Brief About Dr. K.V. Raja Sekhara Rao
Dr. K.V. Raja Sekhara Rao is a highly experienced and renowned cardiac surgeon based in Hyderabad, India. With 27 years of expertise in the field, he specializes in cardiothoracic surgeries and heart transplants. Dr. Rao is well-versed in various areas, including heart failure and transplant surgeries, ECMO and ventricular assist devices, off pump CABG surgeries, valve repair and minimal access valve surgeries, adult congenital heart surgeries, and adult thoracic surgeries including VATS.
Previously, Dr. Rao served as the chief cardiothoracic surgeon and associate medical director at Aditya Care Hospitals in Bubaneshwar. He is a respected member of prestigious medical associations such as the Indian Medical Association, Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Indian Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Trust, Indian Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, and Pediatric Cardiac Society of India.
Dr. Rao’s academic background is equally impressive. He was an Assistant Professor at Osmania Medical College and General Hospitals, as well as at NIMS in Hyderabad. Additionally, he gained valuable experience as a Senior Fellow at Royal Hobart Hospital in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Sydney, Australia.
Dr. Rao completed his MBBS from Rangaraya Medical College in Kakinada in 1992, followed by an MS in General Surgery from Guntur Medical College in Guntur in 1996. He further pursued his M.Ch in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery from Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad in 1999. In 2001, he obtained FIACS from IACTS, further enhancing his expertise.
Dr. Rao’s special interests lie in heart failure and transplant surgeries, ECMO and ventricular assist devices, off pump CABG surgeries, valve repair and minimal access valve surgeries, adult congenital heart surgeries, and adult thoracic surgeries including VATS.
