ChitharanjanVithalRaoMD

Neurology • Pompton Plains, NJ

Epilepsy, Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurophysiology

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Office
242 W Parkway
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
Phone+1 862-248-8165
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Summary

Dr. Chitharanjan Rao, MD is a board certified neurologist in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. He is affiliated with Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell, and Capital Health Regional Medical Center.

Education & Training

Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2005 - 2006
St Louis University School of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 2000 - 2004
Grant Medical CollegeClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2009 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2016
MI State Medical License 2004 - 2012
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Clinical, neurophysiological and morphological study of dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth type C neuropathy
Florian P. Thomas, Velina Guergueltcheva, Francisco de Assis Aquino Gondim, Ivailo Tournev, Chitharanjan V. Rao, Boryana Ishpekova, Laurence J. Kinsella, Yi Pan, Thoma...> ;Journal of Neurology. 2016 Jan 2
2 citations
Clinical Reasoning: A rare cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage
A. Emami, Kessarin Panichpisal, Ethan A. Benardete, M. Hanson, Sundeep Mangla, C. Rao, Alison E. Baird> ;Neurology. 2011 Mar 15
4 citations
HIV-related peripheral neuropathy and glucose dysmetabolism: study of a public dataset.
Soham Sheth, Chitharanjan V. Rao, Alexandros Tselis, Richard A. Lewis> ;Neuroepidemiology. 2007 Oct 16
289 citations
Disrupted function and axonal distribution of mutant tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase in dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy.
Albena Jordanova, Joy Irobi, Florian P. Thomas, Patrick Van Dijck, Kris Meerschaert, Maarten Dewil, Ines Dierick, An Jacobs, Els De Vriendt, Velina Guergueltcheva, Chi...> ;Nature Genetics. 2006 Jan 22
Solitary plasmacytoma presenting as peripheral neuropathy: a case report.
Mankodi AK, Rao CV, Katrak SM> ;Neurol India. 1999-09-01
Frozen section in pituitary surgery.
Har-El G, Rao C, Swanson RM, Abdu AF, Milhorat TH> ;J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr.. 1997-10-01
12 citations
Microencephaly in children congenitally infected with human immunodeficiency virus--a gross-anatomical morphometric study.
P. B. Kozlowski, J. Brudkowska, M Kraszpulski, E A Sersen, M A Wrzolek, A. P. Anzil, C. Rao, H. M. Wisniewski> ;Acta Neuropathologica. 1997 Feb 1
22 citations
Opportunistic infections of the central nervous system in children with HIV infection: report of 9 autopsy cases and review of literature.
M. A. Wrzolek, J. Brudkowska, P. B. Kozlowski, C. Rao, A. P. Anzil, E. A. Klein, C. Del Rosario, A. Abdu, L. Kaufman, F. W. Chandler> ;Clinical Neuropathology. 1995 Jul 1
4 citations
Central nervous system in pediatric AIDS. Results from Neuropathologic Pediatric AIDS Registry.
P. B. Kozlowski, J. H. Sher, C. Rao, P. A. Anzil, M. A. Wrzolek, Leroy R. Sharer, Eun-Sook Cho, Dennis W. Dickson, Karen M. Weidenheim, Josefina F. Llena, S. J. Nelson...> ;Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1993 Oct 1
72 citations
Amebic meningoencephalitis in a patient with AIDS caused by a newly recognized opportunistic pathogen. Leptomyxid ameba.
A. P. Anzil, C. Rao, M. A. Wrzolek, G S Visvesvara, J H Sher, P. B. Kozlowski> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 1991 Jan 1
51 citations
Skeletal muscle pathology in aids : an autopsy study
Monika A. Wrzolek, J. H. Sher, Piotr B. Kozlowski, C. Rao> ;Muscle & Nerve. 1990 Jun 1
18 citations
Medullomyoblastoma in an adult.
C. Rao, Edward Klein, Archinto P. Anzil, J. H. Sher, Marvin E. Friedlander> ;Cancer. 1990 Jan 1
16 citations
Prevention of myelinolysis in rats by dexamethasone or colchicine.
Man S. Oh, Ki-Chul Choi, Jaime Uribarri, J. H. Sher, C. Rao, Hugh J. Carroll> ;American Journal of Nephrology. 1990 Jan 1
7 citations
Muscle and nerve involvement in AIDS patient with disseminated Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection.
M. A. Wrzolek, C. Rao, Piotr B. Kozlowski, J. H. Sher> ;Muscle & Nerve. 1989 Mar 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Capital Health Regional Medical CenterTrenton, New Jersey
Capital Health Medical Center-HopewellPennington, New Jersey
Penn Medicine Princeton Medical CenterPlainsboro, New Jersey