Department of Internal Medicine

Ru Cai, M.D. View profile as PDF

Clinical/Research Interests

As a hospitalist, the main goals are: provide the highest quality of care to hospitalized patients and to serve as primary educators to medical students and residents in the care of hospitalized patients.

Title:

Associate Physician Diplomate

Specialty:

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine

Address:

UC Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Other Languages:

Chinese

Education:

Xinjiang Medical University
Urumuqi, Xinjiang
M.D. 1989

Internships:

McLaren Medical Center
Flint, Michigan
2000

Residency:

McLaren Medical Center
Flint, Michigan
2001-2002
Internal Medicine

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, 2003

Professional Memberships:

American College of Physicians
American Medical Association

Select Recent Publications:

2004 Vega-Lopez, S., N. Kaul, S. Devaraj, R. Y. Cai, B. German, I. Jialal. Supplementation with omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and all-rac alpha-tocopherol alone and in combination failed to exert an anti-inflammatory effect in human volunteers. Metabolism, 53(2):236-40.

1998 Oyer, C. E., R. Cai, J. J. Coughlin, and D. B. Singer. First trimester pregnancy loss associated with varicella zoster virus infection: histological definition of a case. Human Pathology 28:94-95.

1997 Zheng, W., C. J. Sung, P. Cao, Z.-F. Zhang, R. Cai, A Godwin, E. E. Kramer, and S. C. Lauchlan. Early occurrence and prognostic significance of p53 alteration in primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube. Gynecologic Oncology 64:38-48.