Dr Vishal Rao

About

Dr. Vishal Rao completed his post-graduation in otolaryngology - head & neck surgery - in Karnataka, after which he completed a fellowship in head & neck oncology surgery in Mumbai. He also served as a visiting scholar at the Pittsburgh School of Medicine and has more than 20 national and international publications to his credit. He has received many national and international awards.
Dr. Rao takes keen interest in cancer prevention and anti-tobacco programmes. His area of expertise is head & neck surgery, which includes surgery for benign and malignant tumours of the thyroid, parotid and salivary gland surgeries, complex neck surgeries, such as radical and modified neck dissections, carotid body, other vascular tumours, and parapharyngeal space tumours.
Dr. Rao also has experience in transoral laser surgeries for early oral and voice box cancers and surgical organ preservation. He also has a special interest in management of tumours of the paranasal sinus and endoscopic skull base surgeries with complex reconstructions.

Specialty Interest
ENT Checkup (General)
Cancer Surgery
Thyroid swellings & Tumors
Voice Box Tumors
Neck Swellings and Cancers
Cancer Prevention

Specializations
Head and Neck Surgeon
Surgical Oncologist
Medical Oncologist

Education
MBBS - Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India, 2002
MS - ENT - Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, 2005
Fellow Tata Memorial Hosptial - Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 2008

Experience
2014 - 2015 Senior Consultant Surgical Oncology (Head Neck) at HealthCare Global Cancer Centre
2011 - 2013 Visiting Consultant Oncologist- Head & Neck Surgeon at HCG - Bangalore Institute of Oncology & Curie Center of Oncology
2008 - 2010 Asst. Professor, Department of Head & Neck Surgery at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
2008 - Present Visiting Scholar at the Department of Otolaryngology at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
2005 - 2008 Fellowship in Head & Neck Oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital

Awards and Recognitions
 "Certificate of Acknowledgement" in conducting the audiovisuals presentations as a part of the scientific sessions for the 36th MENTCON, Maharashtra State ENT Conference
Awarded the Gold Medal in the Innovation category for the paper on "Role of Vitamin A in the Evolution of Cholesteatoma" at the Otolaryngology Association of India - South Zone Conference held in Belgaum - 2006
Who's Who in medical care - 2012
Best Poster Award: "Schwannoma Of The Larynx", at the 36th MENTCON, Maharashtra State ENT Conference - 2004
Best Video Award - "Spindle Cell Tumor of the Larynx", at the 36th MENTCON, Maharashtra State ENT Conference, Mahabaleshwar - 2004
Innovation award - N.D.Purushottam for 1$ voice prosthesis - 2015

Memberships
State committee on tobacco control - Ministry of Health & Family Welfare - Government of Karnataka, India
Union for International Cancer control (UICC) Globalink - Global Tobacco Control
National executive committee for the Foundation of Head and Neck Oncology (FHNO) 2011-2012
Executive Board Member of State Association for Otolaryngology - Head Neck Surgery, Karnataka
Action council against tobacco (ACT) - India
Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Registrations
64434 Karnataka Medical Council, 2002