Faculty Biography
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.
Dr. Syamasundar Rao
Education:
M.B., B.S. Andhra Medical College, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Internship and Residency, Pediatrics: King George Hospital, Andhra Medical College
Internship, Pediatrics: Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa
Residency, Pediatrics: Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
Fellowship, Cardiology: Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology: University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case-Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Trainee in Congenital Heart Disease Pathology with Dr. Maurice Lev: Congenital Heart Disease Research and Training Center, Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, Chicago, Illinois
Research Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Cardiology: UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Visiting Fellow with Dr. William J. Rashkind: Cardiovascular Laboratories, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Clinical and Research Interests:
- Pulmonary Circulation
Publications (selected):
- Rao, PS Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty: State of the art. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2007 Feb 28; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17330270
Location & Contact
6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)
Other Locations
Other locations of the Department of Pediatrics include the following:
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Faculty Biography
- Dr. Syamasundar Rao
Professor and Division Director - Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - University of Texas-Houston Medical School
6431 Fannin Street, MSB 3.132
Houston, Texas 77030 - phone: (713) 500-5664
fax: (713) 500-0653
e-mail: P.Syamasundar.Rao@ uth.tmc.edu - Executive Assistant:
Diane Ferguson | (713) 500-5737
