Dr. Abdul S. Rao, MD, MA, DPhil, served as the Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at USF Health, and Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies for the College of Medicine. At USF Health, Abdul Rao was the leader of the research for the three USF colleges of medicine, nursing and public health. He helped to seamlessly bridge research across USF and USF Health campuses.
Dr. Abdul S. Rao did his medical degree from Dow Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan, in 1983. After completing his residency training in Orthopedic Surgery, Abdul Rao joined the Department of Physiology, Boston University School of Medicine and graduated in 1989 with a M.A., in Physiology. He completed a year of post-doctoral Research Fellowship in the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Abdul Rao joined the Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, as a Clinical Instructor from 1990-1993. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a D.Phil., (Doctor of Philosophy) in Transplantation Immunology in 1993.
Abdul Rao's area of research interest largely focuses on bench to bedside (and reverse) translation of novel therapeutic strategies aimed at alleviating a clinical problem. He and his group have worked on the protocol for induction of donor-specific tolerance in organ allograft recipients (funded by National Institutes of Health); cellular therapeutic treatment of refractory posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (funded by Cancer Research Treatment Foundation); islet cell transplantation to reverse type I insulin-dependent diabetes (funded by National Institutes of Health and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International); transmission of infection following animals to humans (funded by an extramural grant) organ and cell transplantation. Additionally, his group has also been actively involved in basic cellular and molecular biology research in the following areas: induction of tolerance, islet cell transplantation, dendritic and NK cell immunobiology, post-transplant vasculopathy (chronic rejection); liver-derived growth factors; generation of transgenic pigs and xenotransplantation.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Google Health Is a Safe Platform to Store Healthcare Information
Many cost-effective, secure, and flexible platforms for enterprise-wide information sharing are currently in use in healthcare industry world-wide. In addition to increasing the efficiency of the healthcare providers and facilities, this integration has radically improved the quality of healthcare delivered to the patients. However, most existing platforms lack the ability to integrate information across various enterprises thus greatly limiting the usefulness of these applications. More importantly, they lack the most critical feature of endowing the patients and their caregivers the ability to access their comprehensive healthcare information in a secure and user-friendly environment.
With advances in information technology that we have witnessed in the past decade, accomplishment of this goal is only a matter of strategic investment of resources and commitment. This is also in conformity with President Obama's earlier declaration of creating comprehensive digital health records within the next five years.
Under the leadership of Dr. Abdul Rao, the Institute of Women s Health of North America; the largest healthcare provider for women in Florida, has started implementing a strategic plan to not only create an enterprise-wide paper-less environment in all its campuses but to make it available to patients and their caregivers in a safe and user-friendly environment. While speaking at an International Health Information Technology Forum in Sarasota, Florida, Dr. Abdul Rao, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Research Officer, the Institute of Women s Health of North America North America, laid emphasis on the importance of creating a cross-enterprise electronic platform for timely integration of patient-specific healthcare information.
With the help of Google health, which is a secure, safe and highly flexible electronic platform, the patients can store and manage their comprehensive healthcare information in a central place. Its features such as user-friendliness and 24/7 accessibility were extremely important in the selection of this platform by a group of users who were invited by the Institute of Women's Health of North America to participate in this process. It is anticipated that by July 2010, majority of the patients in the Institute s affiliated campuses would have established a Google Health account, allowing their data, with their prior consent, to be securely uploaded into this platform.
With advances in information technology that we have witnessed in the past decade, accomplishment of this goal is only a matter of strategic investment of resources and commitment. This is also in conformity with President Obama's earlier declaration of creating comprehensive digital health records within the next five years.
Under the leadership of Dr. Abdul Rao, the Institute of Women s Health of North America; the largest healthcare provider for women in Florida, has started implementing a strategic plan to not only create an enterprise-wide paper-less environment in all its campuses but to make it available to patients and their caregivers in a safe and user-friendly environment. While speaking at an International Health Information Technology Forum in Sarasota, Florida, Dr. Abdul Rao, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Research Officer, the Institute of Women s Health of North America North America, laid emphasis on the importance of creating a cross-enterprise electronic platform for timely integration of patient-specific healthcare information.
With the help of Google health, which is a secure, safe and highly flexible electronic platform, the patients can store and manage their comprehensive healthcare information in a central place. Its features such as user-friendliness and 24/7 accessibility were extremely important in the selection of this platform by a group of users who were invited by the Institute of Women's Health of North America to participate in this process. It is anticipated that by July 2010, majority of the patients in the Institute s affiliated campuses would have established a Google Health account, allowing their data, with their prior consent, to be securely uploaded into this platform.
