Chethan K Rao DO MS (He/Him)

Child Neurology•Baltimore, MD

Epilepsy

Director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology

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Overview of Dr. Rao

Dr. Chethan Rao is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology at Univ of Maryland in Baltimore. He completed his Child Neurology residency at the Mayo Clinic in Florida and Pediatric Epilepsy fellowship at Stanford. Dr. Rao is particularly keen on implementing technology to overcome healthcare disparities in pediatric epilepsy.

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University/Lucille Salter Packard Children's Hospital at StanfordFellowship, Epilepsy, 2022 - 2023
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville)Residency, Child Neurology, 2019 - 2022
University of Florida College of Medicine JacksonvilleResidency, Pediatrics, 2017 - 2019
Texas College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2017
Washington University in St. LouisAB, Biology and Anthropology, Dean's List

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Certifications & Licensure

PA State License 2026 - 2028
MD State License 2023 - 2027
FL State License 2020 - 2024
CA State License 2022 - 2023
MN State License 2021 - 2022
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Chief Resident Mayo Clinic Florida, 2021-2022

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Diagnosis and management guidelines for infantile epileptic spasms syndrome around the world: A scoping review and comparative study of international approaches.
Gozde Erdemir, Chethan K Rao, Anne Francine Pino, Christina Briscoe, Debopam Samanta
Epilepsia. 2026-09-01
4 citations
Treatment Practices for Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome: Consensus and Variation in Major Pediatric Epilepsy Centers.
Christina Briscoe, Akshat Katyayan, Chellamani Harini, Shaun A Hussain, Sonam Bhalla
Pediatric Neurology. 2026-01-01
27 citations
Current and Emerging Precision Therapies for Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies.
Debopam Samanta, Sonal Bhatia, Senyene E Hunter, Chethan K Rao, Katherine Xiong
Pediatric Neurology. 2025-07-01

Journal Articles

A Review of Hyperventilation Activation in Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Absence Epilepsy
Chethan K Rao, DO, MS, Rachel Kuperman, MD, Journal of Child Neurology, 8/23/2024
A Case Series of Novel Monogenic Abnormalities Associated With Developmental Epileptic Encephalopathy With Spike-and-Wave Activation in Sleep
Andrew Silverman MD, MHS, Ann Hyslop MD, William Gallentine DO, Chethan Rao DO, MS, Pediatric Neurology, 9/3/2024