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Goutham Rao, MD
Job Title
Clinical Director, Weight Management and Wellness Center
Job Title
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Job Title
Director, Medical Informatics, UPMC St. Margaret
3705 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh,
PA
15213
412-692-8041
Phone
412-692-7805
Fax
Email
goutham.rao@chp.edu
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
1993 McGill University School of Medicine, Montreal |
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Residency: |
1995 St. Joseph's Health Centre/University of Toronto |
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Fellowship: |
1997 UPMC St. Margaret |
Memberships
- College of Family Physicians of Canada
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Awards
- 2003 Nominee, Excellence in Medical Education Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- 2002 Nominee, Excellence in Medical Education Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Best Educational Information Technology Application, 2000 Scientific Assembly of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Dallas
Publications
- Management of GERD. Current primary care approaches.
Rao G
J Fam Pract - When is esophageal capsule endoscopy appropriate? A panel discussion.
Ricer RE, Eisen GM, Rao G
J Fam Pract - Pediatric obesity-related counseling in the outpatient setting.
Rao G
Ambul Pediatr - Effect of a PDA-assisted evidence-based medicine course on knowledge of common clinical problems.
Grad RM, Meng Y, Bartlett G, Dawes M, Pluye P, Boillat M, Rao G, Thomas R
Fam Med - Childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Hannon TS, Rao G, Arslanian SA
Pediatrics - Heartburn: issues in patient management. A roundtable discussion.
Rao G, Davis RH, Peura DA, Wright WL
J Fam Pract - Using the likelihood ratio.
Okada T, Rao G
J Fam Pract - Bismuth revisited: an effective way to prevent travelers' diarrhea.
Rao G, Aliwalas MG, Slaymaker E, Brown B
J Travel Med - Intention-to-treat analysis: protecting the integrity of randomization.
Mahaniah KJ, Rao G
J Fam Pract - The problem with Ps.
Rao G
J Fam Pract - Remembering the meanings of sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values.
Rao G
J Fam Pract - Interpretation of confidence intervals.
Rao G
J Fam Pract - Number needed to treat.
Rao G
J Fam Pract - What is an ROC curve?
Rao G
J Fam Pract - Clinical research in family medicine: quantity and quality of published articles.
Merenstein J, Rao G, D'Amico F
Fam Med - Practice corner: clinical practice guidelines and handheld computers.
Rao G
ACP J Club - Does this patient have Parkinson disease?
Rao G, Fisch L, Srinivasan S, D'Amico F, Okada T, Eaton C, Robbins C
JAMA - Introduction of handheld computing to a family practice residency program.
Rao G
J Am Board Fam Pract
Biography Summary
Goutham Rao, MD, clinical director of the Center for Pediatric Weight Management and Wellness, is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of medical informatics at UPMC St. Margaret. After graduating from the McGill University School of Medicine in Montreal, Canada, in 1993, Dr. Rao served a residency and earned a CCFP (a Certificate in Family Medicine from the College of Family Physicians of Canada) at St. Joseph's Health Centre at the University of Toronto. He held a faculty development fellowship at UPMC St. Margaret from 1996 to 1997.
