Preetha Nair, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Clinical Hospitalist Service

Degrees:

MBBS: University of Calicut, India, 2002

Residency:

Residency: University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD, 2009

Internship: University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD, 2007

Research Interests:

• Hematologic malignancies
• Cancer prevention
• Inpatient management of diabetes mellitus
• Anticoagulation management in inpatients

Clinical Interests:

• Care of complex medical patients
• Quality improvement initiatives among Hospitalists
  

Representative Publications:

1. Osteomalacia presenting as Pain Syndrome of Unknown Etiology: Yasir Lal, Preetha Nair, Fred Lovrien, Jerome Freeman; South Dakota Journal of Medicine. Publication Date: 05 / 2009, Volume: 62, Issue 5, Pages: 197-201
   
2. Hirsutism in a 58 year old Woman: Preetha Nair, Vishal Bhatia; The Endocrinologist. Publication date: 10/2008, Volume 18, Issue 1
   
3. Watch Out for Olanzapine- Induced Hyperglycemia: Preetha Nair, Steven Lippmann; Psychiatry 2004. Publication date: 11/2004, Volume: 1, Issue 1, Pages: 7-8
4. Blood Dyscrasia with Quetiapine and Ziprasidone: Preetha Nair, Steven Lippmann; Psychosomatics. Publication Date: 02 / 2005, Volume: 46, Issue 1, Pages: 89-90
   
5. Is Leukopenia Associated With Divalproex and/or Quetiapine?: Preetha Nair, Steven Lippmann; Psychosomatics. Publication Date: 04 / 2005, Volume: 46, Issue 2, Pages: 188-189

Presentations:

1. Inpatient Glycemic Control: Oral Presentation for Nurses at OHSU. October 2010
   
2. Case of Hirsutism: Poster Presentation at: National ACP Meeting, Philadelphia. April 2009.
   
3. Chemoprevention of Ovarian Cancer: Oral Presentation at: Sanford USD School of Medicine; Sioux Falls, SD. May 2007.

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