raja S, Sanders DB, Narayanaswami P. Comparative effectiveness clinical trials to advance treatment of myasthenia gravis. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2018 Feb;1413(1):69–75.
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    • Sanders DB, Guptill JT, Aleš KL, Hobson-Webb LD, Jacobus DP, Mahmood R, et al. Reliability of the triple-timed up-and-go test. Muscle Nerve. 2018 Jan;57(1):136–9.
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    • Guptill JT, Raja SM, Boakye-Agyeman F, Noveck R, Ramey S, Tu TM, et al. Phase 1 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Determine the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of a Single Escalating Dose and Repeated Doses of CN-105 in Healthy Adult Subjects. J Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Jun;57(6):770–6.
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    • Yi JS, Russo MA, Massey JM, Juel V, Hobson-Webb LD, Gable K, et al. B10 Cell Frequencies and Suppressive Capacity in Myasthenia Gravis Are Associated with Disease Severity. Front Neurol. 2017;8:34.
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    • Chen S, Fu L, Raja SM, Yue P, Peterson YK, Khuri FR, et al. Differential roles of DR4, DR5 and c-FLIP in regulation of geranylgeranyltransferase I inhibitor-induced augmentation of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand-induced apoptosis. Cancer Research. 2009 May 1;69.
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    • Raja SM, Chen S, Yue P, Acker TM, Lefkove B, Arbiser JL, et al. The natural product honokiol preferentially inhibits cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein and augments death receptor–induced apoptosis. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2008 Jul;7(7):2212–23.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Raja S, Juel V, Massey J, Hobson-Webb L, Guptill J, Gable K, et al. Lambert-Eaton Myasthenia With and Without Cancer: Clinical Characteristics and Long-term Survival. In: Neurology. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS; 2018.
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