Dr. K. S Somasekhar Rao

A reputed hepatologist and medical gastroenterologist, Dr. KS Somashekhar Rao is associated with Apollo Hospitals and is based in Hyderabad. He specializes in pancreatitis, hepatitis, colon problems, gastric conditions and biliary diseases. After completing his MBBS degree from Andhra Medical College in Vishakhapatnam, he did his MD in general medicine from MR Medical College in Gulbarga, Karnataka and DM in Med Gastroenterology from Sri Rama Chandra Medical College in Chennai. Till date, Dr. KS Somashekhar Rao has successfully executed 5000 procedures and is known to have an exceptional skills and expertise in various endoscopic techniques like colonoscopy, upper endoscopy and ERCP. Most of his patients suffer from medical conditions related to disorders of biliary tree, pancreas and liver. As he is currently associated with Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad, he is equipped with the most advanced and scientific techniques to treat his patients. His expertise and skills in the specific domains have made him extremely popular among his patients who are looking for specialized treatments. Dr. Rao has also served as an Assistant Professor in Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences in Gannavaram in Andhra Pradesh. He has also been educating students in the Gastroenterology department at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences at Whitefield in Bangalore. Because of his academic interest, he has also published two research papers on validation of Siriraj and Allens score while comparing them with CT scan of brain. He has also conducted research on gastric emptying study by scintigraphy on non-ulcer dyspepsia.