Specialty: Medicine - Nephrology & Surgery - Transplant

Certification(s): Dr. Rao is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.

Location(s):

Medical Degree: Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India; Post-Gradute diploma in Ophthalmology, Minto Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore, India

Internship and Residency: Penn Presbyterian Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadephia, Pennsylvania

Fellowship: (Nephrology) University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida; (Transplant Medicine) University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin

Academic Title: Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis

Special Interest:

• Nephrology
• Kidney Transplant
• Liver Transplant

Professional Memberships:

• American Board of Internal Medicine
• American Medical Association
• American Society of Nephrology
• American Society of Transplantation
• International Society of Nephrology

Additional Information:

• Academic appointments and practice in India, Italy, Austria,, Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey and Wisconsin
• Extensive clinical and teaching experience in Nephrology
• Author and co-author of many medical articles, abstracts and research projects