Disorders of the Pelvic Floor and Anorectum, an Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics

Dr. Satish Rao graduated from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India that was followed by postgraduate training at several UK hospitals. He completed the MRCP (London), and a GI Fellowship and Clinical Research Fellowship from the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield and Royal Liverpool Hospitals, Liverpool. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield in UK in Neurogastroenterology/Motility and received the distinguished accolade, Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, London. He joined the faculty at the University of Iowa in 1991 where he founded the first Center for Neurogastroenterology/Motility in 1995. In 2011, Dr. Rao was recruited to the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, as the Founding Director, Digestive Health Center and the GI Service Line, and Chief, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology. Currently, he is the Harold J Harrison MD, Distinguished University Chair in Gastroenterology, Professor of Medicine, Director, Digestive Health Clinical Research Center and Director, Neurogastroenterology/Motility. Dr. Rao is past President of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society, Chair of AGA Council in section of Neurogastroentrology and GI Motility. He has received the three highest honors from the American Gastroenterological Association: the Distinguished Clinician Award, the Masters Award for Outstanding Clinical Research and the Distinguished Educator Award. Also a receipient of several distinguished national and international awards and over 100 Distinguished Visiting Professorships, in 2017 he was awarded the Augusta University Distinguished Research Award. He has edited 7 books on GI Motility, received 4 patents, serves on the editorial board of several journals, and has published 500 articles that are widely cited.