Abdul Rao Advocates the Use of Google Health
Abdul Rao advocates the use of Google health. With the help of Google health, which is a secure, safe and highly flexible electronic platform, the patients can store and manage their comprehensive healthcare information in a central place. While speaking at an International Health Information Technology Forum in Sarasota, Florida, Dr. Abdul Rao, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Research Officer, the Institute of Women s Health of North America North America, laid emphasis on the importance of creating a cross-enterprise electronic platform for timely integration of patient-specific healthcare information. Abdul Rao stated that at present many cost-effective, secure and flexible platforms for enterprise-wide information sharing are in use in healthcare industry globally. This integration has not only increased the efficiency of the healthcare providers and facilities but has also completely improved the quality of healthcare delivered to the patients.
Under the guidance of Dr. Abdul Rao, the Institute of Women's Health of North America, the largest healthcare provider for women in Florida, has started implementing a strategic plan. The plan emphasizes on creating not only an enterprise-wide paper-less environment in all its campuses but also emphasizes on making it available to patients and their caregivers in a safe and user-friendly environment. Therefore, Abdul Rao encourages and motivates his patients to subscribe to Google health allowing their specific information across the enterprises to be uploaded in this platform. It is expected that by July 2010, many of the patients in the Institute's affiliated campuses would have established a Google Health account allowing their data, with their prior consent, to be securely uploaded into this platform.
Abdul S. Rao is a well-acclaimed researcher and doctor in the field of medical science. Dr. Abdul Rao is also a leader and researcher for the three USF colleges of medicine, nursing and public health. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to medical science; he is also a proud author of more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.
Under the guidance of Dr. Abdul Rao, the Institute of Women's Health of North America, the largest healthcare provider for women in Florida, has started implementing a strategic plan. The plan emphasizes on creating not only an enterprise-wide paper-less environment in all its campuses but also emphasizes on making it available to patients and their caregivers in a safe and user-friendly environment. Therefore, Abdul Rao encourages and motivates his patients to subscribe to Google health allowing their specific information across the enterprises to be uploaded in this platform. It is expected that by July 2010, many of the patients in the Institute's affiliated campuses would have established a Google Health account allowing their data, with their prior consent, to be securely uploaded into this platform.
Abdul S. Rao is a well-acclaimed researcher and doctor in the field of medical science. Dr. Abdul Rao is also a leader and researcher for the three USF colleges of medicine, nursing and public health. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to medical science; he is also a proud author of more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Abdul Rao is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of The Institute of Women's Health of North America
The Institute of Women's Health of North America is a premier institution for optimal health care for women. It was established in 1997. It is a non-for-profit 503(c)(3) organization registered in the State of Florida. Headquartered in Orlando, The Institute of Women's Health of North America has six affiliated clinical and research sites in the State of Florida providing comprehensive healthcare for women ranging from State-approved counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS, STD's, Diagnosis and Treatment of breast, uterine, and cervical cancers, Pap smears, routine gynecological services, family planning, birth control, etc. The Institute's greatest strength is in its productive and mutually beneficial partnerships with various organizations/institutions with a comparable mission and vision. The Institute of Women's Health of North America aims to improve women's health through outstanding clinical care, cutting-edge translational and clinical research, education, and community outreach. The Institute has Board-certified physicians, researchers, nurse practitioners, and allied health staff supporting its vision and mission in its offices in Daytona Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Ocala, and Orlando.
Dr. Abdul S. Rao, MD, MA, DPhil serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Institute as of April 01, 2009. Dr. Rao has over two decades of experience and expertise in healthcare in both public and private universities in the United States. Abdul Rao served at USF Health and Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies for the College of Medicine as the Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. He helped to seamlessly bridge research across USF and USF Health campuses. Dr. Abdul Rao’s vast experience in the USF helped him to take The Institute of Women's Health of North America to greater heights. He contributed a great deal to the success of the Institute.
Dr. Abdul Rao has delivered and/or authored numerous presentations/documents, which outline new and innovative strategic plans and policies related to preserving and enhancing research and graduate education in public and private institutions of higher education in the U.S.
Dr. Abdul S. Rao, MD, MA, DPhil serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Institute as of April 01, 2009. Dr. Rao has over two decades of experience and expertise in healthcare in both public and private universities in the United States. Abdul Rao served at USF Health and Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies for the College of Medicine as the Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. He helped to seamlessly bridge research across USF and USF Health campuses. Dr. Abdul Rao’s vast experience in the USF helped him to take The Institute of Women's Health of North America to greater heights. He contributed a great deal to the success of the Institute.
Dr. Abdul Rao has delivered and/or authored numerous presentations/documents, which outline new and innovative strategic plans and policies related to preserving and enhancing research and graduate education in public and private institutions of higher education in the U.S.
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