“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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“It was something about [Dr. Rao] in this office, and his approach and his patience.”
“He kind of walked the walk of caring.”
“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 — 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 — 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 — 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.
Breast Reconstruction Story
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Kedren’s Personalized Treatment
Meet Her Surgeon
Samir S. Rao, MD, FACSBoard-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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