Elite in Lupus Nephritis

Dr. Deepak A. Rao

Internal Medicine | Rheumatology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Comprehensive Spine Center
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5, 
South Jamaica Plain, MA 
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Elite in Lupus Nephritis
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Comprehensive Spine Center
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5, 
South Jamaica Plain, MA 
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Overview

Deepak Rao is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Rheumatologist in South Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Rao is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lupus Nephritis. His top areas of expertise are Lupus Nephritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Arthritis.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 127 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 19 articles in the study of Lupus Nephritis.

Graduate Institution
Yale University School Of Medicine, 2002 - 2010
Specialties
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
Rheumatology
Fellowships
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2012 - 2016
Hospital Affiliations
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Comprehensive Spine Center
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5, South Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Call: 617-732-5325
Other Locations
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center
60 Fenwood Road, 2nd Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-732-5325

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.

123 Total Publications

Pre-treatment naïve T cells are associated with severe irAE following PD-1/CTLA4 checkpoint blockade for melanoma.
Pre-treatment naïve T cells are associated with severe irAE following PD-1/CTLA4 checkpoint blockade for melanoma.
Journal: JCI insight
Published: November 26, 2025
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