Dr. Rao serves as the director of student and resident rotations for the section and assists with implementation of the ethics curriculum for gastroenterology fellows.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Women's Health
- Colon Cancer Prevention
- Celiac Disease
- Medical Ethics
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- American College of Gastroenterology
Practicing Since
- 2011
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Internship
- Loyola University Medical Center
Residency
- Loyola University Medical Center
Fellowship
- University of Chicago Medicine
News & Research
View Published Papers- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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To Refer a Patient
Refer a PatientAdult GI with Dr. Vijaya Rao: Things You're Too Embarrassed to Ask a Doctor
Things You’re Too Embarrassed To Ask A Doctor is UChicago Medicine’s podcast dedicated to answering some of the most searched medical questions on the Internet. What does it mean if poop is green? This episode, general gastroenterologist Dr. Vijaya Rao explains the source of some questions people have in the bathroom.
