Rashmi Rao, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Child
- Adolescent
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Rashmi Rao
Biography
Dr. Rashmi Rao is a staff physician in the Department of Heart, Vascular & Thoracic and the Division of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine in the Children’s Institute at Cleveland Clinic Children's and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. She completed her pediatric cardiology fellowship at Rady Children’s Hospital, University of California San Diego and a fourth year non-invasive imaging fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Children’s. Dr. Rao serves as the Co-Director of the Section for Neurodevelopment and Psychosocial Health in the Division of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of Heart, Vascular & Thoracic. She is also the Associate Director for the Fetal Cardiology program. Her clinical interests include fetal cardiology, neurodevelopmental outcomes in pediatric CHD patients, and non-invasive imaging. As a collaborative scientist, her research interests include exploring prenatal predictors of outcomes in congenital heart disease, perinatal outcomes in prenatally diagnosed CHD, impact of early neonatal interventions in neurodevelopmental outcomes in CHD patients, and exploring the impact of neurodevelopmental follow up on outcomes. She sits on the Cardiac Neurodevelopment Outcomes Collaborative (CNOC) Quality improvement Committee and is involved in a number of initiatives aimed at improving neurodevelopmental outcomes in the congenital heart disease population.
Locations
- Akron General
- 1 Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH 44307
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- Independence Family Health Center
- 5001 Rockside Road, Independence, OH 44131
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- Independence Family Health Center
- 5001 Rockside Road, Independence, OH 44131
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- Hillcrest Medical Office Building II
- 6801 Mayfield Road, Mayfield Hts, OH 44124
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- Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation
- 2801 Martin Luther King Jr Drive, Cleveland, OH 44104
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Education & Board Certifications
Education
- Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, 2012
- Fellowship: University of California San Diego Medical Center, 2010
- Residency: UCLA Medical Center (California), 2007
- Medical Education: Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2004
- Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2000
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Cardiology: American Board of Pediatrics, 2010
Professional Highlights
- Cardiac Neurodevelopment Outcomes Collaborative (CNOC) Quality improvement Committee
- Member of Fetal Heart Society
Awards
Cleveland Magazine “Top Doc” in Pediatric Cardiology, 2025
Professional Memberships
Research & Publications
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