Raj D. Rao, MD
Professor
Specialty: Spine Surgery
Office: 414-805-7425
Fax: 414-805-7499
Dr. Rao is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, fellowship trained and specializing in Spine Surgery. He joined the Orthopaedic Surgery Department in 1999 as Director of Spine Surgery. He has presented and taught at national courses on cervical (neck) and lumbar (low back) spine surgery.
Dr. Rao did his internship and residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He subsequently did a spine surgery fellowship with Dr. Harry Herkowitz at the William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI. He was in private practice for three years in northern California prior to joining the department.
Dr. Rao did orthopaedic research at the Orthopädische Klinik Seepark, Bremerhaven, Germany, and subsequently at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles. He is an Associate Editor of The Spine Journal and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine and other national scientific journals. He has published papers on numerous topics and presented at national and international meetings, as well as having several papers published in prestigious scientific journals. His research interests include spinal biomechanics, the biology and mechanics of spinal fusion, and gait analysis. He is on many national committees, and was recently appointed to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Panel on Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices.
Dr. Rao is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, and the Milwaukee Orthopaedic Society.
Dr. Rao sees patients at the MCW Clinics at Froedtert Hospital East. His specialty interests include the surgical and nonsurgical management of neck and back disorders, spinal tumors and trauma.
To view Dr. Rao's website, please visit us at www.neckcare.org