Krishna Rau

 

Bhimanakunte Krishna Rau was born in 1939, graduated as MBBS from Madras University in 1960; first in his year with distinction, wining Johnston Gold Medal and best outgoing MBBS. Five years later he was qualified as a Master of Surgery in 1965 and then FRCS of Edinburgh and of England of the same year in 1967. He was awarded an Honorary FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons Thailand in 2005. He was recently elected as Honorary Fellow of the American Surgical Association. He is the first Indian to receive this honour in the association’s 127 years of history.
He has been very proficient in both surgery and Medicine, earning several Gold Medals and Awards, namely Dr. Masilamani Medal, Chipper fields Gold Medal, Dr. Nair’s Gold Medal, Dr. Rangachari’s Gold Medal and Alan Evan’s Grant Prize.
Prof. Rau is specialized in Gastro-Intestinal Surgery, Therapeutic Gastro-Intestinal Endoscopy, Laser and Laparoscopic Surgery. Technically he is a pioneer in several fields. For this merit he won Craftsman Award in 2004, Sharada Memorial Life Time Achievement Award 2000 and Dr. B.C. Roy National Award in 1997.
As an Orator he was called upon on several important medical and surgical events: recently in 2004 second IMGIM Sisco Pentax Oration on “Has Therapeutic Endoscopy altered Surgical Approach to Gastro-Intestinal Diseases” in Chennai, India and in 2003, the fourth Dr. L.S. Sastry Memorial Oration “Laser and the Surgeon” Bezwada Medical Association and Indian Medical Association Vijayawada, India.
He has published more than 200 publications in International and National Journals. He has been on editorial boards on several important academic journals and also on examination board of both undergraduate and postgraduate of Madras University and University Sains, Malaysia.
He is now Professor Emeritus Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, India. He has been closely associated with the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University for several years, since 1996: a regular guest speaker of the International Postgraduate course of the International Association of surgeons and Gastroenterologists, Thai Chapter, a visiting Professor, lecturing and demonstrating to staffs and postgraduate trainees, especially in the field of therapeutic endoscopy.