Dinesh Rao, MD
Associate Professor; Chief, Division Of Neuroradiology
Department:
Radiology – Jacksonville
Business Phone:
(904) 244-4404
Business Email:
dinesh.rao@jax.ufl.edu
About Dinesh Rao
Dinesh Rao, M.D., is a University of Florida associate professor of radiology and a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and neuroradiologist at UF Health Jacksonville. He also serves as chief of the UF Division of Neuroradiology in Jacksonville. Dr. Rao received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency and a musculoskeletal radiology fellowship at the University of Miami Hospital and Clinics in Miami, Florida. He also completed fellowship training in neuroradiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington.
Additional Positions:
Associate Professor
2019 – Current
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University of Florida
Board Certifications
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Diagnostic RadiologyAmerican Board of Radiology
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NeuroradiologyAmerican Board of Radiology
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Radiology
Subspecialties
- Neuroradiology
Publications
2022
Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting with Metastasis to the Pancreas.
Case reports in endocrinology.
2022
[DOI] 10.1155/2022/5355419.
[PMID] 35096430.
2022
Current Advances in the Management of Adult Craniopharyngiomas.
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.).
29(3):1645-1671
[DOI] 10.3390/curroncol29030138.
[PMID] 35323338.
2022
Disease Control after Radiotherapy for Adult Craniopharyngioma: Clinical Outcomes from a Large Single-Institution Series.
Journal of neuro-oncology.
157(3):425-433
[DOI] 10.1007/s11060-022-03983-z.
[PMID] 35278157.
2022
Imaging of dental infections.
Emergency radiology.
29(1):197-205
[DOI] 10.1007/s10140-021-01982-7.
[PMID] 34491452.
2022
Introducing and Building a Dual-Energy CT Business.
Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MR.
43(4):355-363
[DOI] 10.1053/j.sult.2022.03.005.
[PMID] 35738821.
2022
Meningiomas Can Present as Intracranial Hemorrhage in Rare Cases: A Case Report of a Patient With a History of Minor Trauma and Massive Intracranial Hemorrhage.
Cureus.
14(6)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.25823.
[PMID] 35822144.
2022
Occult craniocervical dissociation on cervical CT: an under-appreciated presentation of craniocervical trauma requiring occipital cervical fusion.
Emergency radiology.
29(2):383-393
[DOI] 10.1007/s10140-022-02018-4.
[PMID] 35029773.
2022
The incidence of brainstem toxicity following high-dose conformal proton therapy for adult skull-base malignancies.
Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden).
61(8):1026-1031
[DOI] 10.1080/0284186X.2022.2101900.
[PMID] 35897132.
2022
Utility of Anterior Atlantodens Interval Widening on Cervical Spine CT for Assessing Transverse Atlantal Ligament Injury.
Global spine journal.
[DOI] 10.1177/21925682221081211.
[PMID] 35212239.
2021
“Supradental space sign” on cervical spine CT-a sign of tectorial membrane injury in adults trauma patients.
Emergency radiology.
28(5):903-910
[DOI] 10.1007/s10140-021-01940-3.
[PMID] 33988749.
2021
A Case of Carotid Body Tumor with Perineural Tumor Spread along the Superior Laryngeal Nerve.
Journal of clinical imaging science.
11
[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS_190_2020.
[PMID] 33654575.
2021
Anatomic, functional, and radiographic review of the ligaments of the craniocervical junction.
Journal of craniovertebral junction & spine.
12(1):4-9
[DOI] 10.4103/jcvjs.JCVJS_209_20.
[PMID] 33850375.
2021
Bilateral Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration Following Brainstem Insult: A Retrospective Review and Examination of Causative Pathology.
Neuroscience insights.
16
[DOI] 10.1177/26331055211007445.
[PMID] 34485912.
2021
C1-C2 Dorsal Epidural Hematoma on Cervical Spine CT: A Novel Imaging Sign of Posterior Atlanto-Occipital Membrane Stripping Injury.
Cureus.
13(11)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.19543.
[PMID] 34934561.
2021
Clinical Outcomes Following Dose-Escalated Proton Therapy for Skull-Base Chordoma.
International journal of particle therapy.
8(1):179-188
[DOI] 10.14338/IJPT-20-00066.1.
[PMID] 34285945.
2021
Correction to: Clinical outcomes following proton therapy for adult craniopharyngioma: a single‑institution cohort study.
Journal of neuro-oncology.
152(2)
[DOI] 10.1007/s11060-021-03740-8.
[PMID] 33751336.
2021
Current Management and Image Review of Skull Base Chordoma: What the Radiologist Needs to Know.
Journal of clinical imaging science.
11
[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS_139_2021.
[PMID] 34513210.
2021
Falx Cerebelli Meningioma: Case Report of a Rarely Occurring Tumor, Management Nuances, and Literature Review.
Journal of neurological surgery reports.
82(3):e32-e35
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0041-1735905.
[PMID] 34603931.
2021
Imaging Review of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema of the Head and Neck.
Cureus.
13(3)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.14021.
[PMID] 33898114.
2021
Occipital condylar avulsion fractures in the acute trauma setting: Stable or unstable injury?
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society.
30(10):3128-3134
[DOI] 10.1007/s00586-021-06949-3.
[PMID] 34338873.
