Deepak Angara Rao MD
Rheumatoid Arthritis & Related, Vasculitis
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Jonathan S. Coblyn and Michael B. Brenner Endowed Chair in Rheumatology and Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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75 Francis StBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-5500
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Summary
- Dr. Deepak Rao is a rheumatologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital. He received his medical degree and PhD from Yale School of Medicine and has been in practice 10 years. He specializes in rheumatoid arthritis, lupus & related conditions. He has more than 100 publications and over 10,000 citations.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Rheumatology, 2012 - 2016- Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2012 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Lupus Insight Prize Lupus Research Alliance, 2025
- Henry Kunkel Early Career Investigator Award American College of Rheumatology, 2025
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A population-scale transcriptional atlas of blood and tissue in lupus nephritis.Nicholas W Sugiarto, Siddarth Gurajala, Michelle Curtis, Thomas M Eisenhaure, Arnon Arazi
Science Translational Medicine. 2026-08-19 - PD-1 signalling restrains pathogenic T peripheral helper and effector CD4⁺ T cell functions in rheumatoid arthritis.Kazuhiko Higashioka, John M Sowerby, Kathryne E Marks, Diana Pena-Nunez, Sabrina E Bracero
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2026-07-03 - Functional and dysfunctional T regulatory cell states in human tissues in RA and other autoimmune arthritic diseases.Byunghee Koh, Shani T Gal Oz, Ryota Sato, Hung N Nguyen, Garrett Dunlap
Nature Immunology. 2026-07-01
Journal Articles
- Plateletpheresis-Associated Lymphopenia in Frequent Platelet DonorsMichael B Brenner, A Helena Jonsson, Dan L Longo, Deepak A Rao, Richard M Kaufman, Nancy Berliner, Duane R Wesemann, Blood
Press Mentions
Study Links Lupus to Common Virus That Infects 95% of AdultsNovember 19th, 2025- The 2025 ACR Awards of DistinctionOctober 25th, 2025
- Deepak Rao Wins $100,000 2025 Lupus Insight PrizeJuly 7th, 2025
Grant Support
- T cell expression of inflammatory chemokine receptorsBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2025–2030
- Mechanisms underlying interferon-induced T peripheral helper cell differentiationUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER2025–2030
- Regulation of T helper cell functions by aryl hydrocarbon receptorBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2021–2026
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