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Office
600 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21287Phone+1 410-955-5104
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1996 - 1999
- Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
- Madras Medical CollegeClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 2021 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- DC State Medical License 2013 - 2024
- UT State Medical License 1996 - 1998
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Clinical Trials
- Lexapro for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Depression & Other Psychiatric Conditions Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 74 citationsThe benefits and risks of ECT for patients with primary dementia who also suffer from depression.Vani Rao, Constantine G. Lyketsos
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2000-08-01 - 99 citationsAggression After Traumatic Brain Injury: Prevalence and CorrelatesVani Rao, Paul B. Rosenberg, M.P.H. Melaine Bertrand, Saeed Salehinia, Jennifer Spiro
The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2009-10-01 - 21 citationsUnderstanding clinician perception of common presentations in South Asians seeking mental health treatment and determining barriers and facilitators to treatmentPramit Rastogi, Sunil Khushalani, Swaran Dhawan, Joshana Goga, Naveena Hemanth
Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2014-02-01
Journal Articles
- Poor Sleep Is Linked to Impeded Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury: Characterizing Sleep Onset Insomnia Symptoms and Short Sleep in Functional ImpairmentMatthew E Peters, Deirdre A Conroy, Vani Rao, Frederick K Korley, Sleep
Grant Support
- Post Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
- Post Traumatic Brain InjuryNational Center For Research Resources2004–2007
- Post Traumatic Brain Injury Depression - Pilot StudyNational Center For Research Resources2004–2006
Committees
- President, Indo American Psychiatric Association IAPA 2013 - 2015
Professional Memberships
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