Dr. Ganesh Rao is the Marc J. Shapiro Chair of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and has been in practice 19 years. He practiced at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for 15 years prior to moving to Baylor College of Medicine. He specializes in brain & spinal tumor and is experienced in neurosurgical oncology.
Education & Training
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2005 - 2006
University of UtahResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1999 - 2005
University of UtahInternship, Transitional Year, 1998 - 1999
University of Arizona College of Medicine - TucsonClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
OK State Medical License2020 - 2021
TX State Medical License2006 - 2022
UT State Medical License1999 - 2006
American Board of Neurological SurgeryNeurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
Fellow (FAANS)American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Yan Li, Tejaswi Marri, Robert Y. North, Haley R. Rhodes, Megan L. Uhelski, Claudio E. Tatsui, Laurence D. Rhines, Ganesh Rao, German Corrales, Taylor J. Abercrombie, C...> ;Pain. 2021 Jan 1
Dhiego Chaves de Almeida Bastos, Rafael A. Vega, Jeffrey I Traylor, Amol J. Ghia, Jing Li, Marilou Oro, Andrew J. Bishop, Debra Nana Yeboa, Behrang Amini, Vinodh A. Ku...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2020 Dec 11
Tyler T Lazaro, Visish M. Srinivasan, Maryam Rahman, Ashok R. Asthagiri, Garni Barkhoudarian, Lola B. Chambless, Peter Kan, Ganesh Rao, Brian V. Nahed, Akash J. Patel> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2020 Dec 1
Won-Chul Lee, Alexandre Reuben, Xin Hu, Nicholas McGranahan, Runzhe Chen, Ali Jalali, Marcelo Vailati Negrao, Shawna M. Hubert, Chad Tang, Chia Chin Wu, Anthony San Lu...> ;Genome Biology. 2020 Nov 4
Kyle R. Noll, Henry S Chen, Jeffrey S. Wefel, Vinodh A. Kumar, Ping Hou, Sherise D. Ferguson, Ganesh Rao, Jason M. Johnson, Donald F. Schomer, Dima Suki, Sujit S. Prab...> ;Neurosurgery. 2020 Oct 20
Dhiego Chaves de Almeida Bastos, Jeffrey S. Weinberg, Vinodh A. Kumar, David Fuentes, Jason Stafford, Jing Li, Ganesh Rao, Sujit S. Prabhu> ;Cancer Letters. 2020 Oct 1
Martina Ott, Karl Heinz Tomaszowski, Anantha Marisetty, Ling Yuan Kong, Jun Wei, Maya Duna, Katia Blumberg, Xiaorong Ji, Carmen Jacobs, Gregory N. Fuller, Lauren A. La...> ;JCI insight. 2020 Sep 3
Albert H. Kim, Steven Tatter, Ganesh Rao, Sujit Prabhu, Clark C. Chen, Peter E. Fecci, Veronica Chiang, Kris A. Smith, Brian J. Williams, Alireza M. Mohammadi, Kevin J...> ;Neurosurgery. 2020 Sep 1
Joshua Robert Kane, Junfei Zhao, Takashi Tsujiuchi, Brice Laffleur, Víctor A. Arrieta, Aayushi Mahajan, Ganesh Rao, Angeliki Mela, Crismita Dmello, Li Chen, Daniel Y Z...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2020 Aug 15
Dhiego Chaves de Almeida Bastos, David Fuentes, Jeffrey I Traylor, Jeffrey S. Weinberg, Vinodh A. Kumar, Jason Stafford, Jing Li, Ganesh Rao, Sujit S. Prabhu> ;International Journal of Hyperthermia. 2020 Jul 16
Vinodh A. Kumar, Islam M. Heiba, Sujit S. Prabhu, Melissa M. Chen, Rivka Colen, Angela L. Young, Jason M. Johnson, Ping Hou, Kyle R. Noll, Sherise D. Ferguson, Ganesh ...> ;Cancer Imaging. 2020 Jul 11
Dhiego Chaves de Almeida Bastos, Ganesh Rao, Isabella C. Glitza Oliva, Jonathan Loree, David Fuentes, R. Jason Stafford, Vivek B. Beechar, Jeffrey S. Weinberg, Komal S...> ;Neurosurgery. 2020 Jul 1
Shiao-Pei Weathers, Marta Penas-Prado, Be-Lian Pei, Xiaoyang Ling, Cynthia Kassab, Pinaki P. Banerjee, Mustafa H Bdiwi, Hila Shaim, Abdullah Alsuliman, Mayra Shanley, ...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2020 Apr 16
John de Groot, Marta Penas-Prado, Kristin Alfaro-Munoz, Kathy Hunter, Be Lian Pei, Barbara O’Brien, Shiao Pei Weathers, Monica Loghin, Carlos Kamiya Matsouka, W. K. Al...> ;Neuro-oncology. 2020 Apr 15
Dhiego Chaves de Almeida Bastos, Richard Everson, Bruno Fernandes de Oliveira Santos, Ahmed Habib, Rafael A. Vega, Marilou Oro, Ganesh Rao, Jing Li, Amol J. Ghia, Andr...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2020 Jan 3
Joshua D. Palmer, Daniel M. Trifiletti, Vinai Gondi, Michael D. Chan, Giuseppe Minniti, Chad G. Rusthoven, Steven E. Schild, Mark V. Mishra, Joseph Bovi, Nicole Willia...> ;Neuro-oncology advances. 2020 Jan 1
Marta Penas-Prado, Brett Theeler, Brittany Cordeiro, Ira J. Dunkel, Peter Hau, Anita Mahajan, Giles W. Robinson, Nicole Willmarth, Orwa Aboud, Kenneth Aldape, John A. ...> ;Neuro-oncology advances. 2020 Jan 1
Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Approves $300,000 Gift to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons FoundationSeptember 3rd, 2019
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Announces NEUROSURGERY® Publications 2019 Papers of the YearJuly 30th, 2019
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Announces NEUROSURGERY® Publications 2019 Top Paper of the YearJuly 22nd, 2019