Vijay M. Rao, M.D., F.A.C.R.
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)
Chair, Department of Radiology

Research and Clinical Interests
ENT Radiology and Health Services

Publications

Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. The Disproportionate Effects of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 on Radiologists' Private Office MRI and CT Practices Compared With Those of Other Physicians
2. Endovascular Repair vs Open Surgical Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Comparative Utilization Trends From 2001 to 2006
3. Recent Payment and Utilization Trends in Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Comparison Between Self-Referral and Referral to Radiologists
4. Why the In-Office Ancillary Services Exception to the Stark Laws Needs to Be Changed-And Why Most Physicians (Not Just Radiologists) Should Support That Change
5. Recent Shifts in Place of Service for Noninvasive Diagnostic Imaging: Have Hospitals Missed an Opportunity?
6. Experience of an Academic Neuroradiology Division Participating in a Utilization Management Program
7. Ownership or Leasing of CT Scanners by Nonradiologist Physicians: A Rapidly Growing Trend That Raises Concern About Self-Referral
8. Turf Wars In Radiology: Recent Actions Against Self-Referral by State Governments, Commercial Payers, and Medicare-Hope Is on the Horizon
9. Turf Wars in Radiology: Updated Evidence on the Relationship Between Self-Referral and the Overutilization of Imaging
10. Recent Trends in Utilization Rates of Abdominal Imaging: The Relative Roles of Radiologists and Nonradiologist Physicians
11. Recent Trends in Mammography Utilization in the Medicare Population: Is There a Cause for Concern?
12. Radiology's Image Problem: Ponder the Words of Some Thought Leaders in the Field
13. Same-specialty referrals for imaging compared with referrals to radiologists: are the data correct?
14. Musculoskeletal Imaging: Medicare Use, Costs, and Potential for Cost Substitution
15. Ownership or Leasing of MRI Facilities by Nonradiologist Physicians Is a Rapidly Growing Trend
16. Recent Trends in Utilization Rates of Noncardiac Thoracic Imaging: An Example of How Imaging Growth Might Be Controlled
17. Pathologic changes of the lateral pterygoid muscle in patients with derangement of the temporomandibular joint disk: Objective measures at MR imaging
18. Turf Wars in Radiology: What Must Academic Radiology Do?
19. Turf Wars in Radiology: Challenges Leveled at Our Specialty and How to Respond to Them
20. The Effect of the Introduction of MR and CT Angiography on the Utilization of Catheter Angiography for Peripheral Arterial Disease

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