Ram Rao MD PhD, Advisor | MedSchoolCoach

Ram Rao MD PhDAdvisor

Dr. Rao was a four-year member of the admissions committee at the University of Michigan medical school, was involved with the residency recruitment process in the UCLA pediatrics department, and is now part of the fellowship recruit process in the Stanford pediatric hematology-oncology division.

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Dr. Rao graduated from the University of California, Davis in Davis, California, with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, where he was involved with peer advising at both the departmental and college level. He then moved to Michigan and received his master’s degree and PhD in biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan. He completed his pediatrics residency at the University of California, Los Angels (UCLA) and is now a fellow in pediatric hematology-oncology at Stanford. In addition to teaching medical students and residents, Dr. Rao also mentors undergraduate students at Stanford University through their path to medical school.

EDUCATION

Undergraduate: BS, University of California, Davis
Medical School: MD, MS, PhD, University of Michigan
Residency: University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship: Stanford University

SPECIALTY

Pediatric Hematology Oncology

FUN FACT

Dr. Rao was previously a writer for the Golden State Warriors fan blog, “Golden State of Mind.”

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