About Founder
Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao
MS, DNB, FACS, FEB-ORLHNS, FEAONO
Cranial Base Surgeon | Head & Neck Oncologist | Hearing Implantologist
Managing Director & Founder, World Skull Base Foundation
Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao did his Masters at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (Manipal University) bagging the best outgoing student in the process. He is the Fellow of European Board of Examinations and the European Academy of Otology & Neurotology. He was awarded the British Annual Congress in Otolaryngology (BACO) fellowship, Birla Smarak Kosh Fellowship & the GSE fellowship of Rotary International and the Ten Outstanding Indians Award from Junior Chamber International (JCI).
He completed his 2-year fellowship in Skull Base Surgeries & Hearing Implantology at the Skull Base unit of Casa Di Cura Piacenza (Italy) & was awarded Fellowship of the European Academy of Neurotology (EAONO). He continued to work in Italy with legendary Skull Base Surgeons like Mario Sanna, Jacques Magnan and Paolo Castelnuovo for a total of six and a half years accumulating vast experience in Skull Base Surgery. Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao has over 150 peer reviewed scientific publications, 40 chapters in various textbooks & is the authors of 3 textbooks. Dr. Rao was awarded an honorary Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) in 2019, and a visiting Professorship to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, one of Asia's largest Universities. He is the recipient of multiple professional and civilian awards. He is an invited faculty at most major Skull Base, Neurosurgery and ENT events across the world and has delivered several Orations in India and abroad.
He has pioneered many new concepts in skull base surgery in India and through his private companies, is keenly involved in R&D of Robotic Technology, VR/AR integration into surgery and training events. He is Founder of World Skull Base Foundation (Section 8 Public Limited Company under the Companies act 2013 (NGO)) & the WSB Fellowship Diplomas in Skull Base Surgery offered in Bangalore, are the 1st curriculum-based skull base courses in India that are awarded a University Diploma. Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao is a member of Govt of Karnataka COVID Task Force & Sub Committee on Mucormycosis. He also runs a charity for poor patients with diseases of the Head, Neck, Skull Base & Hearing. He works at Manipal Hospital Bangalore, a 1000 bedded state of the art Multispecialty hospital and heads the Skull Base and Hearing Implantology unit.
Prizes, honors & achievements
1. Founder of World Skull Base Foundation, an international organization and a
Section 8
PLC based in India. The WSB Fellowship Diplomas in Skull Base Surgery offered by
World
Skull Base Foundation in Bangalore, are the 1st curriculum-based skull base
courses in
India that are awarded a University Diploma.
2. Established the Bangalore Skull Base Institute (BSBI), Bangalore ENT
Institute &
Research Center (BEIRC) and Bangalore Cochlear Implant Center
3. Honorary Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of
Medicine Prof.
Alauddin Oration at the 17th National Conference of ORLHNS 2019 of the Society
of
Otolaryngologists & Head Neck Surgeons of Bangladesh, 30th November to 2nd
December
2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh
4. Prof. SR Singh Oration at the 37th UPAOICON 2019, Annual State Conference of
the UP
branch of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 8th to 10th November
2019,
Lucknow, India
5. Karnataka ENT Oration at the AOIKON 2019, 37th Annual State Conference of the
Karnataka branch of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 27th to 29th
September 2019, Madikeri, India
6. DS Grewal Oration at the 70th Annual Conference of the Association of
Otolaryngologists of India, 4th to 7th January 2018, Indore, India
7. Felicitation by the Bangladesh ENT Association and the Bangladesh Society of
Otology
at the 2nd Advance Temporal Bone and Skull Base Dissection and Surgery workshop,
21st to
24th August 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh
8. Felicitation by the Andhra Branch of the AOI at their 35th Annual AOI
Conference, 5th
September 2016.
9. Honorary Fellowship of the Indian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck
Surgery,
awarded on 26th August 2016 by the President & Secretary of IAOHNS.
