Medical Expertise of Dr. Babar Rao, MD
About Dr. Babar Rao, MD
Board Certified Dermatologist
Board Certified Dermatopathologist
Assistant Clinical Professor: Division of Dermatologyâ?¨UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
EDUCATION
Diploma in Institute of Dermatology (St. John's Hospital for Diseases of
Dermatology: the Skin), University of London, London, England, 1986.
M.B.B.S (MD): Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan, 1983.
LICENSURE
California
New Jersey
New York
CERTIFICATIONAmerican Board of Dermatology – 10/00
American Board of Dermatopathology – 11/01
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
7/00-present Assistant Professor
Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
10/01-present Program Director, Dermatology Residency Program
Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
TRAINING/EXPERIENCE
July 99-June 00 Fellow in Dermatopathology
Department of Dermatology, UMDNJ, Newark, New Jersey.
July 98-Jun 99 Chief Resident in Dermatology
Cornell University Medical Center, New York.
Jul 96-Jun 98 Resident in Dermatology
Cornell University Medical Center, New York
Jul 95-Jun 96 Intern (PGY-1)
Department of Medicine,VA, New York University Medical Center, New York.
Sep 94-June 95 Melanoma Fellow
Oncology section, skin and cancer pavilion, Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, New York.
Oct 92 Aug 94 Visiting Dermatopathologist
Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Oct 91 Aug 94 Instructor in Dermatopathology
American Laboratory Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Jan 90-Sep 91 Instructor in Dermatopathology
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jan 89-Dec 89 Fellow in Dermatopathology
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Oct 87 Dec 88 Fellow in Dermatopathology
Department of Dermatology, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas.
Sep 85 Sep 87 Resident in Dermatology
St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, London, England.
Sep 83- Aug 85 Resident in Dermatology/Medicine
Rawalpindi General Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Dermatology
American Medical Association
American Society of Dermatopathology
Association of Professors of Dermatology
International Society of Dermatology
International Society of Dermatopathology
New York State Society of Dermatology
Pakistan Association of Dermatology
Ecuadorian Dermatological Society (Honorary life time membership)
1st world Congress on Dermoscopy, Consensus Board Member
HOSPITAL AFFILIATION
2000 - Present Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Web site Skin Oncology, Pigmented Lesions & Dermatoscopy. www.dermoncology.com
2. Computer diagnosis of Melanocytic neoplasms.
3. Non-invasive diagnostics in dermatology.
Patient Education Resources
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