Rajasumi Rajalingam, MD, MSc

Rajasumi Rajalingam, MD, MSc
Rajasumi Rajalingam, MD, MSc

Instructor, Department of Psychiatry

Biosketch

Rajasumi Rajalingam, MD, MSc, is a resident physician in the Psychiatry Residency Program at 汤头条app. She completed her Honours Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Human Biology and minors in Fine Arts History and Biology from the University of Toronto. Following this undergraduate education, she pursued her medical degree at Saint James School of Medicine. Subsequently, she earned her Master of Science degree from the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto. Her master's thesis focused on combining deep brain stimulation and rehabilitation to improve independent mobility in individuals with Parkinson鈥檚 disease. She has authored over 20 research publications and has presented her work at national and international conferences. Her clinical and research interests include mental health, neuropsychiatry, health-related quality of life, rehabilitation, and neuromodulation therapies.

  • 汤头条app and Training
    • MSc 2023, Medical Science, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto
    • MD 2013, Medicine, Saint James School of Medicine
    • BSc 2008, Human Biology, Fine Arts History, Biology, New College, University of Toronto

  • Research
    • Systematic Reviews
    • Research Synthesis and Meta-analysis
    • Rehabilitation
    • Quality of life of people with Parkinson's disease
    • Quality of Life
    • Neuropsychiatry
    • Neurology
    • Movement Disorders
    • Mental health
    • Clinical Trials

  • Publications

    • Milovanovi膰 A., Westenberger A., Stankovi膰 I., Tama拧 O., Brankovi膰 M., Marjanovi膰 A., Laabs B.H., Brand M., Rajalingam R., Marras C., Lohmann K., Brankovi膰 V., Novakovi膰 I., Petrovi膰 I., Svetel M., Klein C., Kosti膰 V.S., Draga拧evi膰-Mi拧kovi膰 N. Movement Disorders. 2024;39:887-892.

    • Bruno V., Ruiz-Lopez M., Terroba-Chambi C., Freitas M.E., Rajalingam R., Chang A., Fox S.H., Lang A.E. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2023;50(5):703-709.

    • Olszewska D.A., Shetty A., Rajalingam R., Rodriguez-Antiguedad J., Hamed M., Huang J., Breza M., Rasheed A., Bahr N., Madoev H., Westenberger A., Trinh J., Lohmann K., Klein C., Marras C., Waln O. European Journal of Neurology. 2023;30(10):3377-3393.

    • Passaretti M., Maranzano A., Bluett B., Rajalingam R., Fasano A. Gait Analysis in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Meta-Analysis Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 2023;10(11):1574-1584.

    • Rajalingam R., Fasano A. Punding in Parkinson's Disease: An Update Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 2023;10(7):1035-1047.

    • Rossi M., Hamed M., Rodr铆guez-Antig眉edad J., Cornejo-Olivas M., Breza M., Lohmann K., Klein C., Rajalingam R., Marras C., van de Warrenburg B.P. Movement Disorders. 2023;38(3):368-377.

    • Zirra A., Rao S.C., Bestwick J., Rajalingam R., Marras C., Blauwendraat C., Mata I.F., Noyce A.J. Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 2023;10(1):86-93.

    • Lange L.M., Gonzalez-Latapi P., Rajalingam R., Tijssen M.A.J., Ebrahimi-Fakhari D., Gabbert C., Ganos C., Ghosh R., Kumar K.R., Lang A.E., Rossi M., van der Veen S., van de Warrenburg B., Warner T., Lohmann K., Klein C., Marras C. Movement Disorders. 2022;37(5):905-935.

    • Visanji N.P., Ghani M., Yu E., Kakhki E.G., Sato C., Moreno D., Naranian T., Poon Y.Y., Abdollahi M., Naghibzadeh M., Rajalingam R., Lozano A.M., Kalia S.K., Hodaie M., Cohn M., Statucka M., Boutet A., Elias G.J.B., Germann J., Munhoz R., Lang A.E., Gan-Or Z., Rogaeva E., Fasano A. Journal of Parkinson's Disease. 2022;12(1):117-128.

    • Mestre T.A., Fereshtehnejad S.M., Berg D., Bohnen N.I., Dujardin K., Erro R., Espay A.J., Halliday G., Van Hilten J.J., Hu M.T., Jeon B., Klein C., Leentjens A.F.G., Marinus J., Mollenhauer B., Postuma R., Rajalingam R., Rodr铆guez-Violante M., Simuni T., Surmeier D.J., Weintraub D., McDermott M.P., Lawton M., Marras C. Journal of Parkinson's Disease. 2021;11(2):395-404.

    • Jalini S., Rajalingam R., Nisenbaum R., Javier A.D., Woo A., Pikula A. Neurology. 2019;92(4):E288-E294.

    • Rajalingam R., Breen D.P., Chen R., Fox S., Kalia L.V., Munhoz R.P., Slow E., Strafella A.P., Lang A.E., Fasano A. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. 2019;65:165-171.

    • Cubo E., Rajalingam R., Fasano A., Munhoz R.P., Lang A.E., Calvo S., Marras C. Movement Disorders. 2018;33(5):850-852.

    • Jitkritsadakul O., Rajalingam R., Toenjes C., Munhoz R.P., Fasano A. Movement Disorders. 2018;33(3):491-492.

    • Rajalingam R., Breen D.P., Lang A.E., Fasano A. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. 2018;56:109-110.