Venkat K Rao MD
Hand
Professor, Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School
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600 Highland AveMadison, WI 53792
Phone+1 608-263-8580
Fax+1 608-262-7402
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Summary
- Dr. Venkat Rao, MD is a board certified plastic surgeon in Madison, Wisconsin. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Wisconsin and New York. He is a Professor at University of Wisconsin Medical School.
Education & Training
University of Kentucky College of MedicineFellowship, Hand Surgery (Plastic Surgery), 1981 - 1982
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1978 - 1980
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel)Residency, Surgery, 1973 - 1978
Madras Medical College
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1977 - Present
WI State Medical License 1982 - 2025
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Mobile Devices Restricted-Updating the Surgical Timeout.James E McCarthy, Venkat K Rao
JAMA Surgery. 2025-02-19 - Recent Increases in Violence Against Physicians and Plastic Surgeons.Keenan S Fine, Pradeep Attaluri, Peter J Wirth, Ellen C Shaffrey, Venkat K Rao
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2024-11-01 - Risk Factors for Acute Intraoperative Bradycardia in Patients Undergoing Gender-affirming Mastectomy.Sarah M Thornton, Ellen C Shaffrey, Caroline C Bay, Joshua C Verhagen, Peter J Wirth
Plastic Surgery. 2024-10-09
Press Mentions
Hand Surgeons Provide Update on Wild Animal BitesOctober 27th, 2017
