C. Venkata S. Ram

C. Venkata S. Ram is a globally recognized expert in the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension). He has dedicated his entire life for the early diagnosis and proper treatment of hypertension. Presently, he is serving as the director of blood pressure clinics and institute for blood pressure management at Apollo Hospitals, and Apollo Medical College, Hyderabad, India. He is also the director of World Hypertension League (in alliance with WHO) South Asia region and Dean, Macquarie University, Medical School (Sydney, Australia), India campus, Hyderabad, India. Plus he is a professor of medicine/clinical at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, USA. At all these institutions, he continues to work as a consultant physician, teacher, and a researcher. To date, he has authored 360 papers and 4 books--- all in hypertension.[1][2]

C. Venkata S. Ram
Born
Machilipatnam (AP) India
Known forExpertise in high blood pressure (Hypertension)
AwardsPadma Shri
Scientific career
FieldsMedical science
InstitutionsHyderabad, India, Dallas, USA

Education and Professional career

Dr.Ram attended St.Paul high school, Nizam college and Osmania medical college --- all in Hyderabad, India. Subsequently, he underwent additional post graduate training at Brown University, Providence, USA, and at the University of Pennsylvania, USA; served on the faculty of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Director of Hypertension Clinics, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, USA for more than 3 decades where he did considerable clinical and research work in addition to teaching undergraduate and post-graduate medical students. He served as the President of St.Paul University hospital, Dallas, USA, director of hypertension clinics at Parkland hospital/University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA. He was the President of the Texas Indo-American Physicians Society and the American Association of Physicians from India. Also, was elected as the chairman of the board of governors, American Society of Hypertension and director, American Society of Hypertension and Specialists. Now on the executive committee of the World Hypertension League, and on the executive committee, faculty of medicine health sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. [3]

Personal life

Dr.Ram is married to Ashalata. They have two daughters --- Gita (married to Srinivas) --- Radha (married to Raj).

Awards

Received several awards including “PADMASHRI” from the government of India, the outstanding alumnus award from Osmania Medical College graduates’ alumni association. He was given the outstanding doctor award by the AP hospitals/nursing homes association and Telangana hospitals/nursing homes association. On the doctors’ day (2015), he was bestowed the best doctor award by the University of Hyderabad. Received numerous recognitions from the Cardiological Society of India, Indian Society of Hypertension, and Association of Physicians of India.

In U.S, he was given the awards (best clinician teacher) by the St.Paul University hospital, Dallas, Texas. American Society of Hypertension bestowed on him Life Time Achievement award (The Moser award).

Books

He is the author of more than 340 publications and four books on Hypertension.

  • Ram CVS. Hypertension: A Clinical guide. CRC Press/Taylor and Francis group, Boca Raton, London, and New York, 2014.
  • Ram CVS. Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease: Current and Emerging Concepts. Euromed Communications passfield, U.K, 2014.
  • Ram CVS. Hypertension and Clinical Cardiology; Euromed Communications, passfield, U.K, 2013.
  • Ram CVS, Kaplan NM. Individualized Therapy of Hypertension. Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, Basel, Hong Kong, 1995.

See also

References
  1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/Hyderabad-doctor-bags-a-Padmashri-Award/articleshow/18239983.cms
  2. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/take-bp-casually-at-your-own-risk/article4378696.ece
  3. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/Apollo-Group-of-hospitals-starts-BP-clinic/article20673061.ece
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