Neuroepidemiologist, TBI researcher, & dad. Assistant Professor @IcahnMountSinai | @MountSinaiRehab | @SinaiTBI.
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30 Jun 2025
Great to see our recent paper using the LETBI study published in @braincomms
29 Jun 2025
Kumar et al. identified four clinical phenotypes and their neuroanatomical cortical network correlates in a well-characterized cohort of chronic traumatic brain injury. Read at buff.ly/7G04seP.
@raj_kumarphd, @DamsOConnor, @ComaRecoveryLab, @YelenaBodien
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5 Feb 2025
We are excited to announce an opening for a full-time paid MPH summer internship at @SinaiTBI! More information on the position is included below. Please share with your network!
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20 Nov 2024
Enjoyed working on this paper w @ml_pomeroy @DamsOConnor @ShannonJuengst @Rehabilomics4U and others. Individuals with TBI who never or rarely leave home face a poor prognosis. TBI clinicians should stress the importance of social engagement and physical activity outside the home
In a recent Arch Phys Med Rehabil paper, BIRC faculty Dr. @raj_kumarphd & colleagues found 14.2% of @TBI_MS participants living in private residences 1 year post-TBI were homebound, with 2% never leaving home.
Risk factors include older age, Medicaid use, and transport dependence
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Army Special Forces veteran Dennis Hernandez had to seek help outside the VA to get treatment he needed for traumatic brain injuries. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, has introduced a bipartisan bill to help vets like him. on.necn.com/DAqsOxn
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In a recent @JHTRonline paper, BIRC faculty,@raj_kumarphd, along with @TBI_MS colleagues created an objective neighborhood socioeconomic status index, the TBIMS-NSDI
This index may be used to study the influence of NEIGHBORHOOD on TBI outcomes in the TBIMS
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3911…
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21 Jul 2024
On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country.
I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination.
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4 Jun 2024
Accepted for the IMPACT-AD Fellowship Track 2024 Class! Beyond excited to spend a week in La Jolla, San Diego surrounded by #ADRD clinical trial experts and other fellows 🤩 I will be working on my proposal: Promoting Healthy Aging and Reducing Dementia Risk after Brain Injury 🧠
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🎙️NEW ROAD TO RESILIENCE PODCAST EPISODE 🎙️
In this episode, Dr. @sarahbannonPhD discusses #resilience using a social-ecological framework. She highlights the critical role of close relationships for long-term health, & the promise of patient-care partner "dyadic" interventions.
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2 May 2024
Really important work led by @ThePintoLab showing the cardiovascular burden among persons living with TBI
2 May 2024
Our study looking at self-reported prevalence of cardiovascular conditions in the @TBI_MS database is out. We found higher rate of HTN and CVA but lower rate of MI and CHF after TBI, likely due to survival bias.
ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/…
@UTSW_PMR @UTSWBrain
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In a recent @biaamerica article, Dr. @raj_kumarphd uses data from research conducted at the Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai to shed light on the evolving understanding of #TBI as a #chronic condition
FULL ARTICLE: bit.ly/3TDDPR4
3 Apr 2024
Not only can brain injury have significant long-term health impacts, there are other conditions that can develop as the result of a brain injury. Read more about brain injury as a chronic health condition here: bit.ly/3TDDPR4
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Discover the future of #TBI research with BIRC Director Dr. @DamsOConnor on @npratc!
Learn how biomarkers could reveal signs of assault on the brain, offering hope for early detection even when patients can't report
LINK: shorturl.at/fgzU9
#BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth
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28 Feb 2024
We are still accepting applications for a fully-funded TBI post-doc fellowship @SinaiTBI! Multidisciplinary backgrounds are welcomed for either the Quantitative or Clinician-Scientist Tracks. Lots of opportunities to personalize your training experience. DM if you have questions!
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for the Advanced Rehabilitation Research and Training #ARRT Fellowship Program in Brain Injury & Rehabilitation Research
Funded by #NIDILRR, this program offers advanced training to researchers dedicated to improving health & function following brain injury
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16 Feb 2024
Presenting our work on blood-based biomarkers in chronic mild-severe #TBI 🩸Sample was >1yr and average of 11yrs post injury. Excited to keep analyzing this important dataset and learning more about blood-based biomarkers many years after TBI #INS2024inNYC @DamsOConnor @SinaiTBI
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Is it just me/the UK, or are epi jobs being rapdily replaced by ''digital health" and "health data science" ones? Often hosted in computer science departments.
This alarms me! In the big data era, understanding sources of error and bias is more important than ever!
#EpiTwitter
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Raj Kumar, PhD retweeted
27 Jan 2024
We're hosting an evening dedicated to Veteran Brain Health at Planet X Studios in Brooklyn on Feb 8th @ 5:30pm.
The event is FREE! If you're in the area, pop by for meaningful discussions & socializing w/ TBI researchers & our Veteran community.
RSVP: shorturl.at/hjFS0Attendance
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22 Jan 2024
🌟🌟please consider sharing this short #survey amongst your networks in 🇺🇸 We want to ensure that individuals with #TBI are well represented in the National Survey on Health and Disability. Survey closes Jan 31st 🌟🌟
Only TWO WEEKS left for individuals living with disabilities to join the National Survey on Health and Disability #NSHD
YOUR voice matters! Share your experiences and concerns before the survey closes on January 31st
Complete the survey here: kuhealthsurvey.org/
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18 Jan 2024
We’re hiring clinical research coordinators @SinaiTBI! Apply or pass along if you know someone in your network who may be a fit!
The Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai is NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for 1) Senior Clinical Research Coordinator and 2) Clinical Research Coordinator positions!
Join our team & contribute to cutting-edge research focused on addressing the challenges of living with #TBI
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17 Jan 2024
If you have any sort of disability, please consider responding to 2023 National Survey on Health and Disability Only - open until March - we especially need folks with history of TBI to respond - very low rate so far.
ihdps.ku.edu/health-disabili…
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