Certifications
Headache Medicine - United Council of Neurological Subspecialties
Child Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Leadership
American Headache Society, Emerging Leaders Class of 2020- 2021
Scholarship recipient for International Headache Academy (iHEAD) - Dublin Ireland;
September 2-4, 2019
Publications
1. Xiang, X., et al. “Myelin Oligodendrocyte Gycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease
Presenting as Recurrent and Migrating Focal Cortical Encephalitis.” Child Neurology
Open7 (2020): 1-5.
2. Orr, S. , et al. “The Development of the Medical Transfer Packet for Transition
of Care of the Pediatric Headache Patient.”Headache. 2020 Nov 60(10): 2589-2591.
3. Rao, R., Hershey, A.D. “An update on acute and preventive treatments for migraine in children
and adolescents.” Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. Published online July 28, 2020.
4. Xiang, X. Deputy, S., Rao, R. “Clinical Course and Treatment Response in a Cohort of Pediatric Patients with Myelin
Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease” (2812) Neurology. 202 Apr
94(15 supplement)
5. Szperka, C., VanderPluym, J., Orr, S., Oakley, C., Qutby, W., Patniyot, I., Bartolome,
A., Morris, C., Gautreaux, J., Victorio, M., Hagler, S., Narula, S., Candee, M., Bayon,
C., Rao, R.,Fryer, R., Bicknese, A., Yonker, M., Hershey, A., Powers, S., Goadsby, P., Gelfand,
A., “Recommendations on the Use of Anti-CGRP Monoclonal Antibodies in Children and
Adolescents.” Headache.2018 Nov 58(10): 1658-1669
6. Miller,D. Rao, R. , Varnado S. , Hiller, M., Gautreaux, J. Abstract entitled “Establishing whether a
Migraine Protocol in the ER Leads to Decreased Hospital Admissions” published in "Southern
Pediatric Neurology Society Annual Meeting." Journal of Child Neurology31.9 (2016):
1191-2.
7. Rao, R., Weimer, M., Dimitriades, V, Sandlin, C., Publication entitled “Neurosarcoidosis
in Pediatric Patients: A case report and review of isolated and systemic neurosarcoidosis”Journal
of Child Neurology31.9 (2016): 1191-2.
8. April 2020 Poster presentation - Clinical Course and Treatment Response in a Cohort
of Pediatric Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-associated Disease Xinran
Maria, Xiang, Stephen Deputy, Rashmi Rao
Poster accepted for two sessions for AAN 2020 but unable to present due to COVID19
Research
Safety and Efficacy of Nerivio for the Acute Treatment of Migraine in Adolescents
- Principal Investigator at site
