Rajkumar Alagugurusamy, MD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English, Tamil
6624 Fannin St.,
Houston,
TX
77030
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: December 2008
My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
Dr. Rajkumar Alagugurusamy earned his medical degree in 2002 at St. George’s University in Granada, West Indies. He completed his Internal Medicine internship at State University of New York (SUNY) – Brooklyn in 2003 and his residency at the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston in 2005.
Dr. Alagugurusamy has worked in a variety of positions over the course of his medical career. Prior to joining Kelsey-Seybold in 2008, he cared for patients as a locums hospitalist at St. Francis Hospital-Federal Way in Washington; Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California; Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California; American Physicians Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona; Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut; and VA Medical Centers in Ocala, Florida, San Francisco, California, and Anchorage, Alaska.
Dr. Alagugurusamy is a member of the Society of Hospital Medicine, the Texas Medical Association, and the Harris County Medical Association.
Dr. Alagugurusamy enjoys running and cooking.
Fun Facts
The best advice given to Dr. Alagugurusamy is “treat your nurses and patients well” and “apply to Kelsey-Seybold Clinic.”
The most exotic place he’s resided is Anchorage, Alaska, where he lived for three months in the winter. The most interesting place he’s visited is Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Dr. Alagugurusamy’s favorite book is A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, and his guilty pleasure is anything related to dessert.
- Alagugurusamy R, Schanler RJ, Lau C. Identification of stages of sucking behavior in premature infants that may be used as indicators of feeding performance. Pediatr Res 43:A225, 1998.
- Lau C, Alagugurusamy R, Schanler RJ, Smith EO, Shulman RJ. Characterization of the developmental stages of sucking in preterm infants. Acta Paediatr 89; 846-52, 2000.
- Gayton O, Nason R, Alagugurusamy R, Swann A, Dafny N. MK-801 blocks the development of sensitization to the locomotor effects of methylphenidate. Brain Research Bulletin 51; 6:485-492, 2000
Hospital Affiliations
- St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Accepted Insurance
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT SELECT
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products.View FAQ (pdf)
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
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Aetna Plans
Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
Effective January 1, 2023
- Bronze S
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Silver 4
- Silver S
- Gold
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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KelseyCare Health Plans
Local employers can add a KelseyCare plan alongside current plan offerings. Over 400 Houston-area employers offer the choice of a KelseyCare plan to their employees.
KelseyCare plans include:
- Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
First Health
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept new patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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Medicare Advantage Plans
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Humana Plans
Humana
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana COT National POS Open Access
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana National EPO
- Humana HMO Premier (Open Access)
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana/ ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana National POS- Open Access
- Humana National POS-Open Access Plus
Education and Board Certifications
Medical School
- St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, 2002
Internship/Residency
- John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Internal Medicine Residency, 2005
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine