Dr A Padma Rao
Date of Birth: 23rd July, 1926 at Palakkad Kerala- to Sri M.P. Gopalan and Smt. Naniamma
Former Designation: Professor and Director of Post-graduate studies and Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
Retired April, 1985
Present Designation: Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.
President and Fellow guide of Indian College of Maternal and Child Health, Manipal Branch (Head office- Calcutta)
Academic Qualifications:
M.B.B.S. : Madras University, December, 1949
D.G.O. : Madras University, April, 1952
M.D. (OBGyn) : Andhra University, April 1958
Training abroad: Common Wealth Fellowship Training abroad for one year with Prof. Jeffcoate Liverpool, U.K. in 1968
Achievements:
1.First to perform Laparoscopic Sterilization in India since year 1971
2.First to start Laparoscopic Sterilization camps in India and therefore in Karnataka. Performed more than 15,000 Lap-sterilisation, 1980 to 1986
3.First to modify the technique of Laparoscopic Sterilization to make the procedure easy and do it with local anaesthesia
4.First to device a table to do Lap-sterilisation in camps
5.First Indian Representative of the American Association of Gynaecological Laparoscopists (AAGL) of Los Angeles California (1972 to 1976)
Awards:
1.“Life Time Achievements of Millennium Award” at all India level by all India Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Lucknow in December 1999
2.Best teacher award in Gynaecology in Karnataka state on Teachers day 2000 by President National Board, New Delhi-awarded at Bangalore
3.Udupi level Karnataka Rajyothsava 2006 Award” awarded on 1st November 2006 by Dr. V.S. Acharya, Minister of Medical Education, Karnataka.
4.Appreciation award for achievement in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Karnataka State Conference, Manipal 2003.
5.Awarded “Kairali Suhrudvedi 2005” by Kairali Suhrudvedi Kundapur, Udupi District
6.Appreciation award by Dr. Alwa’s Educational Society- Moodubidri in 2006
7.Appreciation award by Sri Narayana Guruswamy Birthday Celebration Committee September 2006 at Udupi
8. Appreciation award by Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and Manipal Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society of Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India (FOGSI) on 3-9-2006 at Manipal.
9. New Year award for Illustrious Persons by the Academy of General Education, Syndicate Bank and Rotary Club of Udupi-Manipal, 1997
10. Award for outstanding contribution and everlasting service to the patients of Udupi District – by Udupi City Jaycees, 2004.
11. Appreciation award by Giants International Group of Udupi on Doctors Day Celebration, 2003
12. Appreciation award by Gynaecologists Society Shimoga in 2000
13. Award of excellence in Karnataka by Coimbatore Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society and G.Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital December 2004 at Dakshina South Zone OBG meet, Coimbatore.
14.Appreciation Award by Inner wheel Rotary Udupi 2003
15.Appreciation Award by Rotary Club Parkala 2005
16.Appreciation award by Kerala Samaj Udupi 2003.
Orations:
1.Oration at 10th Annual Conference of Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaec Society at Calcutta, 1984 “Drugs in Pregnancy”.
2.Dr. Ida Scudder Oration at Christian Medical College, Vellore, in February, 1985 “Changing Trends in Obstetrics and Gynaecology”
3.Dr. M.D. Adatia Oration at the Annual Conference of Bombay Obst. and Gyn. Society in June 1985 “Neglected Contraceptive Device- IUCD”.
4.Oration at Silver Jubilee Celebration of Nagpur Obst. and Gynaecology Society on 10th October 1985 on Endoscopy”.
5.Dr. S.T. Watve Oration at Kholapur – Zonal Maharashtra Conference of Obstetrics and Gynaecology August 1989 “IUGR”.
6.KSOG Oration at Hubli in September 1989 “Changing Trends in the Management of Menopause”.
7.“Sushruta Oration” at Annual Conference of Women Doctor’s association of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry at Ramanathapuram on 4-2-1990 “Prevention of Hazards of Menopause”.
8.Oration at Surat Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society in September 1991 “Diabetes in Pregnancy”.
9.Oration at Inauguration of Indian Academy of Human Reproduction, Cochin in February 1993 – “Graffian Follicle”.
10. Indira Ramamurthy Oration at Annual Conference of South India Obst. and Gyn. Society at Madras in Feb. 1993 “Evolution of Steroidal Contraceptive”
11.Sri Prabhu Dayal Baveja Memorial Oration – “ The Pill in India” at All India NARCHI Conference -Pondicherry 1922
12.FOGSI oration December 1996 topic “Pregnancy Wastage- a dilemma, Annual All India Conference of Federation of Gynaecologist – PUNE
13.Dr. Leela Dubey Memorial Oration July 1997 “Peoples Role in Safe Motherhood” at Nagpur.
14.Dr. Dharwar Memorial Oration at Gulberga, topic “Endometriosis” Karnataka State Conference in September 1998.
