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Anoop Rao

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)

Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWearable senors, unobtrusive vital sign monitoring, natural language processing/text mining

BioAs a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, I conduct outcomes research focused on improving the care of children with surgical disorders. My work integrates clinical epidemiology, large-scale healthcare databases, and population-level analyses to study pediatric surgical outcomes, healthcare disparities, and global disease burden.

My research interests include pediatric surgical infections, congenital anomalies, health services research, and evidence-based approaches to optimizing surgical care. I have experience working with multicenter clinical databases and international collaborative research initiatives, with a particular interest in translating real-world data into findings that help clinical practice and healthcare policy.

My long-term goal is to pursue a career in academic pediatric surgery, combining clinical practice with research to improve surgical outcomes and expand access to high-quality care for children worldwide.

Contact Info
Mail Code: 5733
agrao123@stanford.edu

Ashwin Rao

Adjunct Professor, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME)

BioMy current research and teaching is in Machine Learning (specifically RL) with applications to Financial Markets and Retail businesses. My academic origins are in Algorithms Theory and Abstract Algebra. More details on my background are here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwin2rao/

My Stanford Home Page: https://stanford.edu/~ashlearn
CME 241 ("RL for Finance"), which I teach each Winter quarter: http://cme241.stanford.edu