Vikram Ramnath Rao MD
Epilepsy, Neurophysiology
Clinical Fellow, Neurology, UCSF School of Medicine
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400 Parnassus Ave, 8th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-2437
Fax+1 415-353-2837
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Summary
- Dr. Vikram Rao is a neurologist in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with UCSF Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine and has been in practice 9 years. He specializes in epilepsy and neurophysiology and is experienced in electroencephalography, epilepsy, and clinical neurophysiology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2012 - 2013
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2009 - 2012
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2010 - 2013
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award American Academy of Neurology, 2020
Clinical Trials
- RNS System LGS Feasibility Study Start of enrollment: 2022 Oct 04
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Scoping Review of Responsive Neurostimulation in Focal Cortical Dysplasia-Related Epilepsy.Vincent Chang, Puck C Reeders, Elizabeth R Blackwood, Elizabeth Palmi, Brian N Lundstrom
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2025-03-12 - Human neural dynamics of real-world and imagined navigation.Martin Seeber, Matthias Stangl, Mauricio Vallejo Martelo, Uros Topalovic, Sonja Hiller
Nature Human Behaviour. 2025-03-10 - Influences of electrode density on intracranial seizure localisation: a single-blinded randomised crossover study.Ebenezer O Chinedu-Eneh, Sharon Chiang, John P Andrews, Ehsan Tadayon, Joline M Fan
Ebiomedicine. 2025-03-01
Journal Articles
- MultipleVikram R. Rao, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/vikram.rao.1/bibliography/public/
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
Snapshots of a neural heartbeat in the hippocampus forecast epileptic seizuresAugust 29th, 2024
Scientists Find a Way to Forecast Epileptic SeizuresJuly 22nd, 2024- Scientists Spot Brain Activity That Predicts SeizuresJuly 22nd, 2024
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Grant Support
- Personalized Seizure Forecasting: A Precision Medicine ApproachYALE UNIVERSITY2024–2029
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