Renowned Surgeon Professor Dr P V Chalapathi Rao no more

In 2009, Dr. Rao achieved the unique distinction to become the FIRST & the ONLY Surgeon from the Telugu States to have been conferred Fellowship Ad hominem, the highest recognition bestowed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, which is the oldest Surgical College in the world for his outstanding contribution towards improving the art & science of Surgery in India for well over five decades. In the 514 years history of this Royal College, no other Surgeon from the Telugu States has ever received this high honour.

He was one of the YOUNGEST Professors of Surgery appointed during to Government service at the age of 38 years. He worked as Professor of Surgery in Government of the undivided Andhra Pradesh for well over 15 years He was well known to be a "soft-spoken" with extraordinary diplomatic skills and someone who re-defined fashion and style through his trademark Suits that wore.

He retired from Government service in 1983 after having served as Head of Department of Surgery at Osmania Medical College, the most prestigious Institute in the State. He later worked as Chief Surgeon in Abha (Saudi Arabia) for six years and as Chairman of the Durgabhai Deshmukh Hospital for well over a decade (1991 – 2002), where he championed a number of innovative initiatives to help the poor and needy patients. He later served as a Director of Medical Education @ KIMS Hospitals since its inception since 2004. During the 14 years that he served in the Institute, Dr. Rao played a pivotal lead role in developing the Dept. of Medical Education.

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