Rachana Marathi, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Medicine-RHEUM
Email:
rmarathi@umc.edu
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, fellowship, Rheumatology | 2024 |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, MD, Internal Medicine | 2014 |
| Osmania Medical College, MBBS, Medicine | 2007 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Board certification, ABIM - Rheumatology | 08/2024 - Present |
| Certification, ECFMG, Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates | 10/2009 - Present |
| Certification, ABIM, American Board of Internal Medicine | 08/2015 - Present |
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2024 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2017 - 06/2022 |
| Hospitalist, Piedmont Newton Medical Center | 10/2015 - 06/2016 |
| Hospitalist, Ochsner Clinic Foundation | 08/2014 - 08/2015 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, An International, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase III Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Dapagliflozin in Respiratory Failure in Relation to COVID 19 (DARE 19) | 04/2020 - 07/2021 |
Publications
Case Reports | |
| Simhadri PK, Chandramohan D, Singh P, Marathi R, Burton K, Vaitla P, A Patient With Spontaneous Perinephric Hematoma: A Quiz. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 2024 Jul;84(1):A19-A21 | 2024 |
| Simhadri PK, Vaitla PK, Marathi R, Khan A, Donor-transmitted cystinuria in a renal transplant recipient. Journal of nephrology, 2024 Jul;37(6):1715-1717 | 2024 |
Study Guide | |
| Rahman S, Marathi R, Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate. , 2026 Jan; | 2026 |
| Virgile J, Marathi R, Cholangitis. , 2026 Jan; | 2026 |
| Hodgens A, Marathi R, Hepatitis B Vaccine. , 2026 Jan; | 2026 |
Journal Article | |
| P VAITLA, W CHEUNGPASITPORN, P DAVIS, R MARATHI, FC RIVERA COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients: The University of Mississippi Medical Center Experience. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 61 (11) | 2021 |
| Brar HS, Marathi R, Case of cholestatic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) associated with black cohosh. BMJ case reports, 2021 May 7;14(5) | 2021 |
| Kovvuru K, Kanduri SR, Vaitla P, Marathi R, Gosi S, Garcia Anton DF, Cabeza Rivera FH, Garla V, Risk Factors and Management of Osteoporosis Post-Transplant. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2020 Jun 19;56(6) | 2020 |
Abstracts | |
| S Yunas, R Velagapudi, H Ibrahim, R Marathi, T Yen, Y Obi, M Atari, N Dossabhoy, M Tio The seronegative puzzle: cryoglobulinemic GN in a patient with Sjögren's Syndrome The American Journal of the Medical Sciences Volume 371, Supplement 1, February 2026, Page S18 | 2026 |
| M Kaur, S Chittipolu, R Marathi, H Ibrahim, T Yen, S Edupuganti A rare diagnostic crossroad: ANCA vasculitis with C3 glomerulopathy The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 371, S94-S95 | 2026 |
| LA Lawson, S Yarlagadda, SA Riedi, H Tucker, D Holliday, R Noor, J Jeter, PK Vaitla, C Milner, R Marathi Thrombotic microangiopathy: rare complication of mixed connective tissue disease The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 371, S414 | 2026 |
| H Tucker, S Yarlagadda, SA Riedi, LA Lawson, R Noor, J Jeter, B Syed, R Marathi An unusual triad: pancreatic head mass, paraneoplastic myositis, and rhabdomyolysis The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 371, S87-S88 | 2026 |
| Maria Clarissa Tio, Mohammad Atari, Ramya Krishna Velagapudi, Yoshitsugu Obi, Timothy E Yen, Neville R Dossabhoy, Rachana Marathi, Hanan Ibrahim Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis in Sjogren Syndrome Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 36 (10S), 10.1681 | 2025 |
| Castro A, Marathi R, Lee Ching C Practice patterns of uric acid lowering therapies in patients with chronic kidney disease and potential undesirable clinical outcomes Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 83, 1288-1289 | 2024 |
| HS Brar, J Kang, P Vaitla, R Marathi Acute limb necrosis due to arterial thrombosis associated with COVID-19 Journal Of General Internal Medicine 36 (SUPPL 1), S192-S192 | 2021 |
| Rachana Marathi, Paul W Davis, Franco H Cabeza Rivera, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Swetha Rani Kanduri, Karthik Kovvuru, Pradeep Vaitla COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 31 (10S), 812-813 | 2020 |
| Rachana Marathi, Swetha Rani Kanduri, Karthik Kovvuru, Pradeep Vaitla Lowest Reported Serum Creatinine in a Normal-Weight Adult Highlights the Limitations of Serum Creatinine in Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 31 (10S), 851 | 2020 |
| Himmat S Brar, Rachana Marathi Black Cohosh–Induced Cholestatic Liver Injury The Journal of General Internal Medicine 35 (SUPPL 1), S413-S414 | 2020 |
| P. Vaitla, C. Thongprayoon, F. Cabeza Rivera, F. Koller, P. Matemavi, S. Kanduri, R. Marathi, W. Cheungpasitporn Epidemiology of Cannabis Use and Associated Outcomes among Kidney Transplant Recipients a Meta-Analysis Vaitla P, Thongprayoon C, Rivera FCabeza, Koller F, Matemavi P, Kanduri S, Marathi R, Cheungpasitporn W Epidemiology of Cannabis Use and Associated Outcomes among Kidney Transplant Recipients a Meta-Analysis Am J Transplant. 2020; 20 (suppl 3) | 2020 |
| Pradeep Vaitla, Swetha Kanduri, Karthik Kovvuru, Rachana Marathi Renal Failure after Knee Arthroplasty and Antibiotic Cement: Role of Dialysis Pradeep Vaitla, Swetha Kanduri, Karthik Kovvuru, Rachana Marathi Renal Failure After Knee Arthroplasty and Antibiotic Cement: Role of Dialysis J Am Soc Nephrol 30: 2019, TH-PO085 | 2019 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, From suspected myositis to biopsy-proven lupus nephritis: case of evolving SLE, The Congress of Clinical Rheumatology (CCR) | 05/2026 |
| Poster Presentation, When RA is not the culprit. AL Amyloidosis masquerading as secondary amyloidosis., The Congress of Clinical Rheumatology (CCR) | 05/2026 |
