Raagini Yedidi, MD

Raagini Suresh Yedidi, MD, obtained her BS from Wayne State University and MD from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She then completed her internal medicine residency at Garden City Hospital in Michigan, where she served as chief resident, and has since pursued fellowship training. 

Dr. Yedidi developed a love for medical content and education through her involvement in numerous research projects, many of which resulted in publications indexed in PubMed.

After medical school, Dr. Yedidi worked at a health tech startup founded by Udi Manber, the former head of search for Google. During her time there, she curated up-to-date medical information for patients with chronic health conditions. 

Following this, Dr. Yedidi worked as a medical writer, helping large pharmaceutical companies prepare research posters and manuscripts on the performance of novel therapeutic agents in fields such as oncology, psychiatry, and neurology. She then decided to return to her medical training and went on to complete her residency. 

Dr. Yedidi brings all of these experiences to her clinical practice and to her medical review process. She enjoys reading fiction, cooking, and watching the Food Network.  

Education 

• Undergraduate: BS in Psychology from Wayne State University  

• Medical school: MD from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

• Residency: Internal Medicine at Garden City Hospital

Professional accomplishments 

• 27 research publications in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Cutis, and the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology

• 31+ posters and oral presentations presented at international conferences, including the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), the World Congress of Dermatology, and the American College of Physicians Regional Meeting 

• Sole full-time employee at a health tech startup that partnered with Anthem to source medical content for patients with over 100 chronic health conditions

Published articles 

• Gandhi, R. S., Bruun, T. U. J., & Bernstein, J. A. (2026). Updates in hereditary angioedema and chronic spontaneous urticaria. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 157(4), 804–817.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2026.01.027

• Raffi, J., Suresh, R., & Agbai, O. (2019). Clinical recognition and management of alopecia in women of color. International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 5(5), 314–319. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.08.005 

• Yedidi, R. S., & Bernstein, J. A. (2023). Recall urticaria with infusion of agalsidase beta. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology: Official Publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 131(5), 672–674. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2023.08.001

• Yedidi, R. S., Koo, J., & Murase, J. E. (2023). Habit Reversal Therapy for Skin Picking Disorder. Cutis, 111(4), 192–193. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0734

• Zhou, M. S., Jain, T., Hardy, N., Perez-Segura, A., Hickman, J., Leopold, L., Qualliotine, K., Yedidi, R. S., Whetsell, M., & Broffman, L. (2023). The design, implementation, and impact of an automated patient-reported outcome data collection and adverse event surveillance tool: a randomized trial. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 1277. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10231-1

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