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'''Professor A. Ranganadha Rao''' [[M.B.B.S.]], [[M.S.]], [[M.Ch.]], [[D.Sc.]] (born 11 April 1930) was an Indian [[urologist]]. He is the first [[Urologist]] from [[Andhra Pradesh]] and the first person to perform a [[kidney transplantation]] in Andhra Pradesh.<br />
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==Career==<br />
He was born in [[Pithapuram, East Godavari district]]. After primary education there, he joined P. R. College, [[Kakinada]] for Intermediate course.<br />
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He graduated from [[Andhra Medical College]] of the [[Andhra University]], [[Visakhapatnam]] in 1952. He won the Anderson Gold Medal in anatomy and the Dr. Bhaskar Menon Prize in Pathology during his medical career. He joined Andhra Pradesh Government Health Services in 1956. He did post-graduation (M.S.) in surgery from the same college in 1962. He continued in government service. He earned a master's degree in urology from [[Christian Medical College, Vellore]] in 1969.<ref>[http://urologycmc.wordpress.com/almuni-3/ About all alumni of Department of Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.]</ref> He is one of the first Urologists of the country and the first to specialize in Urology from the state of Andhra Pradesh.<br />
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He worked as Assistant Professor of Surgery in Andhra Medical College between 1962 and 1970. He was Professor of Urology in Osmania Medical College between 1970 and 1983. He was also Honorary Consultant in Urology at [[Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences]]. During his long illustrious service, he has established the first Urology department in Osmania Medical College in 1970 and started Post-graduation Courses in Urology in 1980. His team has successfully performed the Transplantation of Kidney in [[Osmania General Hospital]] in 1982 for the first time in Andhra Pradesh.<br />
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He had more than 25 years of experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. He was an examiner to post-graduate students in Urology at many Indian Universities. He presented about 35 oral presentations in National Urology conferences. He published about 12 scientific papers in [[Indian Journal of Urology]]. He chaired several scientific sessions in national conferences of Urological Society of India.<br />
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He held the positions of honorary secretary, vice-president, president-elect and president of the [[Urological Society of India]] from 1982 to 1989.<br />
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He founded Hyderabad Institute of Urology in 1994 along with some other urologists in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hyderabadinstituteofurology.com/ |title=Hyderabad Institute of Urology. |access-date=2010-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128121216/http://hyderabadinstituteofurology.com/ |archive-date=2011-01-28 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref><br />
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He was awarded the [[Doctor of Science]] (Honoris Cause) by [[N.T.R. University of Health Sciences]] at 13th Annual Convocation on 13 March 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Single-entrance-test-for-all-medical-colleges-favoured/article16636186.ece | title= Single entrance test for all medical colleges favoured | date=14 March 2009 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=17 June 2019 }}</ref><br />
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He died in 2014.<ref>[http://managhantasala.net/latestnewsdescripation.php?id=117 డాక్టర్ రంగనాథరావు అస్తమయం]</ref><br />
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==Orations==<br />
* He delivered the "Dr. H. S. Bhat Oration" and spoke on Endourology in 1996.<ref>[http://szusi.org/archive.htm South Zone - Urological Society of India.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829154405/http://szusi.org/archive.htm |date=29 August 2010 }}</ref><br />
* Dr. Yella Prasad Memorial Oration in 1985.<br />
* Dr. Hemadri Sarcar Memorial Oration in Urology in 1990<br />
* Dr. Bhaskar Reddy Endowment Oration in 1996.<br />
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