Michael Krishna Rao, MD, MPH, MS

With a traumatic childbirth injury, Dr.Rao has changed my life around for the better. He has been very supportive from my initial visit. Both in person as well as off island. Overall, made me feel comfortable to be myself all the time. Very awesome experience!!

He’s awesome! Very thorough from the beginning of my checkup to the end of my recovery! I totally recommend to all friends and family!

He was very solicitous and very knowledgeable. He exuded confidence without arrogance. I could not ask for more.

My doctor was kind and good to me he explain the surgery very well and he did a good job. I am doing much better because of him.

Easy to talk with, explained every thing , skilled surgeon, recovering well from surgery!

Easy to ask questions, fast follow up.

He responds right away when I have concern

Doctor Rao took me and my wife through a very difficult journey. Once I was diagnosed with a tumor action was required immediately. However there were still a lot of questions that I needed to resolve. Dr Rao had a plan for my wife and I to follow: pre-op, post-op, follow up. We worked hand in hand with our Oncologist so that the progression of treatment was seamless. While the removal of the tumor was a priority I had other medical conditions (such as heart failure, AICD, etc) that needed to be coordinated. Needless to say access to Dr Rao was amazing and my wife and I will be forever grateful. We continue to follow Doctor's orders.

Dr M K RAO was very responsive . Kind, cheerful and very respectful also Very helpful . I was scared before my surgery but he made sure everything will be ok . And, after he explained the procedure he made me feel a lot comfortable. I recently had my gallbladder removal and, he explained everything I needed to know and more . He also did a great job on my surgery! Thank you Dr RAO!

After seeing several doctors, t ended up at Colorectal Associates. Dr Rao was absolutely amazing. I had specific concerns that he was very understanding of. Post surgery I am better than I even expected. I am very grateful to Dr Rao and highly recommend him.

Dr Rao put me on his surgery schedule and changed my life. After months of waiting and uncertainty about how my cancer should be dealt with he took hold of the reins and guided me expertly through the solution. My surgery was 100% a success. Everything from pre-surgery travel and lodging to post surgery care and travel home was overseen by him in the kindest, most thoughtful manner. I am eternally grateful.

Dr Rao was kind, compassionate and very knowledgeable. He explained the surgery very thoroughly to me before the procedure and made me feel a lot less anxious. I felt that I was in great hands on the day of my surgery.

Very informative and answered all my questions and concerns.

Everything was great from beginning to end. Great customer service and really helpful. Amazing doctor!

Nobody looks forward to needing this type of service, so when it’s required, it’s good to know that there’s a professional who wants to put you at ease and answer any questions.

I was a little scared and hesitant on dealing with my fistula and it’s surgery. However once I was examined, Dr Rao was very informative and helped to walk me through what needed to be done step by step. He reassured and calmed my nervousness about the procedure. It was not just the pre surgery visit that was that amazing, it was also the surgery and post surgery that was also just as thoughtful and outstanding. The fact that everything went smoothly made me think to myself why didn’t I get this procedure done sooner. I’m so grateful and lucky that I had Dr.Rao as my surgeon.

Trusting your life with a pleasant and experienced specialist is indeed a blessing. Simply waking up from a tedious task that he did on me was a joyous feeling. Mahalo to Dr. RAO and his team for their sturdy and guided hands and eyes that enabled them to treat my colon the way they did. Indeed grateful for a marvelous work. I thank my Heavenly Father for them all and may they continue to be blessed in their career in serving Hawaii with their medical expertise. They are definitely superb!

His a good doctor