Dr. Krishna Shama Rao

About Dr. Krishna Shama Rao

• Dr. Krishna Shama Rao is one of 12 surgeons worldwide to receive the Medal of Honor in Cranio Maxillofacial Surgery.
• He is a renowned Cosmetic & Cranio -Maxillofacial Surgeon with 37 years of experience.
• He specialises in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, facial aesthetics, functional face aesthetics, jaw reshaping, osseointegrated implants, dental implant fixing, temporomandibular joint disorder, children's dentistry, microscope-assisted root canal treatment, re-root canal treatment, and full mouth rehabilitation.
• He completed his BDS from the University Of Bombay in 1980, MDS in Oral and maxillofacial Surgery from Mangalore University, Karnataka, India, in 1985, and MBBS from Kasturba Medical College in 1997.
• He pursued further qualifications, earning an FRCS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSE), U.K., in 1999 and an FDSRCS, Fellowship in Dental Surgery, from the Royal College Of Surgeons, England, in 1990.
• Dr. Krishna Shama Rao is a member of the Karnataka Medical Council, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSED), and the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
• He won the Pioneer Award in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery in 2008.
• He has served as an honorary advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO) on its panel for global strategies to prevent craniofacial anomalies.
• He also helped establish the first Craniofacial Centre in 2001, which was supported by Cleft Children International, Zurich, Switzerland.
• He is proficient in English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

Education

• BDS - University Of Bombay, 1980
• MDS - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery - Mangalore University, Karnataka, India, 1985
• MBBS - Kasturba Medical College, 1997
• FRCS - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSE), U.K, 1999
• FDSRCS - Fellowship in Dental Surgery - Royal College Of Surgeons, England, 1990

Past Experience

• Consultant at Brains Hospital
• Consultant at Manipal Hospital

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