Srisha Rao, MD, FACC

Dr. Srisha Rao is a Cardiologist with the Cardiovascular Institute of Central Florida and has been practicing in Ocala/Marion County, Florida for 18 years. Dr. Rao is the Inaugural Medical Ambassador for Advent Health’s Women in Red program, which launched in May 2007. The mission of the Women in Red is to provide women with the facts about heart disease and promote heart health in Marion County and the surrounding areas.

She earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Gandhi Medical College, Osmania University in Hyderabad, AP India. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and her fellowship in Cardiology at Catholic Medical Center while attending the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Queens, New York. In addition, Dr. Rao completed a research fellowship in the Electrophysiology division of Cardiology at SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn, New York. She earned her Board Certification in Internal Medicine in 1993 and her Board Certification in Cardiovascular Disease in 1997.

In June 2004, the Marion County Board of County Commissioners appointed Dr. Rao to the Marion County Hospital District Board of Trustees, which she served for 8 years at Advent Health Ocala. She is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Marion County Medical Society. She has served as a board member of HCA Ocala and HCA West Marion Hospital.

Dr. Rao is a strong advocate for women’s heart health.

American Medical Association American College of Cardiology Marion County Medical Society American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin India Association Cultural & Education Center of Ocala India Rural Development Fund SHARE India

1993 President, Resident Association, Catholic Medical Center 1991 Best Intern Award at Catholic Medical Center 1993 Best Outgoing Resident Award at Catholic Medical Center May 2007 Launched the Women in Red program in collaboration with the American Medical Association Inaugural Ambassador for Women in Red in Marion County June 2004 - 2012 Served for 2 terms on the Board of Trustees for Munroe Regional Medical Center June 2008 - 2010 Chairperson for the Board of Trustees Munroe Regional Medical Center 2005 - 2007 Secretary for the Board of the Marion County Medical Society 2007 - Current President of Cardiovascular Institute of Central Florida 2000 - Current Host Committee for the Annual Medical Expo of Ocala 2000 - Current Responsible for coordinating and organizing the Medical EXPO for the last 17 years Raised greater than $100,000 annually; the proceeds of the event support local charities and non-profit organizations in the community 1996 - Current Board member of the India Rural Development Fund, a voluntary organization to help with education, healthcare and social development of rural India 1986 - Current Contributes time, volunteers and involved with fundraising for SHARE India, a voluntary organization to improve healthcare in rural India, in areas of cancer prevention, pre-natal and post- natal, pregnancy, birth control, awareness and prevention of AIDs, infant care, IMR, MMR, immunization, etc.