Dr. Vishal U.S. Rao

Dr. Vishal U.S. Rao is presently the Chief of Head Neck Surgical Oncology at HCG (HealthCare Global) Cancer Centre, Bangalore, India. He is a TEDx speaker and inventor of the Aum Voice Prosthesis, a 1$ speaking device for throat cancer patients. He has more than 8 patents filed for his innovations. He has been conferred the Honorary FRCS by the Royal College of Surgeons Glasgow recognizing his contributions in the field of head neck oncology.

He is the recipient of the Judy Wilkenfeld Award for Global Excellence in Tobacco Control 2017, Rotary Vocational Training Award 2016 for inventing the voice prosthesis for his throat cancer patients. He received the Varshada Kannadiga Award 2018 (Kannadiga of the Year) for his contributions in Science and Technology.

He is presently the associate editor of Cancer Therapy and Oncology International Journal and has more than fifty national and international publications to his credit, and is a reviewer for ten international journals.

He completed his training in Head Neck Oncology surgery at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai and a brief stint at the Pittsburgh School of Medicine as visiting scholar.