Krishna Rao
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases
1150 W. Medical Center Drive, MSRB I Rm 1510B
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]

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Krishna Rao
Associate Professor
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    Qualifications
    • Fellowship
      University of Michigan, Infectious Diseases, 2013
    • Residency
      University of Michigan, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, 2010
    • MS
      University of Michigan School of Public Health, 2015
    • MD
      Rush Medical College, 2006
    • BS
      Northwestern University, 2001
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Research Overview

    - Clostridium difficile Infection
    - Biomarkers and predictive modeling in infectious diseases
    - The gut microbiome
    - Gram negative infections and multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs)

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Defining Fulminant Clostridioides difficile Infections: Assessing the Utility of Hypotension as a Diagnostic Criterion.
      Chua HC, Eubank TA, Lee A, Rao K, Jo J, Garey KW, Gonzales-Luna AJ. Open Forum Infect Dis, 2025 Feb; 12 (2): ofaf033 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofaf033
      PMID: PMC11783783
    • Journal Article
      P-1861. Increased Disease Severity in Experimental Clostridioides difficile Infection is Associated with Increased Levels of Fecal Toxin
      Ruppel H, Dieterle M, Vendrov K, Standke A, Young VB, Rao K. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2025 Jan 30; 12 (Supplement_1): ofae631.2022 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofae631.2022
      PMID: PMC11777347
    • Journal Article
      Why Symptoms Linger in Quiescent Crohn's Disease: Investigating the Impact of Sulfidogenic Microbes and Sulfur Metabolic Pathways.
      Golob J, Rao K, Berinstein JA, Singh P, Chey WD, Owyang C, Kamada N, Higgins PDR, Young V, Bishu S, Lee AA. Inflamm Bowel Dis, 2024 Nov 14; DOI:10.1093/ibd/izae238
      PMID: 39541261
    • Journal Article
      From Chaos to Clarity? The Quest for Effective Probiotics in Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea.
      Rao K, Garey KW. Open Forum Infect Dis, 2024 Nov; 11 (11): ofae616 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofae616
      PMID: PMC11551611
    • Journal Article
      Genetic insight into the relationship between inflammatory bowel disease and Clostridioides difficile infection.
      Cushing-Damm KC, Chen Y, Du X, Kuppa A, Raut C, Oliveri A, Chen VL, Vanderwerff B, Zawistowski M, Rao K, Higgins P, Speliotes EK. mSphere, 2024 Nov 21; 9 (11): e0056724 DOI:10.1128/msphere.00567-24
      PMID: PMC11580397
    • Preprint
      Why Symptoms Linger in Quiescent Crohn's Disease: Investigating the Impact of Sulfidogenic Microbes and Sulfur Metabolic Pathways.
      Golob J, Rao K, Berinstein JA, Singh P, Chey WD, Owyang C, Kamada N, Higgins PDR, Young V, Bishu S, Lee AA. 2024 Sep 9; DOI:10.1101/2024.09.08.24313266
      PMID: 39314983
    • Journal Article
      Gut community structure as a risk factor for infection in Klebsiella pneumoniae-colonized patients.
      Vornhagen J, Rao K, Bachman MA. mSystems, 2024 Aug 20; 9 (8): e0078624 DOI:10.1128/msystems.00786-24
      PMID: PMC11334466
    • Journal Article
      Predictors of irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms in quiescent inflammatory bowel disease.
      Ahmed M, Pu A, Jencks K, Bishu S, Higgins P, Chey WD, Rao K, Lee A. Neurogastroenterol Motil, 2024 Jun; 36 (6): e14809 DOI:10.1111/nmo.14809
      PMID: PMC11806413