Venkat Rao, MD, MBA

Jeanne Smith 

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2 months ago

I traveled five hours 2 ways on a gurney to see Rao, he never took me off the gurney or looked at my legs lipoma. He walked in the room, looked at me, touched my leg for a second, and shook his head no. Disgusting excuse of medical practice and I certainly would not address him as Dr. A doctor actually looks at the patient, talks with them not at them, and at least pretends to examine what the patient is there for. Rao is way past retiring, if indeed he should have ever been practicing to begin with. 

Danielle Walhovd 

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3 months ago

Huge waste of my time. I confirmed that doctor Rao had to see me in person. I made this appt in advance even. We left a funeral early because that's how significant this pain is for me, for him to lightly graze my leg and say this will resolve on its own and spent less then ten minutes with me. He said it will not get worse but only better since my surgery and it is actively getting worse. This isn't the first time I've had issues with him. I truly believe because he gets paid only a fraction of the cost of what he normally ... read more

whispree Griff 

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4 months ago

If you are looking for a surgeon that will get the job done, not listen to a word you say, treat you as medication seeking despite if you are or not, land you in the ER several times and generally treat you like fodder instead of a human ,then I recommend Dr.RAO. I thought the reviews about his bedside manner didn't matter, which honestly I don't need a surgeon to be nice or friendly, I just need them to be good at surgery. But this goes beyond bedside manner and into malpractice. Currently speaking to a lawyer about my opti... read more