J Usha RajJ. Usha Raj, M.D., is the Anjuli S. Nayak Professor of Pediatrics, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois. She was the Head of Pediatrics at UIC from 2008 to 2015 and Chief of Neonatology at Harbor-UCLA from 1995 to 2008. Dr. Raj is nationally andinternationally known as a clinician-scientist for her research on the mechanisms involved in the development of pulmonary hypertension. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for over 32 years. She is a co-investigator on grants funded by the NIH and Center for Medicare and Medicaid that are designed to improve care for the underserved pediatric population in Chicago. She has published over 165 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts in high-quality journals. She has received numerous awards from International Scientific Societies, including the Scientific Recognition and Distinguished Achievement Awards from the American Thoracic Society and the Julius Comroe Jr. Distinguished Lectureship and election as a fellow to the society by the American Physiological Society. She received an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) from the University of Lausanne in June 2016 in recognition of her many contributions in research and mentorship. She is a member of the World Task Force on Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension and an advisor to the Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension network in North America. She has been selected for the U.S. News & World Report Top Doctors list. Read More Read Less