Nalini Rao MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine, University Pittsburgh

5230 Centre AvePittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone+1 412-760-9495
Fax+1 724-527-6589

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Summary

Dr. Nalini Rao, MD is an infectious disease specialist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Ohio. She is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at University Pittsburgh.

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1975 - 1977
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1974 - 1975
George Washington UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
District of Columbia General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1973
Maulana Azad Medical CollegeClass of 1970

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License Current
CO State Medical License 2011 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1976 - 2016
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

66 citations
Preoperative Decolonization Effective at Reducing Staphylococcal Colonization in Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients
Antonia F. Chen, Alma E. Heyl, Peter Z. Xu, Nalini Rao, Brian A. Klatt
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2013-09-01
3 citations
Reply to the Letter to the editor: Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization in orthopaedic surgery and reduction of surgical site infections.
Antonia F. Chen, Charles B. Wessel, Nalini Rao
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2013-08-28
2 citations
Reply to Eisen and Denholm, Dauchy et al, Fierer, and Nguyen and Jones
Douglas R. Osmon, Elie F. Berbari, Anthony R. Berendt, Daniel Lew, Werner Zimmerli
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2013-07-01

Press Mentions

A Narrative Review of the Pathophysiology of COVID‐19 Infection Among Cancer Patients: Current Evidence and Research PerspectivesJanuary 26th, 2021
'Eco Hazards Are Risk Factors for Breast Cancer'October 30th, 2015

Grant Support

Elucidating the contribution of amyloidogenic APP processing to AD-relevant impaired synaptic protein turnoverNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2023–2024

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