Chitra Rao

, MBBS, FRCPC

Associate Professor
Pathology and Molecular Medicine

Division: Anatomical Pathology

Forensic Pathology Unit

Hamilton General Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario
905-527-4322 ext. 46530
raoc@hhsc.ca

Administrative Secretary:Lynda Worthey
Secretary: Margaret Boyd

Education and Professional Standing

• FRCPC General Pathology, 1978
• MBBS, University of Bihar (India), 1966

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Interests

Research Focus

Dr. Rao’s research focus is related to child abuse and interpretation of injuries, differentiating between accidental and non-accidental injuries in children under five. She is also involved in ongoing research on incidents of retinal hemorrhages and its significance.

Academic Interests

Dr. Rao teaches pathology and forensic pathology to McMaster University residents and  medical students. She also supervises third-year research projects for students in the Forensic Science Program at the University of Toronto, Mississauga.

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Selected Publications

• Arredondo JL, Fernandes J, Rao C. Occular Findings in Pediatric Deaths Under Two Years of Age (1994-2004). Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2008; 53(4):928-934.
• Lemieux C, Fernandes J, Rao C. Motor Vehicle Collisions and their Demographics: A Five-Year Retrospective Study of the Hamilton-Wentworth Region. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2008; 53(3):709-715.
• Hanna S, Rao C, Fernandes J. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome – A Retrospective Study of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Cases in the Hamilton-Wentworth Region from 1995-2005. Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, 2007; 40(2):39-52.
• Shaw D, Fernandes J, Rao C. Suicide in Children and Adolescents: A 10-Year Retrospective Review. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2005; 26(4):309-315.