Dr. Seshgiri Rao Damera

Dr. D. Seshgiri Rao has an experience of 35 yrs in the field of cardiology. His immaculate expertise lies in coronarary angiograms, percutaneous coronary interventions, trating structural heart diseases like ASD device closure, VSD device closure, PDA device closure, peripheral vascular interventions

Educational Qualification

• MBBS - AMC, Vizag, 1981    
• MD - RMC, Kakinada, 1985    
• DM (Cardiology) - NIMS        
• Govt. service PHC at Dwaraka Tirumala 1985-1987
• Asst. Prof. of medicine RMC kakinada 1987-1989
• Assistant Prof. of cardiology, NIMS 1992-1996
• Professor 10 yrs 1999
• Head of cardiology dept. 2006

Awards And Achievements

• Vaidya Siromani Award
• Great Son of Soil Award
• Boyi Bhimanna Medical Award
• Pride of India Leadership Award

Research & Publications

• Advisor stent technology development for cordis, USA and toray Japan
• Investigator for STICH trial
• Prestigious multi centre international trial
• Pricipal investigator for SHIFT study
• National co-ordinator for the prestigious SHIFT trial where 36 countries are involved
• Principal investigator for INDICOR study
• Prinicial investigator for UMPIRE study
• Did animal studies in singapore Heart centre for testing various interventioanl products sponsored by Cordis, USA