Ramanath Rao, MD

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Affiliations
- BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel
- BayCare Physician Partners ACO
- BayCare Medical Group
- BayCare Physician Partners
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Board Certifications
- AB Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
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Gender
- Male
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Insurances AcceptedWe Accept the Following Insurances
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Patient Reviews
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Provider Explained Things ClearlyProvider Listened CarefullyProvider Was Easy To UnderstandProvider Knew Medical HistoryProvider Showed RespectProvider Spent Enough TimeRate Your Provider 0-10145 Reviews, 47 Comments5/29/2026 | BayCare Verified PatientDr Rao is one of the few doctors that genuinely cares about his patients well being I wouldnt change that for the world.5/24/2026 | BayCare Verified PatientProfessional and thorough .5/21/2026 | BayCare Verified PatientExcellent5/20/2026 | BayCare Verified PatientDr. Rao is intelligent and takes my care seriously. He is a doctor that doesnt treat symptoms. He is a doctor who wants to know why. I feel safe in his care.5/13/2026 | BayCare Verified PatientAll great
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Doctor Bio
Dr. Ramanath S. Rao is board certified in cardiovascular disease and is with BayCare Medical Group in Wesley Chapel and Zephyrhills, Florida, where he sees patients age 18 and older. He earned a medical degree from the University of Mysore Medical College in Mysore, India, and completed an internal medicine residency at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Rao completed a cardiology fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York and an interventional cardiology fellowship at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Rao specializes in performing heart catheterizations and vascular interventions and manages peripheral arterial and venous diseases. He treats patients who have advanced heart failure, coronary artery disease, heart valve disorders, hypertension and complex lipid disorders. His research work in heart failure has been published in Circulation, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. Dr. Rao has established the first office-based vein center for BayCare Medical Group at their Wesley Chapel location. He’s affiliated with BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel.
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Languages
- English
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Specialties
- Cardiovascular Diseases|Internal Medicine
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Education
- Montefiore Medical Center- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mysore Medical College
CWRU- University Hospitals of Cleveland & Cleveland VA Medical Center
Sinai-grace Hospital
BayCare Health System
BayCare Health System
- Montefiore Medical Center- Albert Einstein College of Medicine