Abdul Rao - USF

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Abdul Rao Was The Leader Of The Research For The
Three USF Colleges Of Medicine
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Abdul Rao was the leader of the research for the
three USF colleges of medicine. USF has three
colleges of medicine, nursing and public health.
Dr. Abdul Rao bridged research across USF and USF
health campuses in an effective way.
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Dr. Abdul Rao USF said, "I am very excited about
this opportunity to work with faculty, staff, and
students at USF Health to enhance its research
capacity and to continue to improve the quality
of its graduate programs. There is an enormous
potential for growth of basic, translational
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And clinical research at USF Health and the
prospect of developing productive collaborations
between faculty and students in the
College/Schools at USF, the Moffitt Cancer
Center, the All Children's Hospital, and many
other local and regional affiliates.
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At USF Health Abdul Rao, MD, MA, DPhil, served as
the Senior Associate Vice President for Research
and Graduate Studies. He also served as the Vice
Dean for Research and Graduate Studies for the
College of Medicine. Dr. Abdul Rao has also been
the Vice Provost for Research and Sponsored
Programs and Dean, College of Graduate Studies at
the Middle Tennessee State University.
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About Dr. Abdul Rao Dr. Abdul S. Rao did his
medical degree from Dow Medical University,
Karachi, Pakistan, in 1983. After completing his
residency training in Orthopedic Surgery, Abdul
Rao joined the Department of Physiology, Boston
University School of Medicine and graduated in
1989 with an M.A., in Physiology.
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He completed a year of post-doctoral Research
Fellowship in the Department of Neurology,
Harvard Medical School. Dr. Abdul Rao joined the
Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of
Oxford, Oxford, UK, as a Clinical Instructor from
1990-1993. He graduated from the University of
Oxford with a D.Phil., (Doctor of Philosophy) in
Transplantation Immunology in 1993.