Venkatesh R Rao
Meadowbrook,USA
Summary
Experienced and compassionate hospitalist dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care to hospitalized individuals. Known for an empathetic bedside manner and ability to foster trust with patients from diverse backgrounds. Adept in clinical decision-making, multidisciplinary collaboration, and implementing evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes. Skilled in leading teams, mentoring advanced practice providers, and contributing to institutional quality improvement initiatives, and actively seeking a Staff Hospitalist position to continue promoting excellence in inpatient care.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Hospitalist / Hospitalist
Redeemer Health
Meadowbrook, PA
02.2023 - Current
- Provide comprehensive inpatient medical care as part of a dedicated hospitalist team, ensuring continuity, safety, and quality of care.
- Lead daily clinical operations and oversee the supervision and support of advanced practice providers (APPs) within the hospitalist service.
- Actively participate in key hospital committees, including: Quality Improvement Committee, Sepsis Management Committee, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Committee, Medical Executive Committee (MEC)
- Contribute to system-wide initiatives focused on optimizing patient outcomes, reducing length of stay, and enhancing interdepartmental collaboration.
- Serve as a liaison between hospital administration and clinical staff to ensure alignment with institutional goals and standards.
Lead Hospitalist, Hospital Medicine
Grand View Health
Sellersville, PA
10.2011 - 02.2022
- Leading a group of hospitalists, which included physicians and APPs, for more than 10 years
- Creating a practice vision for the hospitalist program
- Involved in hiring and retention of hospitalist staff
- Reviewing financial performance and involvement in hospitalist program budgeting
- Work closely with the Utilization Review Department
- Worked with other departments to solve staffing issues during the COVID-19 surge
- Created treatment protocols – alcohol withdrawal treatment protocol which was approved by the P&T Committee and was made as part of the treatment guidelines
- Regular meetings with local primary care and nursing home physicians for improving the transition of care
- Member of ICU, Quality and Medical Executive Committee
- Worked as a Senior Hospitalist in an advisor role from March 2022 to Jan 2023
Teaching PA students
DeSales University
08.2016 - 04.2020
- Teaching PA students from DeSales University as part of their medicine rotations with our hospitalist team.
Staff Hospitalist
Grand View Hospital
Sellersville, PA
10.2006 - 09.2011
- Worked and carried out the duties of the staff hospitalist, admitting, rounding, and discharging patients by providing quality care to our inpatients.
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA
08.2003 - 07.2006
- Internship – Aug 2003- Jul 2004
- Residency – Aug 2004- Jul 2006
- United Kingdom Jun 1998 to Aug 2003 - Worked as a Senior House Officer in Internal Medicine (the equivalent of Residency) and subsequently as a Registrar (the equivalent of a Junior Attending) in Chest Medicine (Pulmonology) and performed procedures including bronchoscopy under supervision.
- India – Jun 1995 to Jun 1998 - completed a residency program in Internal Medicine with an award of MD degree.
Education
MRCP-I -
Royal College of Physicians (UK)
UK01.2000
Doctor of Medicine, MD -
Bangalore Medical College
Bangalore, India01.1998
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MBBS -
Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences
Hubli, India01.1995
Skills
- Clinical decision making
- Ethical practice
- In-house patient care
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Discharge planning
- Continuity of care
- Patient safety
- Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
- Board Certified in American Board of Internal Medicine – Recertified Apr 2017
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine with Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine – Certified May 2017
- ACLS and BLS Certified September 2021 – valid until September 2023
- ECFMG Certified January 2003
References
available on request
Hobbies and Interests
Travelling, sports – tennis and Formula 1 racing, music
Awards
Awarded 2 Gold Medals for having stood first in Bangalore University for the Post-graduate Examination., Awarded National Merit Scholarship for distinction in 10th grade.
Affiliations
- Society of Hospital Medicine, including Attending Annual Leadership Conferences 2017,2018 and 2021
- American College of Physicians
- Bucks County Medical Society
Publications
- Extramammary Paget’s disease., Venkatesh R Rao
- MD, David H Henry MD, Community Oncology, Volume 1/Number 2 Jul/Aug 2004, p 109-115.
Timeline
Lead Hospitalist / Hospitalist
Redeemer Health
02.2023 - Current
Teaching PA students
DeSales University
08.2016 - 04.2020
Lead Hospitalist, Hospital Medicine
Grand View Health
10.2011 - 02.2022
Staff Hospitalist
Grand View Hospital
10.2006 - 09.2011
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
08.2003 - 07.2006
MRCP-I -
Royal College of Physicians (UK)
Doctor of Medicine, MD -
Bangalore Medical College
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MBBS -
Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences
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