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 0-1063 Reviews, 15 Comments9/22/2025 | BayCare Verified PatientDr. Rao sat and talked to me at length, explaining everything in detail and with patience and kindness. He is a wonderful doctor.9/17/2025 | BayCare Verified PatientDr. Rau was very thorough and very friendly!9/12/2025 | BayCare Verified PatientAll good9/10/2025 | BayCare Verified PatientCaring and understanding9/6/2025 | BayCare Verified PatientDr Rao is the best. I respect him as my Cardiologist and feel confident in his care for me
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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