Department of Medicine

“THE LIFE IS SHORT, THE ART IS LONG, JUDGEMENT DIFFICULT, EXPERIENCE

FALLIBLE, OPPORTUNITY FLEETING”  -  IT’S A HARD TASK MASTER.

The Department of Medicine for Undergraduate teaching had its inception in the year July,1954, Originally it catered to the needs of Undergraduate teaching only, till the year 1958. Thereafter from the year 1958, it has been imparting training to the Postgraduates in Medicine. For a short period,.during the “years” it also trained students in D.G.M. (Diploma in General Medicine)

   The Department was headed by Dr. K. Kodandaramaiah, who was widely known throughout the State , for his shrewd clinical acumen. He was a very good teacher and a kind hearted Physician. He made the art of Medicine appear so simple by his analytical skill. He proved his mettle as an astute administraor in the capacity of superintendent, Govt. General Hospital , guntur. The Department also had the good fortune of having able reachers – Dr. S. Ramachandra Rao, Dr. K. Suryanaryana, Dr.v.s. Raghunathan, Dr. V.S.N. Murty, Dr. L.G. Krishnaiah, Dr. T. Srinivasan, Dr. P. Sivaramakrishna Rao and Dr. C. Mallikarjuna Rao; during the years 1960 to 1970 dr. C.M. Rao is a recipient of “best teacher” award.

         Each one of them individually and collectively had trained a large number of Physicians, who today have earned a repute of their own in various sub-specialties of Medicine; both Nationally and internationally. It is but befitting to recall the innovative methods of their teaching, without the modern aids of technology; which helped in honing up the art of deduction in clinical medicine.

            In the 70s and 80s, the sub-specialties of Cardiology, Neurology, Gastro-enterology and Nephrology, have been instituted.

             Unfortunately all these departments are today lacking in material support of diagnostic aids, except the Department of Cardiology. The Department of Cardiology was one of the earliest to have a coronary care unit in the early 70s, headed by the dynamic, Professor Dr.P.L. Rao Dr. P.L. Rao had his training in cardiology in assiciation with world famous cadiologist dr. Helen Taussing at the “Johns Hopkin’s “ at maryland , U.S.A.

  During 70s and 80s the following were the Professors of Medicine.

  Dr. K.G.K. GUPTA

Dr.K. RAMACHANDRA REDDY

Dr. R. BHATNAGAR

Dr. SHAMSHAMUDINAHMED

Dr.Md. RADHAKRISHNA MURTHY

Dr. K.S. V.M. RAMA RAO

Dr.V. KRISHNAMACHARI

Dr.K.L.N. CHOUDARY

Dr. P.B.R.K. SARMA

Dr.M.KRISHAN MURTHY

Dr. C.V. SANYASI RAO

Dr. C. M. KRISHNA MURTHY

Dr. M. VENKATESH