- BA, Hindi Literature, Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Chennai, India, 1991
- MBBS, Medicine & Surgery, Stanley Medical College Hospital, The Tamil-Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India, 1997
- Senior House Officer, General Medicine, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Northampton, United Kingdom, 2001
- Specialist Registrar in Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2002
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Temple University Affiliate, 2004
- Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine, UPMC, 2006
- MS, Clinical Trials, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2008
Education & Training
Murugan R, Kerti SJ, Chang CC, Gallagher M, Clermont G, Palevsky PM, Kellum JA, Bellomo R. Association of Net Ultrafiltration Rate With Mortality Among Critically Ill Adults With Acute Kidney Injury Receiving Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration: A Secondary Analysis of the Randomized Evaluation of Normal vs Augmented Level (RENAL) of Renal Replacement Therapy Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2019 Jun 5;2(6):e195418.
Murugan R, Balakumar V, Kerti SJ, Priyanka P, Chang CC, Clermont G, Bellomo R, Palevsky PM, Kellum JA. Net ultrafiltration intensity and mortality in critically ill patients with fluid overload. Critical Care. 2018 Dec;22(1):223.
Murugan R, Wen X, Keener C, Pike F, Palevsky PM, Unruh M, Finkel K, Vijayan A, Elder M, Chen YF, Kellum JA. Associations between intensity of RRT, inflammatory mediators, and outcomes. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2015 Jun 5;10(6):926-33.
Murugan R, Wen X, Shah N, Lee M, Kong L, Pike F, Keener C, Unruh M, Finkel K, Vijayan A, Palevsky PM. Plasma inflammatory and apoptosis markers are associated with dialysis dependence and death among critically ill patients receiving renal replacement therapy. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 2014 Mar 11;29(10):1854-64.
- Acute kidney injury and fluid overload
- Precision medicine
- Rapid response system
- ICU Quality improvement