• Faculty, Hurley Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program, Flint, Mich.

Dr Ryan Khemraj joined the Hurley Medical Center Internal Medicine Department in September 2025, and - if his past teaching award is any indication - soon will be a valued member of the teaching faculty.

Education

• Internal medicine residency: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich.
• Medical school: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Mich.
• Undergraduate: Macaulay Honors Program at CUNY Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Work Experience

Early work experience include working as a direct support professional for a foundation that helps individuals with developmental disabilities; tutoring in STEM and English subjects, working as a research assistant related to the binding of small molecules to telomeric DNA for targeted singlet oxygen production, interning with a cardiologist, and cashiering at a pharmacy.

Research Experience

• Principle Investigator - Oakland University WIlliam Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Mich., and Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Royal Oak, Mich. Impact of social disparities on cardiovascular disease and COVID-19 outcomes: Barriers to care and preventive interventions
• Co-Investigator - OUWB SOM, Rochester, Mich., and Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Royal Oak, Mich. Chair exercise program for those unable to use treadmill-based exercise programs (to reduce risk of cardiovascular events)
• Principle Investigator - OUWB SOM, Rochester, Mich., and Geriatrics, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. Retrospective study on adverse effects of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's patients, specifically syncope and hip-fracture rates.
• Principle Investigator - City University of New York Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N.Y. Binding of small molecules to telomeric quadruplex DNA

Scholarly Activity

Publications

• Khemraj RR, Solano C, Patel NM, Franklin BA. Impact of Social Disparities on Cardiovascular Disease and COVID-19 Outcomes: BARRIERS TO CARE AND PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2022 Mar 1;42(2):84-89. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000691. PMID: 35213869.
• Kopkalli, Yasemin¹; Khemraj, Ryan¹; Biegel, Craig¹; Davenport, Lesley²; Binding Studies of Small Molecules to Telomeric Quadruplex DNA for Targeted Singlet Oxygen; 2016, January; Biophysical Journal 108(2):395а

Case Reports/Presentations

• Ujayli, D., Khemraj, R., Molinari, J., & Entz, A.. (2023, October 21). A Case of DILI Hidden Beneath a DRESS [Poster presented]. American College of Physicians - 2023 Michigan Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting/Bellaire, MI, USA.
• Molinari, J., Khemraj, R., Ujayli, D., & Entz, A.. (2023, October 21). A Case of Gitelman Syndrome [Poster accepted]. American College of Physicians - 2023 Michigan Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting/Bellaire, MI USA
• Khemraj, R., Johnson, K., & Haftka-George, A. (2023, April 5). Neurosarcoidosis with Unique Pituitary Manifestations [Poster accepted]. American College ofPhysicians – 2023 Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians and Michigan Chapter of the Society of Hospital Medicine Resident and Medical Student Day Meeting.

Certifications and Awards

• Point of Care Ultrasound Certification
• Resident Teaching Award, Wayne State University School of Medicine
• Emergency Medical Technician, New York State Dept. of Health-Bureau of Emergency Medical Services