Doctor Profile

Dr. Sameer R Rao A Consultant at the department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery in Manipal Hospital, Dr. Sameer R Rao has over 2 decades of rich experience in his field. Dr. Sameer R Rao’s area of interest includes neonatal cardiac surgery, valve repairs, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, adult and pediatric cardiac surgery, and general thoracic surgery. Dr. Sameer R Rao is an expert in treating conditions like coronary artery diseases, rheumatic heart diseases, degenerative valvular diseases, congenital heart diseases, heart failure treatment, thoracic procedures, aortic diseases, and peripheral vascular diseases.

Education

• MBBS – Government Medical College & Hospital Nagpur, Nagpur University, 1983
• MS – General Surgery – Government Medical College & Hospital Nagpur, Nagpur University, 1987
• MCh – CTVS – Christian Medical College & Hospital Vellore, Dr MGR Medical University, Madras, Chennai, 1993
• Fellowship – St Vincents Hospital, Sydney, Australia
• Fellowship – Intercollegiate MRCS I & II, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

Memberships

• Life Member – Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons
• Life Member – Indian College of Cardiology

Experience

• CTVS, Consultant- Manipal Hospital, HAL Airport Road , currently working