Allison Jamie Rao MD MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery
Physician
Overview of Dr. Rao
Dr. Allison Rao is an orthopedic surgeon in Minneapolis, MN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center and M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital. She received her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and has been in practice 6 years. She is one of 101 doctors at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center and one of 74 doctors at M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. She has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015 - 2019
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2014
OrthoCarolinaFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 2020 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2022 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2020 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2019 - 2021
IL State Medical License 2014 - 2019
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cost Drivers for Single-Tendon Rotator Cuff Repair: Day-of-Surgery Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Analysis.Haley D Puckett, Rebekah M Kleinsmith, Mariah N Norling, Adam M Schweitzer, Stephen A Doxey
JB & JS Open Access. 2025-08-15 - Intra-articular corticosteroid injection vs. suprascapular nerve block for adhesive capsulitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of level I randomized controlled ...Jonathan D Harley, Confidence Njoku Austin, Alicia K Harrison, Bryan M Saltzman, Allison J Rao
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2025-07-16 - Is the impact of previous rotator cuff repair on the outcome of reverse shoulder arthroplasty clinically relevant? A systematic review of 2879 shoulders.Alexander N Berk, Allison J Rao, Kyle K Obana, Anna M Ifarraguerri, David P Trofa
Shoulder & Elbow. 2025-07-01
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