About Dr. Abdul Rao

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Dr. Abdul Rao USF Led Research at Three Primary
Colleges at USF
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Dr. Abdul Rao held the post of Senior Associate
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
at USF Health. Dr. Rao was also the Vice Dean for
Research and Graduate Studies at the College of
Medicine. He played an important role in bridging
the gap in research at USF and USF Healthy
campuses.
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Dr. Abdul Rao is well known for his expertise in
his chosen field and professionals in the medical
industry look up to him for guidance and
inspiration. Dr. Rao finished his medical degree
from Dow Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan in
1983 and completed his residency training in
Orthopedic Surgery.
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He joined the Department of Physiology, Boston
University School of Medicine and graduated in
1989 with a Masters in Physiology. Dr. Abdul Rao
USF also completed a year of Post-Doctoral
Research Fellowship in the Department of
Neurology, Harvard Medical School.
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From 1990-1993, he worked as a clinical
instructor at the Nuffield Department of Surgery,
University of Oxford, Oxford UK. He completed his
graduation from University of Oxford in 1993 with
a D.Phil (Doctor of Philosophy) in
transplantation immunology.
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The work done by Dr. Abdul Rao USF was hailed as
next frontier on bringing complex scientific
findings to bear on improving health. Stephen
Klasko, M.D, M.B.A., Vice President of USF Health
and Dean of the College of Medicine suggest that
Dr. Abdul Rao USF had the leadership qualities
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Dr. Abdul Rao, USF has said that he was delighted
to get such an opportunity to work with faculty,
staff and students at the USF Health institutes
and enhance the research capacity while improving
the quality of the graduate programs.
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He is positive about being a part of the
institute as a catalyst in the process of its
transformation towards a better future for
science and medical fraternity. He led research
that tied three main USF health colleges of
Medicine, Nursing and Public Health.