Babar K. Rao, MD

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Teaching Evidence-Based Dermatology Using a Web-Based Journal Club: A Pilot Study and Survey

Author:: Babar K. Rao, MD

Publish date: February 7, 2022

A novel web-based application was beta tested in an academic dermatology setting to design and run a journal club for residents.

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Tender Papules on the Bilateral Dorsal Hands

Author:: Babar K. Rao, MD

Publish date: December 11, 2019

A 58-year-old woman with a medical history of asthma, hypertension, hypothyroidism, and hyperlipidemia presented with a painful rash of 10 days' du...

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Sniffing Out Malignant Melanoma: A Case of Canine Olfactory Detection

Author:: Babar K. Rao, MD

Publish date: September 10, 2019

Patients and dermatologists should not ignore the behavior of dogs toward skin lesions. Dogs may be beneficial in the detection of melanoma and hel...

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Noninvasive Imaging Tools in Dermatology

Author:: Babar K. Rao, MD

Publish date: August 9, 2019

New imaging tools can provide noninvasive diagnoses while sparing unnecessary biopsies. The authors discuss dermoscopy, reflectance confocal micros...

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Back to the Future: Integrating Technology to Improve Patient-Provider Interactions

Author:: Babar K. Rao, MD

Publish date: June 6, 2019

Integration of current and future technology in the dermatology office can help minimize documentation burdens and optimize patient care. A hypothe...

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The Dayanara Effect: Increasing Skin Cancer Awareness in the Hispanic Community

Author:: Babar K. Rao, MD

Publish date: May 3, 2019

Dayanara Torres, a prominent celebrity and Hispanic woman, gave a new face to metastatic melanoma following her diagnosis in February 2019. Since t...

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Reflectance Confocal Microscopy as a First-Line Diagnostic Technique for Mycosis Fungoides

Author:: Babar K. Rao, MD

Publish date: July 10, 2018

Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and is a diagnostic challenge in its early stages. It often can be misd...

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Evaluating Dermatology Apps for Patient Education

Author:: Babar K. Rao, MD

Publish date: February 21, 2018

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Mobile Medical Apps for Patient Education: A Graded Review of Available Dermatology Apps

Author:: Babar K. Rao, MD

Publish date: February 5, 2018

The utilization of mobile applications (apps) as educational resources for patients highlights the need for an objective method of evaluating the q...

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Recalcitrant Hyperkeratotic Plaques

Author:: Babar K. Rao, MD

Publish date: March 10, 2017

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Anorectal Melanoma—3 Case Reports and a Review of the Literature

Author:: Babar K. Rao, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2004

Anorectal melanoma is an uncommon disease. Histologically, the tumor may mimic adenocarcinomas, small cell carcinomas, and sarcomas; grossly, the l...