Abigail Rao
Norton Neuroscience Institute Neurosurgery
Office (502) 394-6390
Fax (502) 394-6388
4915 Norton Healthcare Boulevard
Suite 301
Louisville, KY 40241
Primary Specialty
Neurosurgeon
Practice
Norton Neuroscience Institute Neurosurgery
Gender
Female
Certification
Neurological Surgery
About
Abigail Rao
Abigail J. Rao, M.D.is a board-certified stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon with Norton Neuroscience Institute. She earned her medical degree from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. While in medical school, Dr. Rao conducted neuroscience research at the National Institutes of Health, through the competitive HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program. She completed her neurosurgery residency at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland and her fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at University of California, Los Angeles.
Dr. Rao’s goal is to increase patients’ quality of life and to bring new treatments to patients in Greater Louisville. Functional neurosurgeons primarily treat movement disorders, chronic pain and epilepsy. Dr. Rao has trained extensively in all of these areas and has authored multiple manuscripts describing her research work. Dr. Rao also specializes in peripheral nerve disorders, brain tumors and spinal disease.
She aims to offer patients hope, options and education, and strives to treat each patient with the same level of care that she would want for a family member.
Services
Abigail Rao provides neurosurgery in Louisville, KY. A Neurosurgeon is trained to diagnose and treat disorders of the spinal cord, brain and nervous system such as Parkinson's disease and neurological disorders.
Please call Abigail Rao at (502) 394-6390 to schedule an appointment in Louisville, KY or to get more information.