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Office
12311 Perry Hwy
Wexford, PA 15090Phone+1 724-941-7490Fax+1 724-941-5231
Education & Training
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2005 - 2007
- St Francis Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2002
- St Francis Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1999 - 2000
- The Peoples' Friendship University of Russia Faculty of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2003 - Present
- PA State Medical License 2000 - 2024
- IL State Medical License 2005 - 2007
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 45 citationsRNA Sequencing Identifies Novel Translational Biomarkers of Kidney FibrosisFlorin L. Craciun, Vanesa Bijol, Amrendra Kumar Ajay, Poornima Rao, Ramya K. Kumar
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2016-06-01 - 43 citationsGene Transfer of Constitutively Active Akt Markedly Improves Human Islet Transplant Outcomes in Diabetic Severe Combined Immunodeficient MicePoornima Rao, Jennifer Roccisana, Karen K. Takane, Rita Bottino, Allan Z. Zhao
Diabetes. 2005-06-01 - 17 citationsHepatocyte growth factor gene therapy for islet transplantation.Poornima Rao, Irene Cózar-Castellano, Jennifer Roccisana, Rupangi C. Vasavada, Adolfo Garcia-Ocaña
Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 2004-04-01
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Russian, Kannada
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