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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kutikuppala Surya Rao<br />
| image =<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|10|10|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kintali, India|Kintali]], [[Srikakulam,India|Srikakulam]]<br />
| alma_mater = Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam<br />
| education = <br />
| spouse = Smt. Gruhalakshmi<br />
| children = Kutikuppala Srujana, Kutikuppala Sri Charan, Kutikuppala Sravana<br />
| parents = Kutikuppala Sriramulu, Smt. Sanyasamma<br />
| occupation = [[Physician]]<br>[[Scientist]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| website = http://drkutikuppalasuryarao.org/<br />
}}<br />
'''Kutikuppala Surya Rao''' is a physician in HIV medicine. He hails from a village named [[Kintali]], located in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, India.<ref name="one">{{cite news |first= Sumit |last= Bhattacharjee |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/doctor-with-a-mission/article3787295.ece |work= [[The Hindu]] |location= Chennai |date= 18 August 2012 |title = Doctor with a Mission |access-date= 20 February 2015 }}</ref><br />
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== Education ==<br />
Rao did his MBBS from [[Andhra Medical College]], MD family medicine at the [[Postgraduate Institute of Medicine]], University of Colombo, doctoral fellowship in HIV medicine from [[Christian Medical College, Vellore]], and MNAMS from [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]], New Delhi. He got his Ph.D. on "Ethical challenges involved in the treatment of HIV/AIDS" at [[Andhra University]]. He is fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians]]–London. Rao has spent most of his medical career in clinical research associated with HIV /AIDS disease<br />
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== Awards and recognition ==<br />
# Guinness World Record holder for creating the largest HIV/AIDs-awareness Red Ribbon.<ref>{{cite news |first= Santosh |last= Patnaik |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/aids-ribbon-enters-guinness-book/article58748.ece |work= The Hindu |location= Chennai |date= 2 December 2009 |title= AIDS Ribbon Enters Guinness Book |access-date= 20 February 2015 }}</ref><br />
# The Padma Shri award from the Government of India In recognition of his distinguished contribution to society.<ref>{{cite press release |author= Press Information Bureau |url= http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=34924 |publisher= Government of India |date= 25 January 2008 |title= Padma Awards Announced |access-date= 20 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/119-get-padma-awards/article1-271820.aspx |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140531015152/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/119-get-padma-awards/article1-271820.aspx |url-status= dead |archive-date= 31 May 2014 |work= [[Hindustan Times]] |location= New Delhi |date= 25 January 2008 |title= Padma Awards |agency= [[Indo-Asian News Service]] |access-date= 20 February 2015 }}</ref><br />
# The World Health Organisation award in 1989.<ref name="two2">{{cite news |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/befitting-honour-for-susheela/article1186755.ece |work= The Hindu |location= Chennai |date= 26 January 2008 |title= Befitting Honour for Susheela: Mridangist Yella, Social Worker Surya Rao, Artist Chetty Get Padma Shri |access-date= 20 February 2015 }}</ref><br />
# The Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman Award, a rare honour that was presented at the British House of Lords, on 21 September 2015, by Rt Honorable Baroness Verma, Minister of International Development, UK.<ref name="three">{{cite news |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/a-rare-honour-for-telugu-doctor-kutikuppala-surya-rao/article7641444.ece |work= The Hindu |location= Hyderabad |date= 11 September 2015 |title= A rare honour for Telugu doctor Kutikuppala Surya Rao |access-date= 30 September 2015 }}</ref><br />
[[File:Dr.K.Surya Rao.JPG|thumbnail|Rao receiving Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman Award at the House of Lords, London]]<br />
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Rao has served as an executive council member of Andhra University, vice-chairman of the Jan Shikshan Sansthan, and a national committee member of the AIDS Control Organisation. He has published research papers in medical journals of national and International repute such as BMJ, Applied Medicine, Antiseptic, Indian Practitioner, JIMA.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Focus-on-curing-HIV-patients-Physician-Kutikuppala-Surya-Rao/articleshow/26709194.cms |title=Focus on Curing HIV patients: Physician Kutikuppala Surya Rao |date=2 December 2013 |access-date=17 June 2019 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |location= Mumbai }}</ref><br />
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