10. Global Otology Research Forum (GLORF) best paper award: Neurotology & Skull
Base
Surgery, Politzer Society Meeting, 13th – 17th November 2013, Antalya, Turkey
11. Best paper award, Neurotology 2013, 11th-12th April, Milan, Italy
12. Rameshwardasji Birla Smarak Kosh Fellowship, 2013 for Neurotology & Skull
Base
Surgery at Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza, Italy
13. 14th British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO) fellowship, 2012,
Glasgow,
UK
14. 13th British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO) fellowship, 2009,
Liverpool, UK
15. Certificate of excellence in scientific publications in 2007 & 2008 by
Manipal
University
16. Borekatte Laxmi Devi Memorial Award for the best out-going MS
(Otorhinolaryngology)
student, Manipal University, 2006
17. Prof. MV Venkatesh Murthy Gold medal for the best poster presentation. 22nd
Karnataka State Conference of the Karnataka branch of AOI, 16th-19th April 2004,
Mysore
18. Second prize, Dr. Kishore Chandra Prasad Gold Medal for the best quiz team
in the
ENT quiz competitions, South Zone Conference of AOI, 25-28th September 2003,
Thrissur
19. Second prize, Otolaryngology quiz competitions, 23rd Karnataka State
Conference of
the Karnataka branch of AOI, 27th- 29th May 2005, Hubli
20. Ten Outstanding Young Indian (TOYI) Award, 2008 by Junior Chamber
International
(JCI), India Chapter, 53rd National Convention of JCI India, on 27th December
2008 at
Pondicherry.
21. Fellow, Rotary International Group Study Exchange (GSE) Programme, RI
District 3180
(Karnataka, India) to RI District 9910 (North Island, New Zealand), 22nd March
to 22nd
April 2009
Memberships of professional organizations
1. Life Member, Politzer Society
2. Life Member and Fellow, European Academy of Otology & Neurotology (EAONO)
3. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) (ID- 130042)
4. Member, European Rhinological Society (ERS)
5. Life Member, Association of Otolaryngologists of India (AOI) (LM 3524)
6. Life Member and Honorary Fellow, Indian Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck
Surgery
(IAORLHNS) (no-58)
7. Life Member, Indian Society of Otology (ISO) (No-ISO/LM/1523)
8. Life Member, Foundation for Head & Neck Oncology (FHNO)
9. Life Member, Cochlear Implant Group of India (CIGI)
10. Life Member, Neurotology and Equilibriometric Society of India (NES)
11. Association of Otolaryngologist of India – Karnataka Chapter (LM:295)
12. Life Member, Indian Medical Association (IMA)
13. Life Member, Karavali Branch of the AOI
14. Member, Rotary International (RI)
15. Member, Philately Club of India
Other positions
1. Executive Committee Member, Neurotology and Equilibriometric Society of India
(NES),
2020-21
2. Member, Skull Base Surgery Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head
& Neck
Surgery (AAO-HNS), 2014-16
3. Member, Research Committee, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences &
Research, 2011
4. Member, Library Committee, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, 2010
5. General Secretary of the Karavali Branch of Association of Otolaryngologists
of
India, 2006 – 08
6. General Secretary of the Karavali Branch of Association of Otolaryngologists
of
India, 2006 – 08
7. Treasurer, India Medical Association, DK Chapter, 2008-2009
Organizational responsibilities
1. Course Director, World Skull Base Fellowship Diplomas, Bangalore
2. Audiovisual Committee Chairman, Otocon KMC 2010, organized by the Department
of
ORL-HNS, KMC, Mangalore, 5th-6th June 2010, KMC, Mangalore
3. Scientific Committee Member, National CME & Live Surgical Workshop on
Phonosurgery &
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, 8th-10th May 2009, KMC, Mangalore
4. IMA sponsored camp on Diabetes Mellitus and free primary health checkup at
Kulai
Narayan Guru hall in association with Rotary Club of Panambur and KMC Hospital,
Mangalore, 16th November 2008
5. Seminar on Diabetes Mellitus Management at Primary Care level – a protocol
approach,
organized by IMA, Mangalore branch, 15th November 2008, IMA House, Mangalore
6. Scientific Committee Member & Souvenir Committee Chairman, 7th National
Conference of
the FHNO, 25th-28th October 2007, KMC, Mangalore
7. Organizing Committee Member, Live Surgical Workshop & CME on Cochlear Implant
and
Otology, 25th-26th August 2006, KMC, Mangalore
8. Organizing Committee Member, 2nd International Workshop & CME on Pediatric
Speech
Language & Auditory Disorders, 28th-29th July 2006, KMC Hospital Attavar,
Mangalore
9. Organizing Committee Member, Cochlear Implant Education Programme, 10th
December
2005, KMC, Mangalore
10. Scientific Committee Member & Souvenir Committee Chairman, International
Live
Surgical Workshop & CME on Head & Neck Diseases and Skull Base Tumors, 23rd-25th
September 2005, KMC, Mangalore
11. Committee Member, South Zone Quiz for undergraduate ENT students, 5th
December 2004,
KMC, Mangalore
12. Organizing Committee Member, International Workshop on Auditory Processing
Disorders, 11th August 2004, KMC Hospital, Attavar, Mangalore
13. Organizing Committee Member, South Zone Conference of the AOI, Mangalore,
September
1999
14. Participated in over 50 Community heath camps and free medical screening
camps in
and around Mangalore
