D. Sudhaker Rao
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Born | Medical Doctor | May 11, 1947
Institutions | Henry Ford Hospital |
Sub-specialties | Physician |
Research | Bone & Mineral Metabolism / Endocrinology |
Dr. D. Sudhaker Rao (born May 11, 1947) is a
Early life
Dr. Rao was born in the village of
Career
In the early 1970s, during a doctor shortage in the United States, Dr. Rao applied for residency and was accepted into a General Surgery internship position at
Recognition
Dr. Rao is the current section head of the Bone & Mineral Division within the division of Endocrinology at Henry Ford Hospital. He also serves as the director of the Bone & Mineral Research Laboratory, a laboratory rich in history. Harold Frost, one of the foremost researchers in bone biology, developed some of his major theories in bone medicine in this laboratory.
Dr. Rao has contributed extensively to the broad field of bone & mineral metabolism. His main research interests are the role of vitamin D and calcium nutrition in parathyroid disorders and bone health. He has contributed more than 100 peer reviewed original papers, 100 symposium proceedings, abstracts, and letters to the editor, and 10 book chapters. He is a founding member of the Indian Society of Bone & Mineral Research (ISBMR), which he helped launch in 1997.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Endocrinology. He has received several awards throughout his career, including the Willard O. Thomson Traveling Scholarship by the American College of Physicians, Boy Frame Award from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Kentucky Colonel by the Governor of Kentucky, Outstanding Service award from the Michigan Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.
References
- ^ "D. Sudhaker Rao, M.D". Henryfordhealth.org. 2001-06-21. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-02-13.