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Office
905 Maple Street
Redwood City, CA 94063Phone+1 650-299-2000
Summary
- Dr. Vivek Rao is a neurologist in Redwood City, CA and is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 20 years. He specializes in spinal disorder, vascular neurology, and neurocritical care and is experienced in critical care medicine, cerebrovascular disease, and neurocritical care and vascular neurology.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Neurocritical Care, 2001 - 2003
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Neurology, 1998 - 2001
- UCLA-VA Greater Los AngelesInternship, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1998
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2000 - 2002
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
- United Council for Neurologic SubspecialtiesNeurocritical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Vohs Quality Regional Award, Northern California Kaiser Permanente, 2022
- Sidney Garfield Exceptional Contribution Award The Permanente Medical Group, 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 334 citationsEffect of Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure on Cardiovascular OutcomesAlexander C. Flint, Carol Conell, Xiushui Ren, Nader M. Banki, Sheila L. Chan
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2019-07-17 - 130 citationsPredicting long-term outcome after endovascular stroke treatment: the totaled health risks in vascular events score.Alexander C. Flint, Sean P. Cullen, Bonnie Faigeles, Vivek A. Rao
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2010-08-01 - 15 citationsCan patients with left main stenosis wait for coronary artery bypass graftingDonna E. Maziak, Vivek Rao, George T. Christakis, Karen J. Buth, Jeri Sever
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1996-02-01
Press Mentions
- Science Media Centre of CanadaOctober 17th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Stroke AssociationMember
- Neurocritical Care SocietyMember
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