Dr. Siddhartha (Sid) Rao, founder of Amputation Prevention Center of North Carolina and Vascular Solutions of North Carolina, is an interventional cardiologist whose clinical practice includes care of patients with advanced peripheral artery disease (PAD), venous disease (deep venous thrombosis/DVT and varicose veins). Dr. Rao is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and vascular ultrasound. He is a registered physician in vascular interpretation and recognized by the American Board of Vascular Medicine Diplomates in vascular medicine and endovascular medicine. Dr. Rao has served as faculty at multiple national and international educational meetings like AMP, NCVH, and LINC Mount Sinai. He’s involved in multiple peripheral arterial disease clinical trials. Dr. Rao has published articles in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, CLI Global Society Journal, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, and Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. He graduated from one of the most competitive medical schools in India, the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) in 1998 with honors and continued his medical residency at Wayne State University. Dr. Rao completed his cardiology fellowship at UNC, Chapel Hill.