Description

Dr. Rao received her undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology after which she graduated from Duke University School of Medicine.  She completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine from the Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania.  She went on to complete her fellowship in Gastroenterology at Boston Medical Center.  Dr. Rao has board certification in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.  She has special clinic interests in gastrointestinal motility as well as nutrition and obesity medicine.

Included in this episode:

• Why Dr. Rao went to medical school
• How she chose her specialty
• The challenges of being a physician
• The practice of medicine vs. the business of medicine
• The most common practices of a GI physician
• The experience of telling someone they have cancer
• Whether diet + nutrition can "cure" everything 
• Dr. Rao's approach towards nutrition
• What Dr. Rao learned about nutrition in medical school
• The truth about protein
• What we really need more of in our diets
• The TV show that most accurately depicts being a physician
• What Dr. Rao has learned about humanity through her practice
• Books that had an impact on Dr. Rao 

You can find Dr. Rao on Instagram here: www.Instagram.com/gutsygirlmd 

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