Dinesh Rao, M.D.

Dinesh Rao M.D.

Associate Professor & Chief, Division of Neuroradiology

Department: Department of Radiology
Business Phone: (904) 244-4225
Business Email: Dinesh.Rao@jax.ufl.edu
Appointments and Locations

Board Certifications

  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Neuroradiology

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Musculoskeletal Radiology
  • Neuroradiology

Publications

2022
Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting with Metastasis to the Pancreas.
Case reports in endocrinology.2022():5355419-[DOI] 10.1155/2022/5355419.[PMID] 35096430.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Current Advances in the Management of Adult Craniopharyngiomas.
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.).29(3):1645-1671[DOI] 10.3390/curroncol29030138.[PMID] 35323338.
4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Imaging of dental infections.
Emergency radiology.29(1):197-205[DOI] 10.1007/s10140-021-01982-7.[PMID] 34491452.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
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):e25823-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.25823.[PMID] 35822144.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Utility of Anterior Atlantodens Interval Widening on Cervical Spine CT for Assessing Transverse Atlantal Ligament Injury.
Global spine journal.():21925682221081211-[DOI] 10.1177/21925682221081211.[PMID] 35212239.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
A Case of Carotid Body Tumor with Perineural Tumor Spread along the Superior Laryngeal Nerve.
Journal of clinical imaging science.11():6-[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS_190_2020.[PMID] 33654575.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Bilateral Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration Following Brainstem Insult: A Retrospective Review and Examination of Causative Pathology.
Neuroscience insights.16():26331055211007445-[DOI] 10.1177/26331055211007445.[PMID] 34485912.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
C1-C2 Dorsal Epidural Hematoma on Cervical Spine CT: A Novel Imaging Sign of Posterior Atlanto-Occipital Membrane Stripping Injury.
Cureus.13(11):e19543-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.19543.[PMID] 34934561.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Correction to: Clinical outcomes following proton therapy for adult craniopharyngioma: a single‑institution cohort study.
Journal of neuro-oncology.152(2):415-[DOI] 10.1007/s11060-021-03740-8.[PMID] 33751336.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Current Management and Image Review of Skull Base Chordoma: What the Radiologist Needs to Know.
Journal of clinical imaging science.11():46-[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS_139_2021.[PMID] 34513210.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Imaging Review of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema of the Head and Neck.
Cureus.13(3):e14021-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.14021.[PMID] 33898114.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Spinal Tuberculosis Secondary to Intravesical Bacille Calmette-Guerin Treatment for Bladder Cancer.
Cureus.13(8):e17446-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.17446.[PMID] 34589352.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Spontaneous syrinx resolution in patient with Chiari I malformation: illustrative case.
Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons.1(26):CASE21236-[DOI] 10.3171/CASE21236.[PMID] 35854904.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Tectorial Membrane Injury, Frequently Identified in Adult Trauma Patients Who Undergo Occipital-Cervical Fusion for Craniocervical Instability.
Cureus.13(4):e14254-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.14254.[PMID] 33959441.
3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
A case of a facial nerve venous malformation presenting with crocodile tear syndrome.
Surgical neurology international.11():3-[DOI] 10.25259/SNI_570_2019.[PMID] 31966922.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
An Anatomic, Imaging, and Clinical Review of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus.
Journal of clinical imaging science.10():83-[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS_49_2020.[PMID] 33408958.
3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
An Illustrative Review of Common Modern Craniotomies.
Journal of clinical imaging science.10():81-[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS_176_2020.[PMID] 33408956.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
The Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus and Internuclear Opthalmoparesis: There's More Than Meets the Eye.
Cureus.12(8):e9959-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.9959.[PMID] 32983663.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Vascular Trauma in the Head and Neck and Endovascular Neurointerventional Management.
Journal of clinical imaging science.10():44-[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS_96_2020.[PMID] 32874749.
4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2019
Brainstem Diffuse Axonal Injury and Consciousness.
Journal of clinical imaging science.9():32-[DOI] 10.25259/JCIS-11-2019.[PMID] 31508267.
7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2019
CT Perfusion Protocol for Acute Stroke Expedites Mechanical Thrombectomy.
Cureus.11(4):e4546-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.4546.[PMID] 31275770.
4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2019
Multidisciplinary Imaging Review Conference Improves Neuro-oncology Radiation Treatment Planning and Follow-up.
Cureus.11(10):e5882-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.5882.[PMID] 31772852.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2019
Necrotic Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Cureus.11(6):e4910-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.4910.[PMID] 31423387.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
25 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2018
The Use of Imaging in Management of Patients with Low Back Pain.
Journal of clinical imaging science.8():30-[DOI] 10.4103/jcis.JCIS_16_18.[PMID] 30197821.
11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2017
A Case Report of Mikulicz Syndrome.
Journal of radiology case reports.11(7):1-7[DOI] 10.3941/jrcr.v11i7.3147.[PMID] 29299096.
3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
15 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

Office Information

Academic Office
2nd Floor, Clinical Center
655 West 8th Street, C90
Jacksonville, FL 32209
(904) 244-4282
 Dinesh.Rao@jax.ufl.edu
GME Program Administrator
 Martha English
(904) 244-4225
ufjaxradgme@jax.ufl.edu
GME Program Administrator
 Rosa Marte
(904) 244-4404
ufjaxradgme@jax.ufl.edu
GME Office
2nd Floor, Clinical Center
655 West 8th Street, C90
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Phone: (904) 244-4225
Fax: (904) 244-2116
 Dinesh.Rao@jax.ufl.edu
GME Program Administrator
 Martha English
(904) 244-4225
ufjaxradgme@jax.ufl.edu

Clinical Research

Study:Medial Longitudinal Fasiculus: A Review of the Anatomy and Pathology of the MLF with a Retrospective Case Review
Acute trauma with ligamentous injury to the craniocervical junction and tectorial membrane in adult and pediatric patients
Illustrated Review of Modern Craniotomies
Radiation Induced Mucositis: What the Radiologist Needs to Know
Acute vertebral body fracture edema patterns on MRI: A retrospective review

Education

Medical Degree
2003 · Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
Diagnostic Radiology Residency
2008 · University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Miami, FL, USA
Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship
2008 · University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Miami, FL, USA
Neuroradiology Fellowship
2020 · University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA

News

May 15, 2020
A complicated procedure gone right
June 27, 2019
14 UF COMJ faculty members receive promotions for 2019-2020