Pravin Kumar Rao, MD

Pravin Rao M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Urology, and the Director of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute.

Dr. Rao obtained his medical degree here at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then completed his general surgery internship, urology residency, and urology chief residency at the Cleveland Clinic, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. He then went on to the University of Illinois, Chicago for fellowship training in male infertility and andrology, concentrating on medical and surgical care for infertile patients.

Dr. Rao's clinical practice focuses on Male Infertility and Andrology, Kidney Cancer and Renal Obstruction. His main areas of expertise involve microsurgery using an operative microscope, which has been shown to yield superior outcomes in reproductive operations such as vasectomy reversal and sperm retrieval. He also has expertise in open and minimally invasive surgery (including endoscopic, laparoscopic, and robotic) for treatment of cancer, urinary tract stones, and benign diseases of the urinary tract. These include laparoscopic robotic assisted partial nephrectomy for cancer, robotic pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction, as well as ureteroscopic and percutaneous treatments for renal stones.

His primary research interests include the characterization and management of the close relationships between male infertility and multiple medical conditions including testicular cancer, prostate cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and hypogonadism. Educating patients and influencing public health policy about these concerns are among his top priorities.