A. Ranganadha Rao

Professor A. Ranganadha Rao M.B.B.S., M.S., M.Ch., D.Sc. (born 11 April 1930) is an Indian urologist. He is the first Urologist from Andhra Pradesh and the first person to perform Transplantation of Kidney in Andhra Pradesh.

A. Ranganadha Rao
Born11 April 1930
Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died18 December 2014
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
Alma materAndhra Medical College,
Christian Medical College
Scientific career
FieldsUrology
InstitutionsAndhra Medical College,
Osmania Medical College

Career

He is native of Pithapuram, East Godavari district. After primary education there, he joined P. R. College, Kakinada for Intermediate course.

He graduated from Andhra Medical College of the Andhra University, Visakhapatnam in 1952. He has won Anderson Gold Medal in Anatomy and Dr. Bhaskar Menon Prize in Pathology during his medical career. He has joined Andhra Pradesh Government Health Services in 1956. He did post-graduation (M.S.) in Surgery from the same college in 1962. He continued the Government service. He earned a master's degree in Urology from Christian Medical College, Vellore in 1969.[1] He is one of the first Urologists of the country and the first to specialize in Urology from the state of Andhra Pradesh.

He has worked as Assistant Professor of Surgery in Andhra Medical College between 1962 and 1970. He was Professor of Urology in Osmania Medical College between 1970 and 1983. He was also Honorary Consultant in Urology at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences. During his long illustrious service, he has established the first Urology department in Osmania Medical College in 1970 and started Post-graduation Courses in Urology in 1980. His team has successfully performed the Transplantation of Kidney in Osmania General Hospital in 1982 for the first time in Andhra Pradesh.

He has more than 25 years of experience in Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. He has been to many Indian Universities as an Examiner to Post-graduate students in Urology. He has presented about 35 oral presentations in the National Urology conferences. He has published about 12 scientific papers in Indian Journal of Urology. He chaired several Scientific sessions in National conferences of Urological Society of India.

He held the positions of Honorary Secretary, Vice-President, President-Elect and President of the Urological Society of India from 1982 to 1989.

He has founded Hyderabad Institute of Urology in 1994 along with some other Urologists in Hyderabad.[2]

He was awarded the Doctor of Science (Honoris Cause) by N.T.R. University of Health Sciences at 13th Annual Convocation on 13 March 2009.[3]

He died in 2014.[4]

Orations
  • He has delivered the "Dr. H. S. Bhat Oration" and spoke on Endourology in 1996.[5]
  • Dr. Yella Prasad Memorial Oration in 1985.
  • Dr. Hemadri Sarcar Memorial Oration in Urology in 1990
  • Dr. Bhaskar Reddy Endowment Oration in 1996.

References
  1. About all alumni of Department of Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.
  2. "Hyderabad Institute of Urology". Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. "Single entrance test for all medical colleges favoured". The Hindu. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. డాక్టర్ రంగనాథరావు అస్తమయం
  5. South Zone - Urological Society of India. Archived 29 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine


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