Dr. Karan Rao is an adult cardiologist, with an interest in coronary artery and valvular heart disease. Dr. Rao completed his undergraduate medical training at UNSW, graduating with Distinction in 2014. He subsequently completed a postgraduate Masters in Public Health, and finished Cardiology training at Westmead Hospital in 2021.

He was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 2022 and is currently an interventional and research fellow at Royal North Shore Hospital. He is also a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, and his research focuses on the optimisation of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). His work is supported through the prestigious National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Heart Research Australia PhD Scholarships and has been published and presented internationally.

Dr. Rao’s practice encompasses all aspects of adult cardiology. He believes in holistic, evidence-based medicine and prioritises effective communication through compassionate and personalised consultations for his patients.

In his spare time, Dr. Rao is a clinical lecturer for the University of Sydney, where he is the Cardiology co-convener for the Masters of Internal Medicine unit. Otherwise, he is a proud husband and father, and a self-labelled cricket and golf tragic.