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Overview of Dr. Rao
Devika Rao, MD, is a pediatric pulmonologist based in Dallas, TX. She completed her pediatrics residency at Emory University School of Medicine from 2006 to 2009 and a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center from 2009 to 2012. She graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Rao's recent publications focus on topics such as E-cigarettes, asthma in adolescents, vaping-related lung injury, and CFTR-related disorders.
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2009 - 2012
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2009
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2012
GA State Medical License 2006 - 2009
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Strategies to Support and Effectively Implement the Proposed FDA Nicotine Standard: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.Hasmeena Kathuria, Sven E Jordt, Neal L Benowitz, Eric C Donny, Gary Ewart
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026-07-24 - Summary for Clinicians: Clinical Practice Guideline on Treatment of Nicotine Use in Adolescents Under 18 Years of Age.Emily H Skeen, Sarah E Bauer, Devika R Rao, Joseph K Ruminjo, W Graham Carlos
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026-04-28 - Psychosocial stressors of adolescents with E-cigarette, or vaping, product-use associated lung injury: A qualitative study.Harin Lee, Melissa B Harrell, Devika R Rao
Addictive Behaviors. 2024-11-01
Journal Articles
- Clinical Features of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury in TeenagersDevika Rao, MD, AAP News
Authored Content
- How Physicians Can Win Back Public Trust Through Honest StorytellingOctober 2025
- AI, Meet Physician CreativityOctober 2025
- A Pediatrician's Guide to Breaking the Silence Around Teen VapingJune 2025
Press Mentions
How Parents Can Talk to Their Kids About Vaping as FDA Authorizes Some Flavored E-CigarettesJune 13th, 2026
What Paige Bueckers’s Historic Rookie Season Can Teach DoctorsSeptember 29th, 2025
Forgotten but Not Gone: EVALI Epidemic ContinuesApril 18th, 2023
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