15.Dr. Kamal Kasbekar Oration “Pregnancy Loss” at Belgaum on 29-4-2000.
16.NARCHI Oration “Our Village Women – A Profile” at Nagpur in November 2000
17.Dr. Thomas Chandy Memorial Oration “Changing Trends in Hypertensive Diseases in Pregnancy” at Thiruvananthapuram, 2001
18.All Kerala Conference of Gynaecologists at Thrivandrum in February 2001
19.Oration at Chennai at 4th International Conference of Gynaecologists at Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Women’s Health Madras Medical Mission. Topic – Current Role of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists – August 2004
20.Dr. Manjula Rohatgi Oration at Chennai – Seventh World Congress and 15th Indian Conference of RCH – Topic “Population Stabilisation in India” December 2004.
Posts held in FOGSI
1.Senior Vice-President, FOGSI (1978 – 1979)
2.President , Manipal Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society from 1973-1995 ( 22 years)
Chapters written in Books and Monograms:
1.Etiology of IUGR – Monogram on IUGR. Editor: NN Roy Chowdhury, Calcutta, 1981.
2.“Maternal Diabetes in Perinatal Mortality” – Monogram on “Recent Trends in Perinatology” Editors: Dr. Jayashree Roy Chowdhury and Prof. N.N. Roy Chowdhury , Calcutta, 1983.
3.“Interception”- Current Practice of Obst. and Gyn. by FOGSI 1992 and Principles and Practice of Obst and Gyn. for Post graduates by FOGSI 1996
4.“Ethical and Social Implications of Infertility Management” in Infertility update. Editors: Vasant B. Patwardhan and Mehroo D. Hansotia, by FOGSI 1994
5.“Immunology of Pregnancy” – Obstetrics and Gynaecology for Undergraduates in 2001
6.Hormonal Contraceptives – Current problems and developments in press Obstetrics and Gynaecology for Post graduates.
Papers Reviewed in World Health Organisation (WHO) – Bibliography
1.Laparoscopic Sterilisation under local Anaesthesia
- International Seminar on Family Planning, New Delhi, March 1972
- Reviewed in “Medical Times”, May 1972
- Reviewed in WHO Bibliography, Special Supplement No.6, on “Sterilisation on Male and Female”. 1975, p. 20
2. Abortion and Socio-Economic Status
- 61st Session, Indian Science Congress, Nagpur, January 1974
- Transaction of Scientific Papers by Indian Fertility Research Programme , Dec. 1974 p. 179
- Reviewed in WHO Bibliography, Special Supplement “Abortion” No.7, 1976, P45
3. Experience with laparoscopy in Developing country
- 4th Asian Congress on Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kuala Lumpur, July 1974
- WHO Bibliography on Human Reproduction, April 1975, P. 77
- WHO Bibliography on Human Reproduction Special Supplement No.6, 1975 on “Sterilisation Male and Female”, P. 19
4. Medical Termination of Pregnancy and its impact on Family Planning
- 2nd Transaction of Scientific Papers of the Conference of Indian Fertility Research Programme, Bombay, March 1975
- WHO Bibliography Special Supplement No. 7, 1976 on “Abortion”.
5. Three Hundred Laparoscopic Electric Coagulation of Tubes using air
- Proceedings of Second International Seminar on Maternal and Perinatal Mortality, Family Planning and Sterilisation, Bombay.
-WHO Bibliography Special Supplement No. 6, 1975, P. 20 & No. 4, 1975, p 58
6. One Hundred Female Sterilisation by Laparoscopic Electric Coagulation followed for 3 years
19th All India Obstetrical and Gynaecological Congress, Jemshedpur, December 1975
-Published in Antiseptic, Nov. 1976
-Reviewed in WHO Bibliography on Human Reproduction No. 4, 1975, p 58
-WHO Special Supplement No.6, 1975 on “Sterilisation – Male and Female”.
Papers presented at International Conferences:
1.“Laparoscopy under modified technique” paper discussed at Conference at American Association of Gynaecological Laparoscopy held in November 1972 at Las Vegas, USA
2.Laparoscopic Electric Coagulation of the tubes easier in the puerperium than at interval coagulation. First Inter Congress of Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Singapore April 1976.
3.“Single experience with thousand Laparoscopic Sterilisation through eight years” Clinical Symposium on Gynaecologic endoscopy at Atlanta Georgia November 1976
4.“Fertility care base line and seasonality of conception in Manipal Maternity Complex- 10 years study, N=15824” 8th World conference of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Mexico October 1976.
5.Evaluation of post abortal and postpartum sterilization at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. 7th Asian conference on Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Bangkok Thailand November 1977.
6.Lactation in India – Invited speaker at World Conference of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Tokyo, Japan – October 1980.
