Dr A Rupesh Rao is a Junior Consultant in Paediatrics with 3 years of experience and a fellowship in
Neonatology from IAP.
He is skilled in ventilator use, CPAP, central lines and surfactant administration.
He actively participates in undergraduate teaching and has worked in a human milk bank and COVID care
settings.
Dr Rao focuses on pain management techniques that avoid opioids and has multiple publications including
case reports and research articles.
MBBS, M.D Pediatrics, Fellowship in Neonatology (IAP)
Active UG teaching.
Worked in Datta Meghe Human Milk-Bank.
Experience in working in COVID setup.
Attended many Medical camps.
Experienced in using ventilator, CPAP.
Experienced in Central line, surfactant administration etc.
Identified alternative pain control methods to avoid use of opioids and other overly-abused narcotics.
Gold medal in MD - Paediatrics
3 years
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.
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