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Muralidhara Rao, MD, Psychiatry, Oak Park, IL

MuralidharaRaoMDFAPM, DLFAPA(He/Him)

Psychiatry Oak Park, IL

Geriatric Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Integrative Psychiatry

Affiliate Professor Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences Loyola University Chicago

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  • Office

    DuPage Psychiatric Care
    1100 Lake St, LL60
    Oak Park, IL 60301
    Phone+1 708-434-4090
    Fax+1 708-434-4080
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Summary

  • Achievements/ Distinctions/ Honors/ Awards

    2016 – Recipient of the ‘Innovation in Patient Care’ Award, Illinois Psychiatric Society, District Branch of American Psychiatric Association (APA).

    2015 Distinguished Life Fellow, at the convocation of the American Psychiatric Association
    Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada

    2015 Inducted as a Member of American College of Psychiatrists at the Annual Meeting at Huntington Beach, CA on Feb 20, 2015

    2013 Life Fellow status in the Indian Psychiatric Society awarded at the Annual Meeting
    NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences) in
    Bangalore, India. January 2013.

    2013-14 Nominated for ‘Outstanding Academician’ Award by the Indo-American Psychiatric
    Association at the Annual Meeting of IAPA which precedes American Psychiatric Association
    Annual Meeting in San Francisco, May, 2013

    2013 Nominated for ‘Master Teacher’ Award at Stritch School of Medicine.

    2012 Recertified American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Geriatric Psychiatry
    April 2012

    2009 Board Certification by the ABAM (American Board of Addiction Medicine) awarded
    at the Annual Medical-Scientific Conference on May 2, 2009, New Orleans, LA.

    2006 Fellow, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine awarded at the convocation ceremony
    of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Academy in Tucson Arizona, on November 18th 2006

    2005 Fellow, CINP – Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum

    2005 Board Certification in the sub-specialty of Psychosomatic Medicine (first examination
    offered) by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

    2003 Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
    Annual Meeting 2003, Javits Convention Center, New York

    2001 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with added
    qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry - Recert
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Education & Training

  • Southern Illinois University
    Southern Illinois UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1977
  • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
    Southern Illinois University School of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1998 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2012 - 2024
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1984 - 2010
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1978 - 2009
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1984 - 1987
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1979 - 1985
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Psychiatrist TopDoc, 2022
  • Recipient, Innovation in Patient Care Award Illinois Psychiatric Society, District Branch of American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2016
  • Americas Most Honored Professional 2016
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • 'Valproic Acid (VPA) induced Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) - A Case Report'  
    Suneeta Kumari, MD, MPH1, Murali Rao, MD, Current Psychiatry, 1/1/2016
  • Depression in the US Population During the Time Periods Surrounding the Great Recession  
    Kramer, Kaushal Mehta, MD MPH; Dru Bhattacharya, JD MPH; Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, PhD; Guichan Cao, MS; Liping Tong, PhD; Murali Rao, MD, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 1/1/2015
  • Connecting the Dots” - a case of Shy-Drager Syndrome (MSA-C)  
    Rao MS, Current Psychiatry, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Pieces of a Puzzle – A case Multisystem Atrophy
    Murali Rao, M. D., International Psychogeriatric Association, Taipei, Taiwan, 1/9/2016
  • Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of Hypoglycemic Coma and Management: Case Series Report
    Jack H.Owens, MD, David Daniels, MD, Marie Lord, DO, Murali Rao, MD, FAPM, Angelos Halaris, MD, PhD, Edwin Meresh, MD, MPH, FAPM, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Meeting, 1/1/2016
  • Gabapentin for Alcohol Withdrawal in Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy: Case Series Report and Literature Review
    Daniels D, Lord M, Rao M, Sharma A, Halaris A, Meresh E, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Meeting, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Violence and Mental Illness – from an U.S. Perspective 
    Copenhagen, Denmark - 1/23/2015
  • Functional Connectivity fMRI – in Psychiatric Disorders 
    Loyola University Medical Center - 1/3/2015
  • The 5Ds of Geriatric Psychiatry 
    Chicago, IL - 1/17/2014
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Other

  • Depression in the medically ill’ 
    Murali Rao, M. D., Loyola Medical News
    1/1/2008
  • Depression in the physically ill' 
    Murali Rao, M. D., Loyola Quarterly
    1/1/2007
  • Depression - you find it only when you look for it –Editorial 
    Murali Rao, M. D., Loyola Inside
    1/1/2006
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