Dr. Sujeev Bains graduated cum laude from Albion College with a BA in Biology and Psychology in 1995. He then completed his MS in Biomedical Sciences at Wayne State University in 1997 where his thesis was on multi drug resistant tuberculosis in underserved populations. He went on to receive his MD from Meharry Medical College in 2001 and completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Saint Louis University Hospital in 2004. During residency, he was involved in a basic science project to study polymorphisms in the IL-4 receptor in patients with cystic fibrosis. Following residency, Dr. Bains worked as a hospitalist at a tertiary care center in Akron, Ohio where he was involved with resident teaching and patient care. His primary clinical research interests include health literacy and health behaviors among various socioeconomic groups and he plans to pursue a career as an academic internist following his fellowship.
