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{{Short description|Indian orthopaedic surgeon (1939–2026)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = S. V. Adinarayana Rao
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|6|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bhimavaram]], Madras Province, British India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2026|1|17|1939|6|30|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Visakhapatnam]], Andhra Pradesh, India
| education = [[Andhra Medical College]], [[Visakhapatnam]]
| occupation = Orthopaedic surgeon
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2022)
}}

'''Sunkara Venkata Adinarayana Rao''' (30 June 1939 – 17 January 2026) was an Indian [[Orthopedic surgery|orthopaedic surgeon]] noted for his work for the poor and needy.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2022-01-25 |title=Padma Shri award to Vizag doctor Sunkara Venkata Adinarayana Rao |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/andhra-pradesh-padma-shri-award-to-vizag-doctor-sunkara-venkata-adinarayana-rao/articleshow/89123284.cms |access-date=2023-04-22 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2022 |title=CJI Ramana felicitates four Padma awardees from AP Telangana |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/english/bharat/cji-ramana-felicitates-four-padma-awardees-from-ap-telangana/na20220322211732338 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[ETV Network|ETV Bharat]] |language=en}}</ref> He was the Director-General of the Prema Group of hospitals and institutions.<ref name=":1" /> In 2022, he received India's fourth-highest [[Orders, decorations, and medals of India|civilian award]], [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] for serving poor polio patients with distinction.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|date=January 25, 2022 |title=Late CDS Bipin Rawat, Kalyan Singh and Ghulam Nabi Azad among Padma awardees {{!}} Full list here|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/late-cds-bipin-rawat-kalyan-singh-and-ghulam-nabi-azad-among-padma-awardees-1904364-2022-01-25|access-date=2022-01-25|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Gopal |first=B. Madhu |date=2022-01-27 |title=A fitting tribute to city orthopaedic surgeon |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/a-fitting-tribute-to-city-orthopaedic-surgeon/article38336291.ece |access-date=2023-04-22 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Background ==
Adinarayana Rao was born on 30 June 1939 in [[Bhimavaram]], Madras Province (now [[Andhra Pradesh]]) to independence activists Kanakam and Seshamma.<ref name="thehindu" /> His father was a lawyer and also served as the [[Sarpanch]] of Bhimavaram.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=డాక్టర్‌ ఆదినారాయణ రావు: నడక నేర్పిన వైద్యుడు |url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/2022/andhra-pradesh/dr-sunkara-venkata-adinarayana-raongtsandhrapradesh-591052.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Andhra Jyothi]] |language=te}}</ref> Adinarayana Rao was the third one among four sons. He did his schooling from ULCM High School, Bhimavaram.<ref name=":2" /> He completed his [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|M.B.B.S.]] degree in 1966 and [[master's degree]] in [[Orthopedic surgery|Orthopaedic Surgery]] from [[Andhra Medical College]], [[Visakhapatnam]] in 1970.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news |author1=B. Madhu Gopal |date=3 March 2003 |title=Polio eradication is his mission |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030301190400.htm |url-status=dead |accessdate=6 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030507035406/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030301190400.htm |archive-date=7 May 2003}}</ref> He trained in Germany in [[Microvascular surgery]] and [[Hand surgery]].<ref name=":3" /> Adinarayana Rao was married to R. Sasiprabha, former superintendent of the [[King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam|King George Hospital]].<ref name=":1" /> His elder brother, [[Sunkara Balaparameswara Rao]] was a [[Neurosurgery|neurosurgeon]].<ref name="thehindu" /> Adinarayana Rao was a football enthusiast and was president of the Visakhapatnam district football association for more than three decades.<ref name=":1" /> He died on 17 January 2026, at the age of 86.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/renowned-orthopaedic-surgeon-passes-away-in-visakhapatnam/article70519309.ece Renowned orthopaedic surgeon passes away in Visakhapatnam] The Hindu</ref>

== Career ==
After returning from Germany, Adinarayana Rao started his medical practice in Visakhapatnam. He worked at Andhra Medical College as a tutor and later a professor. He also worked at [[King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam|King George Hospital]] as a Civil Surgeon.<ref name=":3" /> After retiring as Superintendent of the Rani Chandramani Devi Hospital, Adinarayana Rao along with a few other friends set up the Prema Hospital at [[Ramnagar, Visakhapatnam|Ramnagar]].<ref name="thehindu" /> He was until his death the Director-General of the Prema Group of Hospitals and Institutions. He was also the managing trustee of Free Polio Surgical and Research Foundation.<ref name=":3" />

== Social service ==
Adinarayana Rao was popular across India, especially in [[North India]], for his treatment of [[polio]] victims. He held about 1000 orthopaedic camps across the country for the benefit of the polio-afflicted.<ref name=":3" /> Patients from states like [[Gujarat]] and [[Rajasthan]] and even foreign countries like the US, Canada and Pakistan used to get treated by him.<ref name=":2" /> He performed more than three [[lakh]] surgeries and over 10 lakh operative procedures in over four decades. His affable nature and understanding endeared him to patients.<ref name=":2" />

== Awards ==
In 1988, Adinarayana Rao was presented a national Award by the [[Prime Minister of India]] for his welfare works for the disabled.<ref name=":1" /> He was also a recipient of the Madras Telugu Academy Award, Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta Award, and National Mahaveer Awards by Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation.<ref name="thehindu" /> In 2014, he received the National award for child welfare from the [[President of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=డాక్టర్ సుంకరకు జాతీయ పురస్కారం|url=http://www.sakshi.com/news/national/sunkara-venkata-adinarayana-rao-gets-national-award-185577|accessdate=6 November 2016|work=Sakshi|date=15 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India honours its most talented and bravest kids|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-honours-its-most-talented-and-bravest-kids/20141114.htm|accessdate=6 November 2016|work=Rediff|date=14 November 2014}}</ref> In 2022, he received [[Padma Shri]].<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Medicine}}

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[[Category:People from West Godavari district]]
[[Category:Indian orthopaedic surgeons]]
[[Category:Medical doctors from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian surgeons]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine]]
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