Dr. Manoj Rao
Dr. Manoj Rao
M.D.
A board certified urologist practicing since 2013.
Dr. Rao was born in Chicago and grew up in Olympia Fields, Illinois. He attended Saint Louis University for his undergraduate studies as both a Pre Medical and Presidential Scholar. He attended Saint Louis University School of Medicine where he received a Medical Degree with a Distinction in Research. He completed his residency in Urology at Loyola University Medical Center (including rotations at Children’s Memorial Hospital and the Hines VA Hospital). During his residency, he published and presented multiple projects on a wide array of topics including kidney stones and urological cancers, won the Chicago Urological Society Resident Essay contest twice, and achieved the highest score on the resident in-service exam in the country. He has a strong interest in minimally invasive surgery (including laparoscopy and robotics), men’s health, and laser surgery to treat kidney stones and enlarged prostates. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, and two sons, playing tennis and golf, and watching sports.
He is the current Market President for USNI
Memberships
- LUGPA political affairs committee(2021)
- Saint Mary’s physician representative to executive board(2016)
- Saint Anthony’s/Franciscan Crown Point – Physician Organization Board of Directors (2015 to 2017)
- Methodist Hospital – Infection Control(2015)
- Methodist Hospital – Physician Credentials(2018) committees
- Indian medical association member (since 2013)
- Community Hospital – Department of Surgery – Quality Control Committee 2017- present
- Principal Investigator – Myriad MyRisk research study for Urologic Specialists of Northwest Indiana(2018-2019)
Available Locations
Highland
Address:
2211 Main St Suite 1B
Highland, IN 46322
Phone:
219-736-1255 – Fax:
219-836-4378
Merrillville
Address:
400 W. 84th Drive
Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone:
219-769-8641 – Fax:
219-769-2280
Available Hospitals
Franciscan Health – Crown Point
Address:
1201 S Main St
Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone:
219-738-2100
Methodist Hospital – Northlake Campus
Address:
600 Grant St
Gary, IN 46402
Phone:
219-886-4000
St. Mary Medical Center
Address:
1500 S Lake Park Ave, Suite SP405
Hobart, IN 46342
Phone:
219-942-0551
Methodist Hospital – Southlake Campus
Address:
8701 Broadway Ave
Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone:
219-738-5510
