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| | About us
Dr. Vivek U. Rao, M.D.
 Although Dr. Rao is one of the newest physicians to set up
practice in the Permian Basin, he is quite familiar with the region.
Born in New York, he moved with his family to Texas as a child, living
initially in Big Spring and then relocating in 1981 to Odessa, where he
attended grades one through 12. After
graduating from Permian High in 1993, Dr. Rao completed his undergraduate
studies at Rice University in Houston, followed by medical school
at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.
His postgraduate training in internal medicine was completed at
the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.
After that, he decided to go to the Northeast for a change of
scenery; he completed his fellowship in Allergy & Immunology at
the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he obtained
extensive training in the diagnosis and management of both adult and pediatric
patients.
| EDUCATION |
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| High school |
Permian High (Odessa, Texas) 1990-1993
Valedictorian
National Merit Scholar
National Science Scholar |
| Undergraduate |
Rice University 1993-1997
B.A. Biochemistry
Cum laude |
| Medical school |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical
School at Dallas, 1997-2001 |
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| TRAINING |
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| Internship |
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2001-2002
Intern of the Year, Department of Medicine, 2002
Shirley P. Levine Award for Compassion, Department of Medicine, 2002
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| Residency |
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2002-2004
First Place, 10th Annual South Texas ACP-ASIM Podium Competition, San
Antonio, 2003
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| Fellowship |
Allergy and Immunology
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2004-2006 |
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| BOARD
CERTIFICATION |
American Board of
Allergy and Immunology, 2006
American Board of
Internal Medicine, 2004 |
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| PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS |
| Member, American
Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, 2004-present |
| Member, American
College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, 2004-present |
| Member, American
College of Physicians, 1998-present |
| Member, American
Medical Association, 1997-present |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Rao VU and Apter AJ.
Steroid phobia and adherence - problems, solutions, impact on
benefit/risk profile. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2005;25(3): 581-595. |
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