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Office
1000 Wall St
Ann Arbor, MI 48105Phone+1 734-764-4190Fax+1 734-647-8052
Summary
- Dr. Rajesh Rao is a retina specialist who sees patients at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor. His clinical practice focuses on the medical and surgical management of the retina and vitreous, including retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular disease, ocular trauma, ocular inflammation, and macular and submacular surgery.
Dr. Rao’s research focuses on stem cells for regeneration of the retina and central nervous system; epigenetics and chromatin modifying enzymes; age-related macular degeneration; diabetic retinopathy; retinal dystrophies; retinal detachment repair; and tumors of the eye.
To make an appointment, please call Kellogg’s Retina and Uveitis Clinic at 734-763-5874. To refer a patient, please visit www.kellogg.umich.edu/refer.
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2011 - 2013
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 2008 - 2011
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
- Yale School of MedicineClass of 2007
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonBS, Molecular Biology, 1997 - 2000
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonB.S., Comprehensive Honors in Molecular Biology, 1997 - 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 2013 - 2026
- MO State Medical License 2011 - 2025
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Winner, $5,000 Prize National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health Challenge to Identify Audacious Goals in Vision Research and Blindness Rehabilitation, 2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 61 citationsAdvancing Clinical Trials for Inherited Retinal Diseases: Recommendations from the Second Monaciano SymposiumDebra A. Thompson, Alessandro Iannaccone, Robin R. Ali, Vadim Y. Arshavsky, Isabelle Audo
Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2020-06-03 - 115 citationsAutograft-derived spinal cord mass following olfactory mucosal cell transplantation in a spinal cord injury patient: Case report.Brian J. Dlouhy, Olatilewa O. Awe, Rajesh C. Rao, Patricia A. Kirby, Patrick W. Hitchon
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2014-10-01 - 51 citationsMLL1 Inhibition Reprograms Epiblast Stem Cells to Naive PluripotencyHui Zhang, Srimonta Gayen, Jie Xiong, Bo Zhou, Avinash Kumar Shanmugam
Cell Stem Cell. 2016-04-07
Journal Articles
- Comment on: Surgical skill and complication rates after bariatric surgeryDlouhy BJ, Rao RC, the New England Journal of Medicine, 1/16/2014
- Regression of pathologic iris neovascularization secondary to diabetic retinopathy following subconjunctival anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody treatmentRao RC, Choudhry N, Apte RS, the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 1/1/2014
- A glimpse into epigenetic regulation of age-related macular degenerationRao RC, Shah GK, AMD Update, 12/10/2013
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