Rameshwari V Tumuluru, MD

Professor of Psychiatry

Current Appointments

  • Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Partial and Intensive Outpatient Programs

Areas of Expertise

  • Children & Adolescents
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Rameshwari V Tumuluru, MD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Treatment outcomes in children with autism; Use of mindfulness & emotion regulation

Clinical Interests

Treatment of children & adolescents; Autism & other related disorders; Mindfulness & holistic culturally informed care

Education Interests

Cultural competency; Intermediate levels of care/assessment instruments; Medical student education

Selected Publications

  1. Wisch JK, McKay NS, Boerwinkle AH, Kennedy J, Flores S, Handen BL, Christian BT, Head E, Mapstone M, Rafii MS, O'Bryant SE, Price JC, Laymon CM, Krinsky-McHale SJ, Lai F, Rosas HD, Hartley SL, Zaman S, Lott IT, Tudorascu D, Zammit M, Brickman AM, Lee JH, Bird TD, Cohen A, Chrem P, Daniels A, Chhatwal JP, Cruchaga C, Ibanez L, Jucker M, Karch CM, Day GS, Lee JH, Levin J, Llibre-Guerra J, Li Y, Lopera F, Roh JH, Ringman JM, Supnet-Bell C, van Dyck CH, Xiong C, Wang G, Morris JC, McDade E, Bateman RJ, Benzinger TLS, Gordon BA, Ances BM; Alzheimer's Biomarker Consortium-Down syndrome; Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network. Comparison of tau spread in people with Down syndrome versus autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease: a cross-sectional study. Lancet Neurol. 2024 May;23(5):500-510. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00084-X. Erratum in: Lancet Neurol. 2025 May;24(5):e8. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(25)00123-1. PMID: 38631766; PMCID: PMC11209765.
  2. Erickson CA, Shaffer RC, Will M, Schmitt LM, Horn P, Hirst K, Pedapati EV, Ober N, Tumuluru RV, Handen BL & Beversdorf DQ, 2023. Brief report: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover, proof-of-concept study of minocycline in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, pp.1-8.
  3. Lao PJ, Handen BL, Betthauser TJ, Mihaila I, Hartley SL, Cohen AD, Tudorascu DL, Bulova PD, Lopresti BJ, Tumuluru RV, Murali D, Mathis CA, Barnhart TE, Stone CK, Price JC, Devenny DA, Johnson SC, Klunk WE, Christian BT. Alzheimer-like pattern of hypometabolism emerges with elevated amyloid- Burden in Down Syndrome. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018;61(2):631-644. doi: 10.3233/JAD-170720. PMID: 29254096; PMCID: PMC5994924.
  4. Tumuluru RV, Corbett-Dick P, Aman MG, Smith T, Arnold LE, Pan X, Buchan-Page KA, Brown NV, Ryan MM, Hyman SL, Hellings J, Williams C, Hollway JA, Lecavalier L, Rice RR Jr, McAuliffe-Bellin S, Handen BL. Adverse events of atomoxetine in a double-blind placebo-controlled study in children with autism. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2017 Oct;27(8):708-714. doi: 10.1089/cap.2016.0187. Epub 2017 May 16. PMID: 28509573; PMCID: PMC5651962.
  5. Kovacs M, Sherrill J, George CJ, Pollock M, Tumuluru RV, Ho V. Contextual emotion-regulation therapy for childhood depression: Description and pilot testing of a new intervention. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006 Aug; 45(8):892-903.
  6. Shah MJ & Tumuluru RV. (2025). Stepping down from inpatient and stepping up from partial hospitalization programs. Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America, 34(1), 39-48.
  7. Shaligram D, Arshad SH, Rogers K, Caraballo AA & Tumuluru RV. (2024). Creating an equitable system of care for minoritized youth and addressing systemic and structural barriers. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, 33(3), 307-317.
  8. Gandhi T, Hajirnis A, Adade OA, Tumuluru RV. Immigrant/acculturation experience. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2022 Oct;31(4):665-677. DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2022.06.009. PMID: 36182217
  9. Tumuluru R, Adam B, Arshad SH. Cultural Psychiatry Curriculum - Developed for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Diversity & Culture Subcommittee. Washington, DC. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Feb 11, 2021 https://www.aacap.org/aacap/families_and_youth/resource_centers/Cultural_Diversity_Resource_Center/Home.aspx

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, Gandhi Medical College
Residency
Adult Psychiatry, Albert Einstein Medical Center
Fellowship
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ohio State University College of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Psychiatric Association
  • Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Academician Award, Indo-American Psychiatric Association
  • Excellence in Research Award, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

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