Roshni Rao, MD

Assistant Professor
Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

roshni.rao@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Dr. Rao received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1995, and went on to graduate from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 1999. She completed her residency in general surgery at Baystate Medical Center - The Western Campus of Tufts University in Springfield, Massachusettes in 2004. In 2005, Dr. Rao completed a Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. She joined the faculty at UT Southwesern Medical Center at Dallas in August of 2005 as an Assistant Professor of surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology. Her clinical interests include the treatment of locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer. Her research interests involve exploring ethnic differences in breast cancer, as well as evaluating the reconstructive decisions made by women.

Education

FellowshipUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology (2005)
ResidencyBaystate Medical Center, General Surgery (2004)
ResidencyUniversity of Missouri School of Medicine, General Surgery (2001)
InternshipUniversity of Missouri School of Medicine, General Surgery (2000)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Missouri School of Medicine (1999)

Research Interests

Benefits of tumescent mastectomy
Breast cancer in American Ethnic populations
Surgical treatment for metastatic breast cancer
Treatment of locally advanced breast cancer

Publications

Featured
The Prediction of Post-Operative Necrosis After Mastectomy: A Pilot Study Utilizing Optical Diffusion Imaging Spectroscopy

Rao R, Saint-Cyr M, Ma AM, Bowling M, Hatef D, Andrews V, Xie X, Zogakis T, Rohrich R , World Journal of Surgical Oncology , November 2009; (7:91):1-6

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Axillary Staging Utilizing Percutaneous Biopsy: Sensitivity of Fine Needle Aspiration Versus Core Needle Biopsy

Rao R, Lilley L, Andrews V, Radford L, Ulissey M , Annals of Surgical Oncology , May 2009; (16(5)):1170-1175

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Timing of Surgical Intervention for the Intact Primary in Stage IV Breast Cancer Patients

Rao R, Feng L, Kuerer H, Singletary S, Bedrosian I, Hunt K, Ross M, Hortobagyi F, Feig B, Ames F, Babiera G , Annals of Surgical Oncology , June 2008; (15(6)):1696-1702

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Effect of Primary Tumor Extirpation in Breast Cancer Patients who Present with Stage IV Disease and on Intact Primary Tumor

Rao R, Kuerer H, Hunt KK, Hortogagyi G, Singletary SE, Ames FC, Meric-Berstam F, Ross MI, Geig BW, Babiera GV , Annals of Surgical Oncology , June 2006; (13(6)):776-782

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Breast Cancer in the Asian Indian Population of the United States: A Call for Screening and Education

Rao R, Kuerer H, Cristofanilli M, Brigilio K, Shukla S, Rao M, Krishnamurthy S , Breast Journal , July 2008; (14(4)):402-403

Breast Paraffinoma

Iyengar R, Saint-Cyr M, Gokaslan T, Rao R. , Breast Journal , September 2008; (14(5)):504-505

Delays in Time to Treatment and Survival Impact in Breast Cancer

Brazda A, Estroff E, Euhus, D, Leitch, AM, Huth J, Andrews V, Moldrem A, Rao R , Annals of Surgical Oncology , October 2010; (17(Suppl 3)):291-296

Experience with Seed Localization for Nonpalpable Breast Lesions in a Public Health Care System

Rao R, Moldrem A, Sarode V, White J, Amen M, Rao M, Andrews V, Euhus D, Radford L , Annals of Surgical Oncology , June 2010; (Epub ahead of print)

Spontaneous Hematoma of the Breast Thirty Years After Augmentation

Rasko YV, Saint-Cyr M, Peng Y, Rao R , Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery , July 2010; (126(1)):41e-2e

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Medical Association

American Medical Women’s Association

American Society of Breast Surgeons

Society of Surgical Oncology