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Department of Ophthalmology
Stritch School of Medicine
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Jhansi Raju M.D.

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Chief of Ophthalmology EDWARD HINES VA HOSPITAL

Research Interests

Dr. Raju’s research interests lie in the areas of (1) Quality and Process Improvement (2) Value Based Health Care (3) Education in the realm of Leadership and Personal Development and (4) the use of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and emerging technology to improve patient outcomes and increase access to healthcare. Dr. Raju has completed several Big Data studies using the vast Veterans Health Administration (VA) network which is the largest integrated medical system in the country; has developed a Patient Reported Outcomes Measure (PROM) study evaluating the success of cataract surgery; and has created a professional development elective curriculum for the Loyola Stritch medical students.

Publications/Research Listings

Publications

  • Flood J, Raju J, Shah SJ. The Impact of a Research Year for Matched US-MD Seniors. J Acad Ophthalmol. 2025;17(2).
  • Flood J, Shah SJ, Vasaiwala R, Tannan A, Raju J. Perceptions of an "application cap": a survey of ophthalmology residency program directors. Journal of Academic Ophthalmology. 2025;17(1):Article 17.
  • Liu H, Kirk C, Bu P, Vasaiwala R, Raju J, Bouchard CS, Zhao S. Impact of dry eye disease on visual function and quality after femtosecond laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis. Journal of Ophthalmology & Clinical Research. 2022;6(4):150-156.
  • Raju J, Weinberg DV. Accuracy and precision of intraocular injection volume. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2002;133:564-566.

Presentations

  • Raju J. Using Natural Language Processing to Evaluate Screening Practice Compliance and Prevalence of Hydroxychloroquine Retinal Toxicity Among Patients Using Hydroxychloroquine at Loyola Chicago. Presented at: Society for Artificial Intelligence in Vision and Ophthalmology (SAIVO) Annual Meeting; 2026 May 1; Denver, CO, USA.
  • Raju J. The Impact of a Research Year for Matched US-MD Seniors. Presented at: Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting; 2024 Jan 31-Feb 3; Austin, TX, USA.
  • Raju J. Evaluating Doximity Ophthalmology Residency Metrics with Respect to Resident Cataract Surgical Exposure. Poster presented at: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting; 2024 Apr 5–8; Boston, MA, USA.