Sunkara Balaparameswara Rao

Sunkara Balaparameswara Rao is an Indian neurosurgeon in Andhra Pradesh, India. He is called the "father of neurosurgery in Andhra Pradesh"[1][2] and has been awarded the Dr. B. C. Roy Award for organizing and developing neurosurgery in Andhra Pradesh.[3] In 2008, he was conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences.[2] In 2015, he was awarded Lifetime Achievement award by the Telangana government.[4] Rao has been a member of British Medical Association, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and New York Academy of Sciences. From 1978 to 1983, he also served as a member of W.H.O's Expert Advisory Panel on Smoking and Health.[2]

Rao was born to father Kanakam and mother Seshamma who were freedom fighters. His brother Sunkara Venkata Adinarayana Rao is an orthopedic surgeon.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Doctorates conferred on two distinguished doctors". The Hindu. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Honours conferred for neurosurgeon, pathologist". One India. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "List of Fellows, NAMS upto 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Telengana Governor Honours Hyderabad Neurologist With Lifetime Achievement Award". The New Indian Express. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Polio eradication is his mission". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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