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Patient Story

“This was the right team,
the right doctor.”

Kedren’s breast reconstruction at Center for Plastic Surgery with Dr. Samir S. Rao — in her own words.

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Kedren, a breast reconstruction patient at Center for Plastic Surgery
Breast Reconstruction
Dr. Samir S. Rao
Washington, DC
Why She Chose CPS

“It was something about [Dr. Rao] in this office, and his approach and his patience.”

Her Experience

“He kind of walked the walk of caring.”

Her Result

“There’s no question that I made the right decision.”

Kedren’s Story

I had bilateral [mastectomy] and breast reconstruction by [Dr. Rao]. I saw and met with three or four doctors, and it was something about [Dr. Rao] in this office, and his approach and his patience, that made me say this is who I want to take me through this leg of the journey.

If I can go back to why I chose [Dr. Rao] — absolutely the safety factor, and absolutely the trust, and the patience, and he cares.

I didn’t need to be coddled, but I wanted it to be a relationship that we were in this together — and that’s what I found in [Dr. Rao] and his whole team.

01

01 — The Search

I saw and met with three or four doctors, and it was something about [Dr. Rao] in this office, and his approach and his patience, that made me say this is who I want to take me through this leg of the journey.


02

02 — The Day Before

Left me a message and just said, you got this. That’s all we wanted you to know — is you got this. [Dr. Rao] is ready, you are ready. It matters.


03

03 — The Result

This was the right team, this was the right doctor, this was the right procedure — that someone was a partner with me in this journey.


Kedren’s
Breast Reconstruction Story
Breast Reconstruction Patient Testimonial - Kedren | Dr. Samir S. Rao · 1:38
Transcript
my name is kedin Dillard and I had bilateral masectomy and breast reconstruction by Dr raal I saw and met with three or four doctors and it was something about Dr Ral in this office and his approach and his patience that made me say this is who I want to take me through this leg of the journey one thing that is so unique but indicative of this office and makes me so happy that I chose Dr Rouse the day before I saw m call in a vo know like what did I miss laramy left me a message and just said you got this that's all we wanted you to know is you got this Dr Ral is ready you are ready it matters it absolutely it absolutely matters if I can go back to why I chose Dr Ral absolutely the safety factor and absolutely the trust and and the patience and he cares I mean that sounds quite cliche I I think all of the doctors care but there was a connection I absolutely felt it and he kind of walked the Walk of caring he not only said he cared but he in his actions and his attention to detail his attention to me his attention to my family he knows how much my parents are worried and concerned that whole package is Dr Ral there's no question that I made the right decision with Dr Ralph I feel for what I had to go through this was the right team this was the right doctor this was the right procedure that someone was a partner with me in this journey I didn't need to be coddled but I wanted it to be a relationship that we were in this together and that's what I found in Dr Ral and his whole team
Samir S. Rao, MD, FACS

Meet Her Surgeon

Samir S. Rao, MD, FACS

Board-certified plastic surgeon at Center for Plastic Surgery, serving the Washington, D.C. metro area from the practice’s Chevy Chase and Tysons Corner offices.

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