Kavya Rao MD
Kavya Rao
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor - Neonatology
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; Neonatology; Nutrition; Pediatrics; Perinatal-Neonatal Medicine
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDEducation and Training:
- Fellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine (2018)
- Residency, Pediatrics Residency, Zucker School of Medicine - Staten Island University Hospital at Northwell Health (2015)
- Internship, Pediatrics residency, Zucker School of Medicine- Staten Island University Hospital Northwell Health (2013)
- MD, Kasturba Medical College International Center, Summa Cum Laude (2011)
- BS, Bachelors of Health Sciences, Kasturba Medical College, Magna Cum Laude (2008)
Employment:
- Membership Chair, Trainees & Early Career Neonatologist (TECaN), American Academy of Pediatrics - Section of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine (2022-present)
- Attending Neonatologist, Neonatology, Oishei Children's Hospital (2021-present)
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2021-present)
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo UBMD
- Assistant professor of pediatrics, Pediatrics, Zucker School of Medicine - Hofstra University (2018–2021)
- Attending Neonatologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Lenox Hill Hospital - Northwell Health (2018–2021)
Awards and Honors:
- Jacobs Educator Excellence Program (JEEP) - University at Buffalo (2021)
- Teaching for Quality (Te4Q) - AAMC (2021)
- Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) Master Trainer Course (2019)
- 2018 Travel Award Recipient - Eastern Society of Pediatric Research (ESPR 2018) (2018)
- Pediatric Research Day Excellence Award - Rutgers research day (2018)
- 2017 Travel Award Recipient - TeCAN at Scottsdale, AZ (2017)
- Highest marks in Clinical Medicine - Kasturba Medical College (2008)
- 2016-2019 Young Physicians Leadership Alliance at American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2015 Travel Award Recipient - Eastern Society of Pediatric Research (ESPR 2015)
Research Expertise:
- Delayed cord clamping in Preterm Infants: Quality Improvement Project
- Neonatal Nutrition, BPD, Neonatal resuscitation
- Quality improvement projects in neonatal nutrition - exclusive human milk diet, neonatal hypothermia bundle, Neonatal POCUS
Journal Articles:
- Ellington M, Kasat K, Williams K, Reichman V, Stoffels G, Ming Leung T, Degoy A, Fisk R, Gonzalez-Ballesteros L, Peralta-Reich D, Potash A, Rao K. (2021) Improving Antibiotic Stewardship among Asymptomatic Newborns Using the Early-onset Sepsis Risk Calculator. Pediatric quality & safety (Oct), 6(5): e459. doi:10.1097/pq9.0000000000000459
- Nadarajah JT, Collins M, Raboud J, Su D, Rao K, Loutfy MR, Walmsley S. (2012) Infectious complications of Bio-Alcamid filler used for HIV-related facial lipoatrophy. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (Dec), 55(11): 1568-74.
Professional Memberships:
- Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) (2022–present)
- Women in Neonatology (WiN); AAP
- Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR)
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Trainees & Early Career Neonatologists (TeCAN)
- Young Physician Leadership Alliance; AAP
Presentations:
- "Validation of Extubation Readiness Tool in Extremely Premature Neonates at a Regional Perinatal Center" Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (2022)
- "Neonatal CD4 T cells display altered expression of lineage-specific genes" Pediatric Academic Society Meeting (PAS): Toronto, Canada 2018
- "Polycythemia Screening in Large for Gestational Age (LGA) Neonates born Without Diabetes Mellitus." American Academy of Pediatrics
- "Rates of Non-Diagnostic Multi-Detector Computerized Tomographic (MDCT) Scans versus Ventilation/Perfusion (V/Q) Scans in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Pulmonary Embolism" Hospital for Sick Children
- "Torsades de pointes in a patient receiving fluconazole for esophageal candidiasis. A Case Report & Oral Poster Presentation at the Annual Residents Research Symposium at McMaster University (2011) Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada"
- "Unique phenotypic characteristics of lymphocytes in the umbilical artery versus vein of term infants." Pediatric Academic Society Meeting (PAS) 2018
Service Activities:
- UBMD, Division of Neonatology Review Newborn Screening; New Born Screening (2022–present)
- Section of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine - American Academy of Pediatrics; Executive council of Trainees and Early Career Neonatologists (TECaN) (2022–present)
- Eastern Society of Pediatric Research (ESPR); Membership Chair (2022–present)
- ; Trainees and Early Career Neonatologists (TECaN) Membership Chair - AAP Section for Neonatal Perinatal Medicine (2022–present)
- ; Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor (2021)
- 360 degree evaluation of neonatology fellows; Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) (2021–present)
- Oishei Children's Hospital; Attending Neonatologist (2021–present)
- ; Fellow/ Resident Interviewer (2021–present)