Nivedita Nagam, MD

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Contact Information

• Office 314-270-0365
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Specialties

• Rheumatology

Areas of Interest

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Reactive Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Lupus, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Gout, Pseudogout/CPPD, SLE, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Raynaud’s, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Osteoporosis, Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Vasculitis, General Rheumatic Conditions

About

Dr. Nivedita Nagam is a rheumatologist practicing in St. Louis, MO. She is board certified in internal medicine (internist) and board eligible in rheumatology, with fellowship training in adult rheumatology.

Outside of work, Dr. Nagam enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with family.

Dr. Nagam accepts all major insurances. For more information, please visit our Insurance page. She also offers telehealth appointments in addition to in-person visits. Please contact the office to schedule.

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Education

Fellowship: Adult Rheumatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Residency: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Internship: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Medical School: NTR University of Health Sciences, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Awards & Honors

• Quality Improvement Champion Award. The 2009 National Health Care Quality Week. For the IVC filter QI Project. Internal Medicine Department. University of Missouri – Columbia. December 1, 2009.
• Quality Improvement Champion Award. The 2009 National Health Care Quality Week. For the post discharge instructions QI Project. Internal Medicine Department. University of Missouri – Columbia. December 1, 2009.
• Quality Improvement Champion Award. The 2012 Annual IM QI Resident Grand Rounds. For Improving performance measures in Type 2 Diabetics at Harry S Truman VA clinics, QI Project. Internal Medicine Department. University of Missouri – Columbia. June 14, 2012.

Publications

• Abstracts and Publications

  QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF ANA TESTING PROCESS AT MU, A 24 MONTH DATA REVIEW. Nivedita Nagam, Virgilio Villeda, Celso Velazquez, Ritesh Kohli, Chokkalingam Siva Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia. (Abstract presented at ACP-Missouri meeting, September 2015)

  DOES DNR STATUS INFLUENCE CLINICIAN DECISION NOT TO TREAT? Nivedita Nagam, R. Chitima-Matsiga, D. Bearelly, William C. Steinmann. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia. (Abstract presented at ACP-Missouri meeting, September 2010)

  QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURES IN HOSPITALISED INTERNAL MEDICINE PATIENTS. Nivedita Nagam, R. Chitima-Matsiga, Sudarshan Balla, William C. Steinmann. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia. (Abstract presented at ACP-Missouri meeting, September 2010)

  RETRIEVABLE IVC FILTERS ARE NOT BEING RETRIEVED. WHERE IS THE GAP? D. Bearelly, N. Nagam, R. Chitima-Matsiga, S. Bearelly, W. Steinmann, O. Dabbagh. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia. (Oral Presentation at International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Boston, July 2009) (Abstract presented at ACP-Missouri meeting, September 2009)

  FACTORS INFLUENCING PARATHYROID HORMONE LEVELS AND ANEMIA IN ESRD. Raghuveer Kura, Ronald Miller, Brian Reeves, Diane G, Nivedita Nagam, Navin Verma. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine. Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine. (Presented at National Kidney Foundation-March, 2009 at Nashville, Tennessee).

  DEVELOPMENT OF PANCREATIC ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA FOLLOWING MULTIPLE ALLOGRAFT BIOPSIES. Raghuveer Kura, Osun Kwon, Nivedita Nagam. Akhtar Khan. Division of Nephrology and Division of Transplant surgery*, Departments of Medicine and Surgery. Penn State University Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine. (Presented at National Kidney Foundation-March, 2009 at Nashville, Tennessee).

  SODIUM REABSORPTION DECREASES WITH WEIGHT LOSS IN OBESE POPULATION. Raghuveer Kura, Nivedita Nagam, Brian W. Reeves. Division of Nephrology/Department of Internal Medicine. Penn State University Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine. Hershey, PA (Presented at National Kidney Foundation-March, 2009 at Nashville, Tennessee).

• Publications

  RETRIEVABLE IVC FILTERS ARE NOT BEING RETRIEVED. WHERE IS THE GAP? O. Dabbagh, Nivedita Nagam, R. Chitima-Matsiga, S. Bearelly, D.Bearelly. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia. Thrombosis research. 10/2010; 126(6):493-7.

  BARIATRIC SURGERY: 1-YEAR WEIGHT LOSS OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR AND OTHER PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. William C. Steinmann, K. Suttmoeller, R. Chitima-Matsiga, Nivedita Nagam, N. Suttmoeller, Nancy A. Halstenson. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia. Obesity Surgery. 03/2011; 21(9):1323-9.