V. Koneti Rao, M.D., FRCPA

Senior Research Physician, Primary Immune Deficiency Clinic (ALPS Clinic)

Contact: V. Koneti Rao, M.D., FRCPA

Specialty(s): Hematology, Pediatrics
Provides direct clinical care to patients at NIH Clinical Center

Education:

M.D., S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, India

V. Koneti Rao, M.D., FRCPA

Biography

Dr. Rao received his undergraduate and pediatric post-graduate medical education at SCB Medical College (Cuttack, Odisha, India) followed by Hematology training at the CMC Hospital (Vellore, India) and the Tata Memorial Hospital (Mumbai, India). Dr. Rao then undertook specialized training through a Hematology fellowship in Australia at Westmead and Sydney Children’s Hospital, followed by a pediatric hematology oncology fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland in 1995. Dr. Rao qualified as a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (FRCPA). Since 2003, Dr. Rao has been a staff physician in NIAID conducting clinical research and providing care for patients with ALPS and related disorders of immune system with genetic underpinnings. Dr. Rao chaired the NIAID Institutional Review Board (IRB) overseeing clinical research protocols from 2006 until 2019.