SishirRaoMD

Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital & Newton Wellesley Hospital, Clinical Faculty Harvard Medical School

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I am an Interventional Radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and a clinical faculty at Harvard Medical School. Along with my brother, Dr. Sevith Rao, I am a Co-Founder of the Indian Heart Association, also known as the IHA (www.indianheartassociation.org). I am passionate about global health and medical innovation. Please email me at srao@mgh.harvard.edu if you would like to collaborate!

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Interventional Radiology - Independent, 2017 - 2018
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2013 - 2017
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2012

Board Member Bureau of Indian Standards, Cardiovascular Subcomittee, Ministry of Health,Government of India
Co-Founder and Managing Trustee Indian Heart Association
Vice-President/President elect Massachusetts Radiological Society Resident Fellow Section
Awardee MGH/Partners Healthcare Global Health Travel Grant, 2015
Awardee Society of Interventional Radiology Resident Travel Scholarship, 2015
Graduate MGH Clinical Process Improvement Program (CPIP), 2015
Medical Student Council Member Society of Interventional Radiology, 2011-2012
Medical Scholar Rice University/Baylor College of Medicine Medical Scholars Program, 2004-2012
Scholar Rice University Trustee Distinguished Scholarship, 2004-2006
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PubMed

192 citations
A pilot study of comprehensive ultrasound education at the Wayne State University School of Medicine: a pioneer year review.
Sishir Rao, Lodewijk van Holsbeeck, Joseph L. Musial, Alton Parker, J. Antonio Bouffard
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2008-05-01
21 citations
Low back pain in the emergency department-are the ACR Appropriateness Criteria being followed?
Sishir Rao, Sevith Rao, H. Benjamin Harvey, Laura L. Avery, Sanjay Saini
Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2015-04-01
7 citations
Literature Review of Percutaneous Stenting for Palliative Treatment of Malignant Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS).
David Léon, Sishir Rao, Steven Y. Huang, Rahul A. Sheth, Steven Yevich
Academic Radiology. 2021-10-01

Hospital Report Card: MGH Shows Appropriate Use of Imaging for Low Back PainFebruary 26th, 2015
Mass General Radiology Resident Fights Cardiac Disease in IndiaFebruary 10th, 2016

Resident ResearcherWorking with Dr. Anand Prabhakar and Dr. Sanjay Saini from MGH among others to evaluate appropriateness of imaging for low back pain and pediatric neurotrauma in the ED as well as decision support.2013 - 2015
Research Assistant NASA/Henry Ford HospitalIn conjunction with Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan and under the mentorship of Dr. Scott Dulchavsky, Chairman of Surgery and PI for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity Project. I conducted ultrasound related research with Astronauts aboard the International Space Station.2006 - 2007