T. Narayana Rao

Dr. T. Narayana Rao
Born	December 27, 1959 (1959-12-27) (age 51)
Nationality	India
Other names	Narayana Rao
Occupation	Surgeon
Known for	Pioneer of Laparoscopic surgery in Andhra Pradesh

Dr.T. Narayana Rao M.B.B.S., M.S. FICS, FACS. (born December,1959), is Professor of Surgery,^[1] Andhra Medical College, and Chief Surgeon at King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam.

Early life

He is graduated from Andhra Medical College in 1984. He has completed postgraduation in Surgery from Guntur Medical College.Trained at Weill Medical College Presbyterian Hospital Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital New York, USA.

Career

He has joined as Civil Assistant Surgeon under Andhra Pradesh Health Services in 1990. He became Assistant Professor of Surgery at Andhra Medical College in 1992 and promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery in 2004. He became Professor of Surgery at Andhra Medical College from August 2008 onwards.

He was trained at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Presbytarian Hospital, and Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital, New York, USA. He has visited university civil Hospital and IRCAD-EITS, Strasbourg, France and underwent training there in Natural Orifice Transluminal Endosurgery. He started his practice in 1992. He is now a general, laproscopic and bariatric surgeon. He has performed many surgeries that are unique and first of their kind in Andhra Pradesh; he is the first person to introduce key hole surgery and single port (scarless surgery) and laparoscopic colorectal surgery-and Bariatric surgery - to coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema..

He has organized many health camps in remote places of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa and worked in rural India for many years, treating many poor patients in that period. He has organised several camps to reach out the poor.

He has presented papers in various National and International Conferences and has delivered guest lecturers at national conferences. He has chaired sessions in National and International Conferences. He has published papers in National Journals. He has organized a workshop in Laparscopic surgery (MAS-2004, Taj Residency Vizag).He also organized Mid Term Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology(IASG) on March 27th 2011 at Gateway Taj Hotel Visakhapatnam. He worked as a faculty in Adayar Cancer Institute at Chennai and as a visiting doctor to Tata Memorial Hospital. He is a National faculty for skill course F MAS and FIAGES.He helped in the development of open – heart surgery dept. in King George hospital.

Awards

• He was awarded the Rangachari Gold Medal in Surgery from Andhra University.
• He was awarded the "Rashtriya Rattan Award" for Excellence in medical profession by the Honorable Governor Bhishma Narain Singh in the year 2005.
• He was awarded Professor (Dr) Madhab Chandra Dandapat Oration award and Gold medal 2010 from Orissa state chapter of ASI and Berhampur Surgeons Association.
• He was awarded " BHARATH JYOYHI AWARD" for his meritorius services,outstanding performance and remarkable role in medicine and society by the former governer Bhishma Narain Singh and former Chief election Commissioner GVG Krishnamurthi in the year 2011.
• He was awarded " SRI RAJIVE GANDHI-EXCELLENCE AWARD" FOR HIS MERITORIOUS SERVICES TO THE NATION AND EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL FIELD BY HONORABLE GOVERNOR PONDICHERRY Lt IQBAL SINGH IN THE YEAR 2011.

Memberships and Positions held

• Visiting Fellow, Tata Memorial Centre, Bombay 1989
• Faculty of Adyar Cancer Institute, Madras, 1988 to 1990
• Fellow, Gastroenterology at the International College of Surgeons, Chicago, 1995
• Civil Assistant Surgeon, Government of Andhra Pradesh, 1990 to 1991
• Assistant Professor of Surgery at Andhra Medical College, 1992 to 2004
• Associate Professor of Surgery at Andhra Medical College, 2004 to July 2008
• Professor of Surgery at Andhra Medical College, August 2008 onwards
• Fellow of American College of Surgeons FACS, American College of Surgeons
• Member, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)USA.
• Member, Association of Surgeons of India
• Member, Association of Gastrointestinal Surgeons of India
• Member, Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons of India
• Member, Minimal Access Surgeons of India
• Member, Indian Medical Association
• Member, International Gastro Club
• Member, Hernia Society of India
• Member, Pioneer Circle Minimally Invasive Procedure for Hemorrhoids and pro laps
• Member European Association of Tele surgery Strasbourg France.
• Member, Association Of Obesity surgery society Of India OSSI
• Member, International Federation For The Surgery Of Obesity And Metabolic Disorders IFSO

References

1. ^ "CME programme on gastroenterology". The Hindu. March 27, 2011. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/article1575645.ece. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/article1578296.ece?css=print

External links

• website: [1]

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