Anirudh Rao MD
Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Pain Medicine
Physician
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3300 Gallows RdFalls Church, VA 22042
Phone+1 703-776-4289
Fax+1 571-665-6492
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Summary
- Dr. Anirudh Rao is an internal medicine specialist based in Washington, DC, with subspecialties in hospice & palliative medicine and pain medicine. He completed his medical education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2013 and pursued a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine there from 2017 to 2018. Dr. Rao has contributed to multiple publications, focusing on topics such as chronic intravenous inotropic support in cardiac amyloidosis, ethical complexities of left ventricular assist device deactivation, and the role of palliative care in such patients, indicating his active engagement in research related to palliative therapies and ethical decision-making in complex medical treatments.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2017 - 2018- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 2018 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2019 - 2027
VA State Medical License 2025 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Outcomes of Heart Failure Patients on Palliative Inotrope Therapy in the Hospice Setting: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study.Umer A Esbhani, Syed Hasan Raza Abidi, Candice Tavares, Kelley M Anderson, Hunter Groninger
Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2025-10-01 - A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Role of Palliative Care Consultation for Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Samira Teeri, Pooja Singh, Ritika Gadodia, Shikha Kapil, Maxwell Hockstein
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2025-08-01 - Interprofessional Clinician Perspectives on LVAD Deactivation Compared to Dialysis Discontinuation: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Vignettes.Arielle Fried, Max Hockstein, Anirudh Rao, Michael Pottash
JACC. Advances. 2025-06-01
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