Dr. Vidya Narayana Rao MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecologic Oncology
1310 24th Ave S Nashville TN, 37212Rating
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Dr. Vidya Rao is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Rao specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Rao can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Rao can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
L T M Med Coll- Univ Of Bombay- Bombay- Maharashtra- India 1988
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College 1988
Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The daily valine requirement of healthy adult Indians determined by the 24-h indicator amino acid balance approach.
- The daily phenylalanine requirement of healthy Indian adults.
- Managing diabetic foot infection in India.
- Radiographic Abnormalities in the Feet of Diabetic Patients with Neuropathy and Foot Ulceration.
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