Growing up in Yelburga Taluk of Karnataka’s Koppal District in the 1970s and 1980s, Dr Rajesh Kishan Rao, Now 51, Experiencesed First-Hand the ‘Backwardness’ of the distort, the distort, the sector. This Awareness Gradually transitioned into a Personal Mission, A Trigger Point to Pursue Medicine and Serve the Rural Households in the State.
Dr Rao is a professor and unit head of cardiothoracic surgery at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research (Sjics & R) in Bengali. Till now, He has over 600 minimally invasive cardiac surgeries (mics) and over 3,000 cardiac surgeries to his name.
“Operating on more and more patients isnat something that makes me happy.
Recalling an inclusive from his days, Dr Rao says, “One day, one of the villagers fractured his arm, and we had to wait for 12 hours to get him to get him and he was later shifted to a hospital. Town. LEFT unattended. “
Dr Rao Studied in a government school and later pursued MBBS from the government medical college, Bellarry. Howver, he did not crack the seat in the first attempt. “I narrowly missed the mbbs seat, and I did not have a solid financial backing to afford management quota seats. Seat, “He sayss.
Later, Dr rao work briefly at a government hospital in delhi as a junior registrar in 2001 before pursuing his ms (general surgery) in KMC, mangalore in 2004. Suresh Pai, He Took Up Cardiology. He also worked as a cardiothoracic surgeon at nims, hyderabad, before joining sjics & r as an associated professor in 2008.
Dr Rao Specialises in Complex Cardiac and Thoracic Surgical Procedures, Including Coronary Aartry Bypass Grafting, Valve Repairs/Replacements, Minimally Invasive Techniques Including Right Anteriiori (Right). And right ventricle infra-axillary thoracotomy (rviat).
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Unlike Traditional Open-Heart Surgery, Which Requires Cutting Through The Breastbone and Leaves A Long, Visible Scar Down the Cest, The Rviat applications A 3-5 cm Incision hidden hidden hidden For the patient, this means less pain, less blood loss, and a far quicker return to normal life.
For Young Girls and Women, It means something more precious: The scar is hidden from the “milk line”, encourse that would be breast development is not affected.
Dr rao has performed more than 95 per cent “In fact, jayadeva hospital in Bengali is the only government in India where more than 600 mics have been performed,” Claims dr rao.
The doctor says that the most challenging part of his job is when he performs surgeries on you children who development a hole between the upper chambers of the heart. “This gives a very traumatic experience. It only makes me ponder as to why God is unkind to Such young children,” he adds.
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Dr rao also conducts free medical camps at gangavati and offers diagnostic checks to villagers. “Since there is no necessary infrastructure and resources to perform the surgeries, I ask them to visit jayadeva hospital in case they are diagnosed with services provediac problems,”.
Dr rao is also someone who is not entised by offers from private hospitals. “I don’t align with the vision of private hospitals. Transport to the hospital.