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Sunkara Balaparameswara Rao | |
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| Born | 12 February 1928 Bhimavaram, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 22 March 2019 (aged 91) |
| Education | Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon |
| Awards | Dr. B. C. Roy Award (1989) |
Sunkara Balaparameswara Rao (12 February 1928 – 22 March 2019) was an Indian neurosurgeon. He is regarded as the 'father of neurosurgery in united Andhra Pradesh'.[1][2][3] He started the first Department of Neurosurgery in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh in April 1956.[4] He received the Dr. B. C. Roy award in 1989.[5][1]
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Sunkara Balaparameswara Rao, who is regarded as the 'father of neurosurgery in Andhra Pradesh' ....
- ^ "Honours conferred for neurosurgeon, pathologist". One India. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
He is considered as 'Father of neurosurgery' as he started the Department of Neurosurgery in April 1956.
- ^ Bhavaraju, Subba Rao; Kadali, Satyavaraprasad; Manda, Vijayasekhar; Bhaganagarapu, Hayagrivarao; Bhavana, Raman V. S. (1 July 2018). "Sixty years of Neurosurgery at Andhra Medical College and King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam: The (hi) story of the department". Neurology India. 66 (4): 1133–1140. doi:10.4103/0028-3886.236967. ISSN 0028-3886. PMID 30038106.
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