Ramanath Rao, MD

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Ramanath Rao, MD
  • Affiliations
    • BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel
    • BayCare Physician Partners ACO
    • BayCare Medical Group
    • BayCare Physician Partners
  • Board Certifications
    • AB Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
  • Gender
    • Male
  • Insurances Accepted
    We Accept the Following Insurances
  • Patient Reviews

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    4.9/5 Overall Rating
    Provider Explained Things Clearly 4.9/5
    Provider Listened Carefully 4.9/5
    Provider Was Easy To Understand 4.8/5
    Provider Knew Medical History 4.9/5
    Provider Showed Respect 4.9/5
    Provider Spent Enough Time 4.9/5
    Rate Your Provider 0-10 4.8/5
    85 Reviews, 29 Comments
    5/5
    11/29/2025 | BayCare Verified Patient
    Only good things to say. I feel he saved my life.
    5/5
    11/28/2025 | BayCare Verified Patient
    Excellent
    4.5/5
    11/26/2025 | BayCare Verified Patient
    The symptoms I outlined were not really addressed. Dr ordered an echo. Would only hear from Dr if a problem. Apparently no problem as I heard nothing. However my symptom of tightness in neck and chest after modest exercise persist.
    5/5
    11/20/2025 | BayCare Verified Patient
    I was well informed and treated very respectively.
    5/5
    11/14/2025 | BayCare Verified Patient
    My experience, from the receptionists warm greeting to the exceptional treatment by the doctor, was truly outstanding.
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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.

  • Languages
    • English
  • Specialties
    • Cardiovascular Diseases|Internal Medicine
  • 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

Doctor Locations

BMG Cardiology at Zephyrhills

37852 Medical Arts Ct Unit A
Zephyrhills, FL 33541

BMG Cardiology at Wesley Chapel

4501 Bruce B Downs Blvd Ste 205
Wesley Chapel, FL 33544