Dr. Rakesh Nair teaches basic and clinical sciences to medical students and has developed several clinical anatomy modules using both virtual tools and cadaver dissection to enhance learning.
He also provides care to patients through the Green Family Foundation NeighborhoodHELP Mobile Health Clinic in North Miami Beach.
With more than ten years of experience in home-based primary care, geriatrics, and academic medicine, Dr. Nair is especially interested in anatomy education. He regularly presents at the American Association for Anatomy, where he serves as an ambassador, and he sits on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Home Care Medicine.
Areas of Expertise
- Primary care
- Geriatrics
- Public health
- Preventative health
Research Interests
- Medical Education
- Clinical Anatomy
- Surgical Anatomy
- Clinical Case reports
See research publications and more on FIU Discovery.
Current Courses Taught
- BMS 6047 Organ Systems I -Musculoskeletal system, Dermatology and Hematology
- Unit Leader: Musculoskeletal System
- BMS 6633 Organ Systems IV: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
- Unit Leader: Cardiovascular system
- Unit Leader: Pulmonary system
- BMS 6634 Gastrointestinal System and Medical Nutrition
- BMS 6635 Musculoskeletal System
- BMS 6100 Structure of the Human Body
- MDE 7930 Anatomy Elective
- BMS 6071 Community Engaged Physician II
- MDC 6102 Community Engaged Physician III
- MDC 6103 Community Engaged Physician IV
Honors & Awards
- IM-REACH Program, IAMSE, 2024
- Presidential Leadership Program, 2021
- Beta Sigma Gamma The International Honor Society, Inductee, 2021
- FIU Medicine Excellence in Teaching Award for the E-Learning instruction, 2021
- FIU Chapter of Sigma Xi, Inductee, 2020
- 2010 - Inducted into FIU Chapter of Delta Epsilon Iota, Inductee
- 2010 - Inducted into FIU Chapter of Phi Beta Delta – Zeta Alpha Chapter
- 2010 - Inducted into FIU Chapter of Golden Key International Honor Society
Committees & Professional Organizations
- American Association of Anatomy AAA Ambassador Committee
- American Association of Home Care Medicine Board of Director
- FIU Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society Member
- FIU Chapter of Sigma Xi Member
- American Medical Association Member
- Delta Epsilon Iota Member
- Phi Beta Delta – Zeta Alpha Chapter Member
- Golden Key International Honor Society Member
- LeaderShape Florida Participant
- South Florida Asthma Consortium Member
- FIU Alumni Association Member
- Student Public Health Association Member
- American Lung Association Member
- Florida Environmental Health Association Member
- MSEPC Committee
- FIU Medicine Admission Committee
- Search and Screen Committee for Collection development & Acquisition Librarian
- FIU Medicine Library Committee
- Period One & Period Two Exam Review Committee
- FIU Medicine Interview Panel
Education
- MBA, Health Care Management, FIU Chapman Graduate School of Business, Miami, FL
- M.P.H., Environmental and Occupational Health, FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Miami, FL
- M.D., Primary and Preventive Care, Government Medical College, India