Department of Dermatology

Urmila Sivagnanalingam, MS, MD

  • 1st Year Resident - PGYII

Education & Training

  • M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine
  • M.S., University of Rochester
  • B.S., University of Rochester

Representative Publications

  1. Tung, J.K., Sivagnanalingam, U., Choudhary, S. “Trends in Industry Payments to Dermatologists: A Five-Year Analysis of the Open Payments Data.” Accepted for an online ePoster with an oral presentation at the Annual American Academy of Dermatology, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 18, 2023.
  2. Sivagnanalingam, U., Nichols, C.S., Abdulhak, A., Nutan, F. “Evaluating Etanercept in the Management of SJS and SJS/TEN Overlap Patients.” Accepted for online ePoster with an oral presentation at the Annual American Academy of Dermatology Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, March 26, 2022.
  3. Sivagnanalingam, U., Nichols, C.S., Abdulhak, A., Nutan, F. “Evaluating Etanercept in the Management of SJS and SJS-TEN Patients.” Accepted for poster presentation at SJS TEN 2021: Collaboration, Innovation and Community Virtual Meeting, hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Aug 28-29, 2021.
  4. Nutan, F. & Sivagnanalingam, U. “Acute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (ACLE)”. Medscape. Published online on June 30, 2021.
  5. Sivagnanalingam, U., Nunley, JR. “Pregnant woman with intense pruritus: pemphigoid gestationis.” DermDx. Published online on January 29, 2021.
  6. Sivagnanalingam, U., Koirala, P., Maddra, K., Li, R., Egenberger, K., Roberts, S., Swavely, N., Weprin, S., Klausner, A. and Speich, J. “Identifying an overactive bladder phenotype with audio visual intervention in an oral hydration study,” Accepted for poster presentation 20-7813 at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2020 (Virtual Meeting).
  7. Krieger, E. Sivagnanalingam, U., Webb, K., Roberts, C.H., Broadway, D. Wiedl, C.M., Romee, R., Keating, A., Qayuum, R., Toor, A.A. “Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Donor Selection Reimagined: KIR-KIR Ligand Interactions and a Formalized Donor Risk Index Effective at Predicting Survival,” Abstract accepted on 01 March 2020; Biology of Blood and Marrow Transportation: Vol. 26(3), Supplement, S293.
  8. Li, R., Koirala, P., Sivagnanalingam, U., Maddra, K., Egenberger, K., Roberts, S., Cullingsworth, Z., Swavely, N., Weprin, S., Macnab, A., Stothers, L, Klausner, A. and Speich, J. “Novel Method to Evaluate Objective Responses to Audio-Visual Urgency Triggers Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of The Brain,” poster presentation at the Winter Meeting of the Society of Urodynamics Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction, Scottsdale, AZ, February 2020.
  9.  Koirala, P. Sivagnanalingam, U., Maddra, K., Li, R., Egenberger, K., Roberts, S., Swavely, N., Weprin, S., Speich, J. and Klausner A. “Effectiveness of Cognitive Distractors in Delaying Bladder Fullness Sensation,” poster presentation at the Winter Meeting of the Society of Urodynamics Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction, Scottsdale, AZ, February 2020.
  10. Krieger, E., Sivagnanalingam, U., Webb, K., Qayyum, R., Toor, A.A. “Variability in Killer Immunoglobulin like Receptor Gene Expression as a Periodic Function of Gene Position on Chromosome 19,” Abstract accepted at the American Society of Hematology Conference on 13 November 2019; Blood: Volume 134, Supplement 1: 3608. (2019 American Society of Hematology Abstract Achievement Award Recipient)
  11. Krieger, E. Sivagnanalingam, U., Webb, K., Roberts, C.H., Broadway, D. Wiedl, C.M., Romee, R., Keating, A., Qayuum, R., Toor, A.A. “Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Donor Selection Reimagined: KIR-KIR Ligand Interactions and a Formalized Donor Risk Index Effective at Predicting Survival,” Abstract accepted at the American Society of Hematology Conference and poster presented on December 7, 2020; Blood: Volume 134, Supplement 1: 4616. (2019 American Society of Hematology Abstract Achievement Award Recipient)
  12. Mullen, C.A., Patrick, L.B., Tkachenko, O., Sivagnanalingam, U. “Marrow Stromal Support for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Seeking New Targets for Maintenance Chemotherapy,” Abstract accepted 08 May 2014; Pediatr Blood & Canc: Vol 61(S1).
  13. Sivagnanalingam, U., Tkachenko, Y., Mullen, C.A. “Identifying Bone Marrow Stromal-Derived Factors that Enhance Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemic Cell Survival,” Wilmot Cancer Center Symposium on November 13, 2013.
  14. Patrick, L.B., Tkachekno, O., Sivagnanalingam, U., Craig, M.A. “A novel platform for the identification of stromal-derived factors that enhance acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell survival in the context of maintenance chemotherapy,” Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society of Hematology Conference on 13 November 2013; New Orleans, FL: Blood. 122 (21):3861.
  15. Sivagnanalingam, U. & Cai, S. “How Does Intrinsic Motivation Lead to Better Performance in Learning Organic Chemistry.” Presented poster on December 9, 2011.