Geetha S. Rao
Experienced in Fibrosarcoma

Dr. Geetha S. Rao

Radiation Oncology
Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont Fayette Hospital Radiation Oncology
1255 Highway 54 W, 
Fayetteville, GA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Fibrosarcoma
Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont Fayette Hospital Radiation Oncology
1255 Highway 54 W, 
Fayetteville, GA 
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Overview

Dr. Geetha Rao is the medical director of Radiation Oncology at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. She received her undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University. She then completed Duke University Medical School in 1995, and her residency in Radiation Oncology from the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI in 2000. There, she served as chief resident and as an attending physician after training.

She joined private practice locally in 2004 and has worked exclusively at the Piedmont Fayette Radiation center since its opening in 2010. She has served on numerous committees including the medical executive committee, the Women's Leadership council, and the Breast Cancer steering committee. She has also given several cooking demonstrations in the Cancer Wellness center for patients and their families. In 2017, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of Piedmont Fayette Hospital.

Her practice consists of treatment of all types of cancer, but her specific interests include breast, prostate, and cancers of the head and neck.

She lives in Peachtree City with her husband, Dr. Thippeswamy Murthy (cardiology) and her two children, ages 12 and 16.

She is an avid hiker and loves to cook and read in her spare time.

Dr. Rao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fibrosarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, and Laryngeal Cancer.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Duke University Medical Center, 1995
Residency
University of Michigan Medical School, 2000
Specialties
Radiation Oncology
Licenses
Radiology in GA
Hospital Affiliations
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Piedmont Fayette Hospital Radiation Oncology
1255 Highway 54 W, Fayetteville, GA 30214
Call: 770-719-5850

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

ARM: Axillary Reverse Mapping - a Prospective Trial to Study Rates of Lymphedema and Regional Recurrence After Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Followed by Axillary Lymph Node Dissection with and Without Axillary Reverse Mapping
ARM: Axillary Reverse Mapping - a Prospective Trial to Study Rates of Lymphedema and Regional Recurrence After Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Followed by Axillary Lymph Node Dissection with and Without Axillary Reverse Mapping
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Drug, Procedure
Study Drug: Isosulfan Blue
Study Phase: Phase 3

4 Total Publications

Xanthine oxidoreductase is required for genotoxic stress-induced NKG2D ligand expression and gemcitabine-mediated antitumor activity.
Xanthine oxidoreductase is required for genotoxic stress-induced NKG2D ligand expression and gemcitabine-mediated antitumor activity.
Journal: Oncotarget
Published: January 19, 2016
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