2021
Pediatric Retroclival Epidural Hematoma in the Acute Trauma Setting: A Sign of Tectorial Membrane Stripping Injury.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology.
216(6):1641-1648
[DOI] 10.2214/AJR.20.22957.
[PMID] 33826356.
2021
Proposed Grading System for Posterior Atlantooccipital Membrane Complex Injuries on Cervical Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
World neurosurgery.
151:e663-e671
[DOI] 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.04.098.
[PMID] 33940267.
2021
Spinal Tuberculosis Secondary to Intravesical Bacille Calmette-Guerin Treatment for Bladder Cancer.
Cureus.
13(8)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.17446.
[PMID] 34589352.
2021
Spontaneous syrinx resolution in patient with Chiari I malformation: illustrative case.
Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons.
1(26)
[DOI] 10.3171/CASE21236.
[PMID] 35854904.
2021
Tectorial Membrane Injury, Frequently Identified in Adult Trauma Patients Who Undergo Occipital-Cervical Fusion for Craniocervical Instability.
Cureus.
13(4)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.14254.
[PMID] 33959441.
2021
Vision loss following high-dose proton-based radiotherapy for skull-base chordoma and chondrosarcoma.
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
158:125-130
[DOI] 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.02.012.
[PMID] 33610625.
2020
A case of a facial nerve venous malformation presenting with crocodile tear syndrome.
Surgical neurology international.
11
[DOI] 10.25259/SNI_570_2019.
[PMID] 31966922.
2020
An Anatomic, Imaging, and Clinical Review of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus.
Journal of clinical imaging science.
10
[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS_49_2020.
[PMID] 33408958.
2020
An Illustrative Review of Common Modern Craniotomies.
Journal of clinical imaging science.
10
[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS_176_2020.
[PMID] 33408956.
2020
Clinical outcomes following proton therapy for adult craniopharyngioma: a single-institution cohort study.
Journal of neuro-oncology.
147(2):387-395
[DOI] 10.1007/s11060-020-03432-9.
[PMID] 32086697.
2020
Spontaneous Cerebral Spinal Fluid Rhinorrhea with Meningocele Secondary to Congenital Foramen Rotundum Defect: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
Asian journal of neurosurgery.
15(1):187-189
[DOI] 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_228_19.
[PMID] 32181200.
2020
The Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus and Internuclear Opthalmoparesis: There’s More Than Meets the Eye.
Cureus.
12(8)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.9959.
[PMID] 32983663.
2020
Vascular Trauma in the Head and Neck and Endovascular Neurointerventional Management.
Journal of clinical imaging science.
10
[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS_96_2020.
[PMID] 32874749.
2019
Brainstem Diffuse Axonal Injury and Consciousness.
Journal of clinical imaging science.
9
[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS-11-2019.
[PMID] 31508267.
2019
CT Perfusion Protocol for Acute Stroke Expedites Mechanical Thrombectomy.
Cureus.
11(4)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.4546.
[PMID] 31275770.
2019
Multidisciplinary Imaging Review Conference Improves Neuro-oncology Radiation Treatment Planning and Follow-up.
Cureus.
11(10)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.5882.
[PMID] 31772852.
2019
Necrotic Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Cureus.
11(6)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.4910.
[PMID] 31423387.
2019
Proton therapy for skull-base chondrosarcoma, a single-institution outcomes study.
Journal of neuro-oncology.
142(3):557-563
[DOI] 10.1007/s11060-019-03129-8.
[PMID] 30827010.
2019
Tectorial membrane injury in adult and pediatric trauma patients: a retrospective review and proposed classification scheme.
Emergency radiology.
26(6):615-622
[DOI] 10.1007/s10140-019-01710-2.
[PMID] 31352640.
2018
The Use of Imaging in Management of Patients with Low Back Pain.
Journal of clinical imaging science.
8
[DOI] 10.4103/jcis.JCIS_16_18.
[PMID] 30197821.
2017
A Case Report of Mikulicz Syndrome.
Journal of radiology case reports.
11(7):1-7
[DOI] 10.3941/jrcr.v11i7.3147.
[PMID] 29299096.
2017
Airway management: Utilizing radiologist expertise and neuroimaging with head and neck masses.
Journal of clinical anesthesia.
42:96-97
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.08.029.
[PMID] 28865299.
2017
Spatial habitats from multiparametric MR imaging are associated with signaling pathway activities and survival in glioblastoma.
Oncotarget.
8(68):112992-113001
[DOI] 10.18632/oncotarget.22947.
[PMID] 29348883.
2017
Tumor image-derived texture features are associated with CD3 T-cell infiltration status in glioblastoma.
Oncotarget.
8(60):101244-101254
[DOI] 10.18632/oncotarget.20643.
[PMID] 29254160.
Grants
Oct 2022
ACTIVE
EF-25 (METIS): Pivotal, open-label, randomized study of radiosurgery with or without Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) for 1-10 brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NOVOCURE Ltd
Education
Neuroradiology Fellowship
2009
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University of Washington School of Medicine
Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship
2008
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University of Miami Hospital and Clinics
Diagnostic Radiology Residency
2007
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University of Miami Hospital and Clinics
Doctor of Medicine
2003
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Tulane University School of Medicine
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (904) 244-4404
Emails:
- Business:
- dinesh.rao@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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655 W 8TH ST C90
JACKSONVILLE FL 32209