Email

cprao@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Neurology and Neurosurgery
Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care
Baylor College of Medicine

Faculty

Center for Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

William T. Butler, M.D., Endowed Chair for Distinguished Faculty

Baylor College of Medicine

Section Head

Neurology
Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care
Baylor College of Medicine

Medical Director

Neuroscience Critical Care Unit
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Program Director

Neurology
Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Baylor Neurology (Clinic)

Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
McNair Campus
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2273
https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/care-centers/neurology

Education

Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, United States

Neurocritical Care and Vascular Neurology

Clinical Fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Neurovascular

Residency at Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Neurology

Internship at Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Internal Medicine

M.B.,B.S. from Bangalore Medical College

01/2000 - Bangalore, India

Certifications

Neurology

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Vascular Neurology

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Neurocritical Care

United Council of Neurological Subspecialties

Professional Interests

• Neurocritical Care
• Stroke
• Intensive Care
• Vascular Neurology

Websites

Selected Publications

• Olson DM, Ortega Perez S, Ramsay J, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Suarez JI, McNett M, et al. " Differentiate the source and site of intracranial pressure measurements using more precise nomenclature " Neurocrit Care. 2019 ; 30 (2) : 239-43.
  Pubmed PMID: 30251073.
• Marshall-Goebel K, Stevens B, Rao CV, Suarez JI, Calvillo E, Arbeille P, et al. " Internal jugular vein volume during head-down tilt and carbon dioxide exposure in the SPACECOT study " Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2018 ; 89 (4) : 351-6.
  Pubmed PMID: 29562964.
• Venkatasubba Rao CP, Bershad EM, Calvillo E, Maldonado N, Damani R, Mandayam S, et al. " Real-time noninvasive monitoring of intracranial fluid shifts during dialysis using volumetric integral phase-shift spectroscopy (VIPS): a proof-of-concept study " Neurocrit Care. 2018 ; 28 (1) : 117-26.
  Pubmed PMID: 28547320.
• Kesari NK, Sivakumar S, Kapadia AM, Chen W, Blieden CR, Venkatasubba Rao CP, et al. " Mystery Case: CNS posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder " Neurology. 2017 ; 89 (4) : e32-7.
  Pubmed PMID: 28739669.
• Kramer LA, Hasan KM, Sargsyan AE, Marshall-Goebel K, Rittweger J, Donoviel D, et al. " Quantitative MRI volumetry, diffusivity, cerebrovascular flow and cranial hydrodynamics during head down tilt and hypercapnia: the SPACECOT study " J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017 ; 122 (5) : 1155-66.
  Pubmed PMID: 28209740.
• Marshall-Goebel K, Mulder E, Donoviel D, Strangman G, Suarez JI, Venkatasubba Rao C, et al. " An international collaboration studying the physiological and anatomical cerebral effects of carbon dioxide during head-down tilt bed rest: the SPACECOT study " J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017 ; 122 (6) : 1398-405.
  Pubmed PMID: 28235859.
• Suarez JI, Martin RH, Hohmann SF, Calvillo E, Bershad EM, Venkatasubba Rao CP, et al. " Human albumin use in adults in U.S. academic medical centers " Crit Care Med. 2017 ; 45 (1) : e16-22.
  Pubmed PMID: 27632679.
• Murthy SB, Shah S, Rao CP, Bershad EM, Suarez JI. " Neurogenic stunned myocardium following acute subarachnoid hemorrhage: pathophysiology and practical considerations " J Intensive Care Med. 2015 ; 30 (6) : 318-25.
  Pubmed PMID: 24212600.
• Suarez JI, Martin RH, Calvillo E, Bershad EM, Venkatasubba Rao CP. " Effect of human albumin on TCD vasospasm, DCI, and cerebral infarction in subarachnoid hemorrhage: the ALISAH study " Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2015 ; 120 : 287-90.
  Pubmed PMID: 25366638.
• Bershad EM, Urfy MZ, Calvillo E, Tang R, Cajavilca C, Lee AG, et al. " Marked olfactory impairment in idiopathic intracranial hypertension " J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2014 Sep ; 85 (9) : 959-64.
  Pubmed PMID: 24474821.
• Murthy SB, Shah S, Shastri A, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Bershad EM, Suarez JI. " The SILK flow diverter in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms " J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Feb ; 21 (2) : 203-6.
  Pubmed PMID: 24128768.
• Murthy SB, Shah S, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Bershad EM, Suarez JI. " Treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms with the pipeline embolization device " J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Jan ; 21 (1) : 6-11.
  Pubmed PMID: 24055205.
• Murthy SB, Shah S, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Suarez JI, Bershad EM. " Clinical characteristics of myocardial stunning in acute stroke " J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Aug ; 21 (8) : 1279-82.
  Pubmed PMID: 25022725.
• Suarez JI, Martin RH, Calvillo E, Zygun D, Flower O, Wong GK, et al. " Human albumin administration in subarachnoid hemorrhage: results of an international survey " Neurocrit Care. 2014 Apr ; 20 (2) : 277-86.
  Pubmed PMID: 24378920.
• Hannawi Y, Hannawi B, Rao CP, Suarez JI, Bershad EM. " Stroke-associated pneumonia: major advances and obstacles " Cerebrovasc Dis. 2013 ; 35 (5) : 430-43.
  Pubmed PMID: 23735757.
• Murthy SB, Karanth S, Shah S, Shastri A, Rao CP, Bershad EM, et al. " Thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in patients with cancer: a population study " Stroke. 2013 Dec ; 44 (12) : 3573-6.
  Pubmed PMID: 24065712.
• Murthy SB, Shah S, Rao CP, Bershad EM, Suarez JI. " Neurogenic stunned myocardium following acute subarachnoid hemorrhage: pathophysiology and practical considerations " J Intensive Care Med. 2013 Nov 7;
  Pubmed PMID: 24212600.
• Shah S, Murthy SB, Hannawi Y, Rao CP. " The utility of cone beam volume CT in the evaluation of thrombosed intracranial aneurysms in subarachnoid hemorrhage " BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Nov ; 5 (6) : e51.
  Pubmed PMID: 23345628.
• Shah S, Murthy SB, Hannawi Y, Rao CP. " The utility of cone beam volume CT in the evaluation of thrombosed intracranial aneurysms in subarachnoid hemorrhage " J Neurointerv Surg. 2013 Jan 11; 2013.
  Pubmed PMID: 23314882.

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Memberships

Neurocritical Care Society

Fellow and Research Committee Co-Chair

American Academy of Neurology

Member

American Heart Association

Member

American Stroke Association

Member