Dr. A Rupesh Rao

OP Timings:

Qualifications:

• MBBS
• M.D Pediatrics
• Fellowship in Neonatology (IAP)

Area of Expertise:

• Active UG teaching.
• Worked in Datta Meghe Human Milk Bank.
• Experience in working in a COVID setup.
• Attended many Medical camps.
• Experienced in using a ventilator and CPAP.
• Experienced in Central line, surfactant administration, etc.
• Identified alternative pain control methods to avoidthe  use of opioids and other overly-abused narcotics.

Awards:

• Gold medal in MD - Paediatrics

Publications:

1st  Author 

• Case report -Rao AR, Taksande A. A Case of Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome Presented With Multiple Odontogenic Keratocysts in the Jaw Without Skin Manifestation. Cureus. 2022 May 2;14(5):e24666. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24666. PMID: 35663706; PMCID: PMC9158926.
• Case report -Rao A, Parakh H, Rao P, et al. (May 09, 2023) Unusual Presentation of a Congenital Ranula Cyst in a Newborn. Cureus 15(5): e38749. doi:10.7759/cureus.38749
• Case report -Rao A, Parakh H, Rao P, et al. (May 06, 2023) Neonatal Deep Palmar Space Infection: An Unusual Presentation. Cureus 15(5): e38626. doi:10.7759/cureus.38626
• Review article - Rao A, Taksande A (May 10, 2022) Usefulness of Neurosonogram in Critical Ill Neonates. Cureus 14(5): e24882. doi:10.7759/cureus.24882
• Protocol -Role of neurosonogram in critical I'll neonates in NICU (https://www.psychosocial.com/article/PR260831/20461).
• Original article -Role of neurosonography in critically ill neonates in NICU (accepted in SAJE Journal of Neonatology)

Co-Author

• Taksande A, Rao R. Early Detection of Central Nervous System Abnormalities by Neurosonography in Critically ill Neonates. Iranian Journal of Neonatology. 2021 Oct: 12(4). DOI: 10.22038/IJN.2021.55001.2020
• Vagha K, Zeeshan Jameel P, Vagha J et al. Case Report: Pleural effusion in Wilms tumor – always malignant? [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. F1000Research 2023, 12:1056 (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.138794.1)
• Taksande A, Jameel P Z, Rao R, Taksande B, Damke S. Prevalence of Cardiac Anomalies in Fetuses Diagnosed With Intracardiac Echogenic Foci: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J. Pediatr. Rev 2023; 11 (3) :193-208
• Saqqaf SA, Gomase SV, Borkar R, Taksande A, Rao R, Yedve S.Frequency and Patterns of Bacteraemia in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: A Prospective Cohort StudyJ Clin of Diagn Res.2023; 17(9):SC10-SC14. https://www.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2023/66152/18460
• Taksande A, Rao R (2021) Kawasaki Disease in Children. J Pediatr Prim Care 1(1). doi https://doi.org/10.54289/JPPC2100101
• Taksande, A., Rao, R., Yedve, S., Jameel, P. Z. and Meshram, R. (2021) “Assessment of Different Technique of Eliciting the Planter Reflex in Term Neonates”, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33(31A), pp. 26-31. Doi: 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i31A31661.
• “Is there any effect of Phototherapy on Cardiac Function in Neonates with Hyperbilirubinemia?” European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2020; 7(2): 1967-1976.
• Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural Area [Internet]. [cited 2022 Jun 14]. Available from:https://www.discoveryjournals.org/medicalscience/current_issue/v24/n106/A41.htm
• Gaikwad, S.B., Uke, P.V., Swarnkar, K.M. and Rao, R., 2021. A case of macrodystrophia lipomatosa presenting with pain. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 50(1), pp.159–161. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v50i1.9420
• Taksande, A., Chaudhary, S., Panwar, A. S., Jhamb, A., Rao, R., Jameel, P. Z., Damke, S. and Meshram, R. (2021) “Effect of Vibratory Therapy in Decreasing the Vaccination-induced Pain in Infants: Randomized Controlled Study”, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33(31A), pp. 9-18. doi: 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i31A31659.
• Taksande A*, Damke S, Meshram R, Lohiya S, Chaudhary R, Rao R. Prevalence of Cardiac Dysfunction in MIS-C in Children (MIS-C) related to COVID-19. Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2021; 11:84-88

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• Taksande-Rao scoring system for prediction of quality of daily activities in sickle cell disease children.
• Nebulised vibratory therapy (NVT) for decreasing pain in infants.