VenkatKRaoMD
Plastic Surgery • Madison, WIHand
Professor, Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School
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Office
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792Phone+1 608-263-8580Fax+1 608-262-7402- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Venkat Rao, MD is a board certified plastic surgeon in Madison, Wisconsin. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Wisconsin and New York. He is affiliated with University Hospital, UnityPoint Health Meriter, and SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital.
Education & Training
University of Kentucky College of MedicineFellowship, Hand Surgery (Plastic Surgery), 1981 - 1982
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1978 - 1980
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel)Residency, Surgery, 1973 - 1978
Madras Medical CollegeClass of 1970
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1977 - Present
WI State Medical License 1982 - 2025- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- A Comparison of Tumescence in Breast Reduction Surgery Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Looming Future of Private Equity in Plastic Surgery.Ellen C Shaffrey, Pradeep K Attaluri, Peter J Wirth, Venkat K Rao> ;Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2024 Mar 15
- Current Weight Loss Medications: What Plastic Surgeons Should Know.Peter J Wirth, Ellen C Shaffrey, Caroline Bay, Venkat K Rao> ;Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2024 Jan 16
- Forty-Year Follow-Up After Great Toe-to-Thumb Transfer: A Literature Review.Ellen C Shaffrey, Steven P Moura, Pradeep K Attaluri, Peter J Wirth, Venkat K Rao> ;Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online. 2023 May 1
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Press Mentions
Hand Surgeons Provide Update on Wild Animal BitesOctober 27th, 2017
Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
UnityPoint Health MeriterMadison, Wisconsin
SSM Health St. Mary's HospitalMadison, Wisconsin
University HospitalMadison, Wisconsin
