Doctor Rao has trained at the University of London, UT Southwestern, New York University, and Cornell University. He is considered a pioneer and international authority on Dermoscopy, a non-invasive method of skin cancer detection, and Confocal Microscopy. Most importantly, one of the very few expert Dermoscopists and Confocalists in the country. Doctor Rao can more accurately assess when a biopsy is absolutely necessary.
Doctor Rao is also the Acting Chair and an Associate Clinical Professor at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. As a pathologist and surgeon, Doctor Rao's experience and knowledge of the underlying skin structure enable him to have a greater depth of understanding and precision when diagnosing and treating the skin.