Deepa S. Rajan , MD, FAAP

Biography

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  • Co-Director of Neurogenetics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Dr. Rajan provides care for inpatients and outpatients with a wide variety of neurological issues. Her areas of interest include acute care neurology and neuro-genetics. As co-director of the Neurogenetics Clinic at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Dr. Rajan sees patients who have severe neurologic and other symptoms that have so far eluded diagnosis, as well as patients who have been diagnosed with rare neurologic conditions caused by genetic abnormalities. She also has an active role in medical student and neurology resident teaching in the Department of Pediatrics.
 
Rajan is certified through the ABP in Pediatrics, through the ABPN in Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and Epilepsy. Her recognitions include the Shelden Brenner Research Award in 2010, Sanford N. Cohen Award for Outstanding Graduating Resident (2010) and the Bonita F. Stanton Professionalism in Pediatrics Award (2010).