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Office
6201 W 95th St
Oak Lawn, IL 60453Phone+1 708-636-9393Fax+1 708-636-2022
Summary
- Dr. Sanjay Rao is a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship trained cornea, cataract and LASIK surgery specialist in Orland Park and Oak Lawn, IL. He received his medical degree from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and has been in practice 21 years. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the prestigious USC/Doheny Eye Institute. He also completed his fellowship in Cornea, Refractive Surgery, and External Disease at Rush University in Chicago, IL. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in cataract related, cornea & external disease, and refractive surgery and is experienced in refractive surgery, cataract surgery, corneal transplant surgery, cornea / external disease, and dry eye. He has more than 10 publications and over 450 citings. He also is director of the clinical research program and participates is multiple ongoing clinical trials.
Education & Training
- Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2000 - 2001
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1997 - 2000
- Loyola Medicine MacNeal HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1996 - 1997
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1998 - Present
- IL State Medical License 1972 - 2026
- WI State Medical License 2001 - 2007
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion EHR, Practice Fusion, Inc., 2012-2013
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Clinical Trials
- Effect of Intraoperative Dexamethasone on Post-op Dry Eye Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 10
- Topical Cyclosporine and Disease Progression Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 67 citationsEfficacy of topical cyclosporin 0.05% in the treatment of posterior blepharitis.Michael P. Rubin, Sanjay N. Rao
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2006-02-27 - 2 citationsFirst Real-World, Multicenter, Post-Marketing, Retrospective Study of Dexamethasone Intraocular Suspension for Inflammation After Cataract Surgery.Jason Bacharach, Cathleen McCabe, Mitchell Jackson, Sanjay Rao, I Paul Singh
Clinical Ophthalmology. 2022-01-01 - 67 citationsEarly onset ectasia following laser in situ keratomileusus: case report and literature review.Sanjay N Rao, Randy J. Epstein
Journal of Refractive Surgery. 2002-03-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
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