Vijay M. Rao, MD, F.A.C.R.
David C. Levin Professor and Chair
Department of Radiology

132 S. 10th Street
Suite 1087, Main Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-4804
(215) 955-6751 fax

Medical School
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Residency
Diagnostic Radiology
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification
American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
American Board of Radiology, Certificate of Added Qualification - Neuroradiology

University Appointment
Professor of Radiology

Hospital Appointment
Active Medical Staff (1978)
David C. Levin Professor and Chair
Department of Radiology

Research and Clinical Interests
ENT Radiology and Health Services

Publications

Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Analysis of Radiologists' Imaging Workload Trends by Place of Service
2. The declining radiology job market: How should radiologists respond?
3. The Recent Reversal of the Growth Trend in MRI: A Harbinger of the Future?
4. Ensuring the Future of Radiology: How to Respond to the Threats
5. Recent reimbursement changes and their effect on hospital and private office use of myocardial perfusion imaging
6. The recent downturn in utilization of CT: The start of a new trend?
7. The overuse of diagnostic imaging and the choosing wisely initiative
8. The sharp reductions in medicare payments for noninvasive diagnostic imaging in recent years: Will they satisfy the federal policymakers?
9. Who collects professional fees for neuroradiology interpretation, radiologists or nonradiologists?
10. Radiology report comparator: A novel method to augment resident education
11. Dramatically increased musculoskeletal ultrasound utilization from 2000 to 2009, especially by podiatrists in private offices
12. Percutaneous needle vs surgical breast biopsy: Previous allegations of overuse of surgery are in error
13. Utilization rates of neuroradiology across neuroscience specialties in the private office setting: Who owns or leases the scanners on which studies are performed?
14. Trends in the utilization of outpatient advanced imaging after the deficit reduction act
15. Noncardiac point-of-care ultrasound by nonradiologist physicians: How widespread is it?
16. Trends in utilization rates of the various imaging modalities in emergency departments: Nationwide Medicare data from 2000 to 2008
17. Putting the light (not the heat) back into radiology morbidity and mortality conferences
18. The value-added services of hospital-based radiology groups
19. Volume of neuroradiology studies read by neurologists: Implications for fellowship training
20. Placement and removal of inferior vena cava filters: National trends in the medicare population

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