| Platform Presentations, Thrombotic microangiopathy: rare complication of mixed connective tissue disease, The Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI) | 02/2026 |
| Platform Presentations, Azathioprine in Psoriatic arthritis, The Mississippi Arthritis and Rheumatism Society 2024 Annual Meeting | 09/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, The unknown of Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis, The Congress of Clinical Rheumatology | 05/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Racial disparities of Sarcoidosis in the Rural South, The Congress of Clinical Rheumatology | 05/2024 |
| Platform Presentations, UMMC Case presentation, The Mississippi Arthritis and Rheumatism Society (MSARS) | 09/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Vaping associated lung injury, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Research Day 2020, Jackson, MS | 10/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Epidemiology of Cannabis Use and Associated Outcomes among Kidney Transplant Recipients a Meta-Analysis, American Society of Transplantation, Virtual Meeting | 05/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Black Cohosh Induced Cholestatic Liver Injury, Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 02/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Renal Failure after Knee Arthroplasty and Antibiotic Cement: Role of Dialysis, American Society of Nephrology, Kidney Week, Washington, DC | 11/2019 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium (SOTA): Fellow-in-Training (FIT) scholarship, The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) | 2024 |
| Congress of Clinical Rheumatology Fellow Scholarship, North American Young Rheumatology Investigator Forum (NYRIF) | 2024 |
| Fellows-in-Training (FIT) Scholarship, American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the Rheumatology Research Foundation | 2023 |
| Fellow Scholarship, National Psoriasis Foundation | 2023 |
| Chief Rheumatology fellow, UMMC Rheumatology | 2023 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American College of Rheumatology, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Society of Hospital Medicine, Member | 2017 - 2022 |
| American College of Physicians, Member | 2011 - Present |
Committee Service
| Medicine: Mortality Review Committee, Member | 2025 - Present |
| Rheumatology fellowship Interview panel, Member | 2024 - Present |
| Program evaluation committee, Rheumatology fellowship, Member | 2024 - Present |
| Clinical competency committee, Rheumatology fellowship, Member | 2024 - Present |
| Anti-Coagulation Committee, Member | 2019 - 2022 |
Community Service
| Jackson Free Clinic, Faculty | 06/2026 - Present |
| Physicians for American Healthcare Access, Member, Volunteer | 03/2019 - Present |
| Hindu Temple Society of Mississippi, Volunteer | 07/2016 - Present |
| Benefits of breast-feeding awareness- Penderghat, India, Volunteer, Educator | 04/2006 - 04/2006 |
| Lions Club Free Health Clinic, Hyderabad, India, Volunteer | 02/2006 - 03/2007 |
| Pulse Polio Program, Hyderabad, India, Volunteer, Vaccine administrator | 2002 - 2007 |
Other Service
| UMMC news letter story educating about risk factors of Gout, prevention and management, Author | 03/2026 - Present |
| Rheumatology didactics: 2023-2024 | 07/2023 - 06/2024 |
| ACP- 2020, National Abstract Competition: Reviewer | 11/2019 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Course, Attending, Internal medicine board review: Rheumatology | Summer 2026 |
| Medicine, Course, Attending, Journal Club: A Phase 3 Trial of Upadacitinib for Giant-Cell Arteritis | Summer 2026 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Cryoglobulinemia: Diagnosis and management | Fall 2025 |
| Medicine, Course, Facilitator, CARE: Rheumatology Board review | Winter 2024 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Rheumatology: Challenging clinical case discussion | Fall 2024 |
| Medicine, Course, Facilitator, Journal Club: Benralizumab versus Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis | Spring 2024 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Rheumatology: Challenging clinical case discussion | Spring 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Glucocorticoid induced Osteoporosis | Spring 2024 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Internal medicine board review: Rheumatology | Summer 2024 |
| Medicine, Clinical/Practicum, Facilitator, ACR clinical images review | Fall 2023 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, CARE: Rheumatology Board review | Fall 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Rheumatology- Endocrinology: Bone Conference | Summer 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Rheumatological evaluation for neck and back pain | Summer 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Large and medium vessel vasculitis | Fall 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Biologics: Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs | Fall 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs | Summer 2022 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Rheumatology- Endocrinology: Bone Conference | Fall 2022 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, CARE: Rheumatology board preparation | Fall 2022 |
Directed Student Learning
| Preceptor | 2024 - Present |
| Preceptor | 2017 - 2022 |
Fellows supervised
| Rheumatology, Attending Physician, 3 fellows supervised | 07/2024 - Present |
| Intra-articular injection, Attending Physician, 5 fellows supervised | 07/2024 - Present |
| Arthrocentesis, Attending Physician, 5 fellows supervised | 07/2024 - Present |
| Rheumatology, Attending Physician, 5 fellows supervised | 07/2024 - Present |
Residency Training
| Rheumatology, Attending Physician | 2024 - Present |
| Internal Medicine, Preceptor | 2017 - Present |
| Internal Medicine, Attending Physician | 2017 - 06/2022 |