LesleyKathrynRaoMD

Anesthesiology • Saint Louis, MO

Pain Medicine, Pediatric Pain Medicine

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

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Office
4921 Parkview Pl
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-8820

Fax+1 314-286-2675
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Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2011 - 2012
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Anesthesiology, 2006 - 2010
Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2009 - 2025
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Prediction of Individual Analgesic Response to Intravenous Lidocaine in Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Cross-over Trial.
Marko S. Todorovic, Karen Frey, Robert A. Swarm, Michael M. Bottros, Lesley Rao, Danielle Tallchief, Kristin Kraus, Kathleen Meacham, Kristopher Bakos, Xiaowei Zang, J...> ;The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2021 Nov 1
24 citations
Somatosensory predictors of response to pregabalin in painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study.
Alexander Hincker, Karen Frey, Lesley Rao, Nina Wagner-Johnston, Arbi Ben Abdallah, Benjamin R. Tan, Manik Amin, Tanya M. Wildes, Rajiv Shah, Páll Karlsson, Kristopher...> ;Pain. 2019 Aug 1
Somatosensory predictors of response to pregabalin in painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study.
Hincker, A.,Frey, K.,Rao, L.,Wagner-Johnston, N.,Ben Abdallah, A.,Tan, B.,Amin, M.,Wildes, T.,Shah, R.,Karlsson, P.,Bakos, K.,Kosicka, K.,Kagan, L.,Haroutounian, S.> ;Pain. 2019 Apr 16
38 citations
Role of Cytochrome P4502B6 Polymorphisms in Ketamine Metabolism and Clearance
Lesley Rao, Alicia M. Flaker, Christina Friedel, Evan D. Kharasch> ;Anesthesiology. 2016 Dec 1
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Antagonism with Fenobam : Examination of Analgesic Tolerance and Side Effect Profile in Mice.
Montana, M.C., Conrardy, B.A., Cavallone, L.F., Kolber, B.J., Rao, L.K., Greco, S.C., Gereau, R.W.> ;Anesthesiology. 2011 Dec
28 citations
Postoperative myocardial injury after major head and neck cancer surgery
Peter Nagele, Lesley K. Rao, Mrudula Penta, Dorina Kallogjeri, Edward L. Spitznagel, Laura F. Cavallone, Brian Nussenbaum, Jay F. Piccirillo> ;Head & Neck. 2011 Aug 1
Pre-operative vitamin B infusion and prevention of nitrous oxide-induced homocysteine increase.
Rao, L. K.,Francis, A. M.,Wilcox, U.,Miller, J. P.,Nagele, P.> ;Anaesthesia. 2010 May 19
Echocardiographic assessment of ventricular performance following induction with two anesthetics.
Rathod R, Jacobs HK, Kramer NE, Rao LK, Salem MR, Towne WD> ;Anesthesiology. 1978-08-01
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Hospital Affiliations

Barnes-Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri