Prabakar Kumar Rao, MD
Current Position
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Specialty Areas
Retina
Ophthalmology, Retina
Patients Seen At
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Barnes Retina Institute
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place, B
, 12
St. Louis,
MO
63110
314-367-1181
Fax:
314-367-4541
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Clayton Office
211 N. Meramec, Suite 204
Clayton,
MO
63105
314-721-1760
Fax:
314-721-7867
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Illinois Office
1009 S. 42nd Street, Suite 3
Mt. Vernon,
IL
62864
618-244-6161
Fax:
618-244-6198
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St. Peters Office
5650 Mexico Road, Suite 7
St. Peters,
MO
63376
636-928-3000
Fax:
636-928-3021
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West County Office
226 South Woods Mill Road, Suite 50W
Chesterfield,
MO
63017
314-878-1777
Fax:
314-878-1790
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Mailing Address
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Center for Advanced Medicine
Barnes Retina Institute
4921 Parkview Place, Suite 12B
St. Louis,
MO
63110
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Areas of Clinical Interest
Diabetic retinopathy, macular surgery, macular holes, macular pucker, age-related macular degeneration, vitreous substitutes, retinal detachments
Board Certification
Ophthalmology
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Certified
Patients can be referred by self or referring physician.
Medical Education
B.A.: Biology, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California
, 1991
Medical Degree: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
, 1995
Residency: Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
, 1999
Chief Resident: Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
, 1999
Fellowship: Vitreoretinal Diseases, Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
, 2001
Fellowship: Ophthalmic Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
, 2002
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Peer Reviewed Articles
Rao PK, Shah GK, Blinder KJ. Bilateral Macular Hole Formation in a Patient with Retinitis Pigmentosa. Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers, 2002; 33(2):152-154
Wirostko WJ, Mittra RA, Rao PK, Borrillo JL, Dev S, Mieler WF. A combination light-pipe, soft-tipped suction, and infusion cannula instrument for macular translocation. Am J Ophthalmol, 2000; 129:549-551
Invited Publications
Rao, PK. Herpes and other viral infections. Ophthalmology, 2nd Edition. Yanoff M, Duker J, editors. Harcourt Health Sciences, In Press
Thomas MA, Rao PK. Submacular Surgery. Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Lim JI, editor. Published by Marcel Dekker, Inc. 2002;Chp. 15. 277-288
Rao PK, Thomas MA. Update on surgical removal of choroidal neovascularization. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, June 2000; vol. 11, no. 3
Borrillo JL, Mittra RA, Dev S, Mieler WF, Pescinski S, Prasad A, Rao PK, Koenig SB. Retinopathy progression and visual outcomes after phacoemulsification in patients with diabetes mellitus. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 1999; 97:435-449