Dr. K. Santosh Mohan Rao is an experienced pediatric neurosurgeon with extensive training in India and the UK. Coming from a family of doctors, he pursued MBBS at Madras Medical College and DNB (Neurosurgery) at VHS Hospital, Chennai. He completed fellowships at Kanchi Kamakoti Child’s Trust Hospital, Chennai, and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool. He has several publications, contributed chapters to Ramamurthi & Tandon’s Textbook of Neurosurgery (3rd ed., 2012), and has presented at national and international conferences.

Educational Qualification:

• MBBS – Madras Medical College, Chennai
• DNB (Neurosurgery) – Voluntary Health Services (VHS), Chennai
• MNAMS
• Fellowship – Pediatric Neurosurgery (KanchiKamakoti Child’s Trust Hospital, Chennai)
• Fellowship – Pediatric Neurosurgery (Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK)

Professional Experience:

• Consultant Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Guindy, Chennai
• Worked in neurosurgery departments of reputed hospitals in India
• Over 15 years of clinical and surgical experience in neurosurgery

Awards & Achievements:

• Recipient of C.V. Chary Medal for Neurology & Neurosurgery (2009)
• Young Achiever Award in Medicine from Karnataka Sangha (2012)

Professional Memberships:

• Member – Neurological Society of India (NSI)
• Life Member – International Society of Paediatric Neurosurgeons (ISPN)
• Life Member – Indian Society of Paediatric Neurosurgeons (Ind. SPN)

Publications:

• Multiple papers in reputed medical journals
• Contributed chapters to Ramamurthi & Tandon’s Textbook of Neurosurgery (3rd edition, 2012)