531: Growing a Medical Practice with Dr. Rao

531: Growing a Medical Practice with Dr. Rao

Author: Henry Lopez July 29, 2024 Duration: 49:03

How to grow a Medical Practice with Dr. Ramesh Rao.

Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/531-dr-rao-growing-medical-practice/

Dr. Ramesh Rao shares his immigrant and entrepreneurial journey and his insights and experience with growing a medical practice.

Dr. Rao also shares his insights on how he has helped his wife build her successful practice. They now work together to continue growing Prima Medicine.

Dr. Rao came to America as a student 33 years ago, with $200 in his pocket, and the US has been his home ever since. He earned a master's degree in Neuroscience from Rutgers university, and subsequently did Postgraduate Medical Training for almost seven years.

He is a Physician with board certification in Radiology and in Nuclear Medicine. Until recently, he was a partner at a large radiology practice in the Washington DC Metro area for 21 years.

His wife, Dr. Chethana Rao, started her own medical practice 12 years ago. In recent years that practice has grown significantly, and Ramesh's is now focused on helping his wife build Prima Medicine. They are now on the path to building a local network of Primary Care and Urgent Care centers in the Virginia Suburbs of Washington DC.

Ramesh played an instrumental role in launching their 1st Urgent Care center in Fairfax, Virginia. Over the past couple of years Prima Medicine has introduced new lines of service, including Concierge Medical Care, and Bariatric Medicine.

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