Member Spotlight: Ajay Jain, MD, DNB, MNA

This video honors Dr. Ajay Jain, Professor of Pediatrics, Pharmacology, and Physiology at St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. His journey to nutrition began in medical school where he cared for babies needing parenteral nutrition (PN). While PN sustained them, many had liver injuries that progressed as they stayed on PN and needed liver transplants. This motivated Dr. Jain to focus on novel strategies to mitigate injuries and side effects of PN patients. He credits ASPEN with building his research niche. His first grant was from the ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation. ASPEN’s resources, like Malnutrition Awareness Week, also helped him grow from a clinical perspective. Dr. Jain advises junior faculty to never give up on their ideas. He feels that today’s relative value unit (RVU) healthcare model does not give clinicians time to do research. Institutions need to protect and provide clinicians with mentorship, time, and tools to do this important work. Physician Spotlight is a forum for outstanding Senior Leaders, Young Rising Stars, and International Colleagues in the field of nutrition to discuss important topics and ideas that impact patient care. Visit the ASPEN Physician Community at www.nutritioncare.org/physicians The text included in the description of the podcast Business Corporate by Alex Menco | alexmenco.net Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US March 2022