Dr. Kiran Venkat Rao M.D., Hepatologist
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Dr. Kiran Venkat Rao M.D.

Hepatologist | Hepatology

4/5(23)
150 Bergen St Newark NJ, 07103
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4/5

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Dr. Kiran Rao is a hepatologist practicing in Newark, NJ. Dr. Rao specializes in the study of body parts such as the liver, the biliary tree, the gallbladder and the pancreas. Hepatologists manage disorders in these areas and are specifically known for treating viral hepatitis. Patients who have received liver transplants also follow up with hepatologists after their procedure.

Education and Training

J.S.S. Medical College MD

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 14 years of experience
Dr. Kiran Venkat Rao M.D.
Dr. Kiran Venkat Rao M.D.'s Expert Contributions

Dr. Kiran Venkat Rao M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 150 Bergen St

150 Bergen St -
Newark, NJ 07103
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New patients: 973-972-6257

532 LAFAYETTE RD -
SPARTA, NJ 07871
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New patients: 973-383-3730
Fax: 973-383-2285

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Patient Experience with Dr. Rao


4.0

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Dr. Kiran Venkat Rao M.D. has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 23 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Hepatologist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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Get to know Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist Dr. Kiran Rao, who serves the population of Sparta Township, New Jersey

Kiran Rao, MD, is a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Premier Health Associates, and is affiliated to the Newton Medical Center.

Dr. Kiran Rao is an experienced and acclaimed physician who has been in practice for more than 17 years. His medical career began in 2001 when he graduated from the JSS Medical College in Mysore, India. After moving to the United States, Dr. Rao completed his Internal Medicine residency and both of his fellowships in Transplant Hepatology and Gastroenterology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School in Newark, before entering private practice. He spent his final year of his fellowship serving as Chief Fellow.

Dr. Rao is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, but it is in this latter field that he has become a noted expert. Conditions treated by him include constipation, gastritis, esophagitis, celiac disease, cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, IBS,  crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Expert procedures carried out by Dr. Rao include colonoscopy and endoscopy, ERCP, and sigmoidoscopy.

Dr. Rao has had multiple medical papers published on subjects including splenic injury as a complication of routine colonoscopy, treatment of chronic hepatitis C in post-transplant patients, isolated duodenal Crohn’s disease and he remains committed to keeping up to date with the latest advances in his field.

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