Roshni (Shukla) Rao MD FACS
Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Chief-Division of Breast Surgery, Columbia University/New York Presbyterian
1978 Crompond RoadCortlandt Manor, NY 10567
Overview of Dr. Rao
Dr. Roshni Rao is a general surgeon in Cortlandt Manor, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. Dr. Rao accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 350 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 109 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in General Surgery. She also speaks multiple languages, including Hindi, Spanish, and Urdu. She has more than 80 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 2004 - 2005
UMass Chan - BaystateResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2004
University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2001
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2017 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Bootcamp During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Oncologic Outcomes with De-Escalation of Axillary Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Results from > 1500 Patients on the I-SPY2 Clinical Trial.Judy C Boughey, Hongmei Yu, Kayla Switalla, Ladores Velle, Alex Lopes
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-05-01 - Incidence of Lymph Node Involvement in Clinically Node-Negative Breast Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Rationale for Selective Omission of Sentinel Lymph No...Arith Reyes, Roshni Rao, Lisa Wiechmann, Luona Sun, Stacy Ugras
Clinical Breast Cancer. 2025-04-03 - 1 citationsClipping the Positive Lymph Node in Patients with Clinically Node Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Impact on Axillary Surgery in the ISPY-...Kayla M Switalla, Judy C Boughey, Katrina Dimitroff, Christina Yau, Velle Ladores
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024-10-01
Press Mentions
What They Don’t Tell You About Chemo: You Might Not like Your Favorite Foods AnymoreOctober 21st, 2022- Some Women Want Flat Chests After Mastectomy. Some Surgeons Don’t Go AlongJune 11th, 2022
- After Mastectomy Some Women Don’t Want to Replace Their BreastsJune 11th, 2022
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Committees
- Chair, American Society of Breast Surgeons Patient Safety and Quality 2016 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Texas BlueChoice
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPOFirst Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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