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MEET TODD C. RAU, M.D.

A board-certified plastic surgeon by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Rau, who has come to be known as the "jewel of the Inland Empire" to many of his patients and staff, prides himself on the belief that all patients deserve a great plastic surgeon.

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Training
& Education

 

Residency

Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Plastic Surgery

Hershey, PA (2003-2005)

St. Agnes Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, General Surgery

Baltimore, MD (1998-2003)

Plastic Surgery Training

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, PA (2003-2005)

General Surgery Training

St. Agnes and Johns Hopkins Hospitals

Baltimore, MD (1998-2003)

Undergraduate

University of California at Davis

Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences (1992)

Medical Education

American University of the Caribbean

Doctor of Medicine (1997)

Research

& Expertise

 

Certifications

  • California State Medical License

  • Pennsylvania State Medical License

  • Board-Certified in Plastic Surgery – 11/2006

  • Board-Certified in General Surgery – 11/2004

  • United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 3 – 12/2002

  • United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 – 6/1996

  • United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 – 8/1997

Research Experience

  • Uncoupler Treated Human Fibroblasts Show Enhanced Migration, 2004, Penn State HersheyMedical Center. Todd C. Rau , MD, Donald R. Mackay, MD, H. Paul Ehrlich, PhD.

  • The Effects of Ethyl Pyruvate in Rat Wound Healing, 2003, Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Todd C. Rau, MD, Donald R. Mackay, MD, H. Paul Ehrlich, PhD.

  • Updated Experience of Benign Stereotactic Breast Biopsies Requiring Surgical Excision, 2003. Todd C. Rau MD, Armando Sardi MD.

  • Endocrinology Research Intern: Northern Blotting, DNA probing, and Autoradiography for measuring epidermal growth factor-induced mRNA. Mark Wheeler, MD, Dept. of Pediatrics, UC Davis School of Medicine. 1991-1992

  • Anesthesiology Research Intern: Post-anesthesia recovery time analysis for asthmatics. Dept. of Anesthesiology, UC Davis Medical Center. Fall 1990

Lectures Given

  • Mandibular and Maxillary Facial Fractures: Diagnosis and Treatment, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 7/2003

  • Congenital Hand Deformities and Dupuytren’s Disease, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 8/2003

  • Lip and Cheek Reconstruction, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 9/2003

  • Eyelid Malposition, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 9/2003

  • Breast Augmentation, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 10/2003

  • Chest Wall Reconstruction, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 11/2003

  • Cleft Palate and Velopharyngeal Incompetence, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 1/2004

  • Secondary Cleft Lip and Nose Reconstruction, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 2/2004

  • Vascular Malformations and Lymphedema, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 4/2004

  • Body Contouring and Liposuction, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 5/2004

  • Implants and Allografts, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 7/2004

  • Frontal, Nasal, Orbital and Zygomatic Fractures: Diagnosis and Treatment, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 8/2004

  • Hand Fractures and Dislocations, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 9/2004

  • Ear Reconstruction/Otoplasty, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 10/2004

  • Nasal Reconstruction, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 11/2004

  • Breast Reduction/Mastopexy, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 1/2005

  • Craniofacial Anomalies, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 5/2005

  • Stereotactic Breast Biopsy and Non-Invasive Breast Cancer, Atypical Hyperplasias and Radial Scar. St. Agnes Hospital Surgical Grand Rounds, 5/2003

  • New Outcomes For Benign and Non-Invasive Stereotactic Breast Biopsies Requiring Open Surgical Management. St. Agnes Hospital Research Competition, 5/2003

  • Review of Operative and Nonoperative Management of Blunt Splenic Trauma in Children and Adults. St. Agnes Hospital Surgical Grand Rounds, 920/2002

  • Today’s Treatment of Blunt and Penetrating Splenic Trauma. St. Agnes Hospital, 9/2002

  • Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy. St. Agnes Hospital Surgical Grand Rounds, 3/2001

Honors

& Certificates

 

Awards

  • Outstanding Teaching Award by a Plastic Surgeon, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 2004-2005

  • Member of Redlands Community Hospital Physicians Credential Committee

  • Third Place Award. Annual St. Agnes Hospital Research Competition, 2003

  • Dean’s Academic Medical School Honors: Semesters 1-5

  • Highest Medical School Class Rank: 1ST of 47

  • Patient's Choice Award, 2012

  • The Sun & Redlands Daily Facts Reader's Choice Awards, Best Plastic Surgeon, 2014

  • San Bernardino County's Best Readers Choice Award for Cosmetic Surgeon, 2019

Other Certificates

  • Radiesse® Advanced Use Certification – 9/2007

  • The Botox® Cosmetic Silver Award Certificate – 2007

  • Allergan Academy- Allergan Physician Certification Program for Silicone-Filled Breast Implants

  • United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 – 6/1996

  • United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 – 8/1997

  • United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 3 – 12/2002

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support

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