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Dr. R. V. Koteswara Rao

Dr. R. V. Koteswara Rao

MBBS, MS, M.Ch. (Plastic Surgery)-NIMS

Department : Plastic Surgery
Exp: 13 yrs
Designation: Ex. Asso. Prof. - NIMS
Specialist in Hand Surgery & Brachial Plexus Injuries
Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Languages: Telugu, English, Hindi & Arabic
Med Reg No: 44680

Day time OPD:
MON-SAT : 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Location: Hitec City
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About the Doctor

Dr. R. V. Koteswara Rao is a Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon working at Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City.

Educational Qualifications

  • 2012: MCh (Plastic Surgery), Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
  • 2006: MS(General Surgery) ,Guntur Medical College,Guntur.
  • 2000: MBBS, Guntur Medical College, Guntur.

Experience

  • August 2025 to Present: Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City, Hyderabad.
  • 2012 – 2025: Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.

Services offered

  • All general plastic surgery procedures ( skin grafting, local and regional flaps, microvascular flaps )
  • Upper and Lower limb trauma ( crush injuries ) and reimplantations
  • Lymphedema ( reductions and vascularised lymph node transfers )
  • Penile and vaginal reconstructions
  • Cerebral palsy- deformity corrections
  • Burn injuries
  • Pectus excavatum correction
  • Cosmetic procedures- Gynecomastia, Liposuction, Tummy tuck, Rhinoplasty
  • Brachial plexus injuries including OBPI- full spectrum treatment
  • Peripheral nerve injuries
  • Hand surgery and pediatric hand deformity correction
  • Microvascular free flaps for trauma and cancer reconstruction
  • Vascular malformations- Arteriovenous malformations, venous malformations, hemangiomas, lymphatic malformations and lymphovenous malformations.

Special Interest and Expertise

  • Brachial plexus injuries: Both Adult and OBPI-Full spectrum of treatment from nerve repairs/grafting
  • Opposite C7 transfers
  • Tendon transfers & free functional muscle transfers (FFMT) .
  • Peripheral nerve injuries: Full spectrum treatment from nerve repairs/grafting to tendon transfers.
  • Reconstruction of VIC hand. (VIC: A deformity that develops due to ischemic injury of the forearm muscles)
  • Microsurery and Reimplantation of amputated parts.
  • Hand surgery with a special emphasis on pediatric hand deformities: Radial club hand, thumb reconstructions, syndactyly, pollicisation
  • Vascular malformations- AVM,VM,LM,LVM and hemangiomas
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  • Best faculty award in Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences.
  • Best publication award for levator scapulae to supraspinatus transfer to improve shoulder abduction with prize money from APRAS
  • Brachial Plexus Surgery Group of India (BPSGI)
  • Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ISSH)
  • Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana (APRAS-TS)
  • 11 publications including pioneering publications like triceps to biceps transfer for elbow flexion and levator scapulae to supraspinatus transfer for shoulder abduction.
  • Currently working on double tendon transfer for shoulder abduction, tendon transfers to improve supination of hand, results of opposite C7 transfer in pan plexus injury patients and rotator cuff injury repairs with Latissimus dorsi patch.

Posters/Papers/Oral Presentations

  • Presented research work and publications in various forums as delegate, invited as speaker and guest speaker

FAQ's

    Dr. R. V. Koteswara Rao holds the following qualifications: MBBS, MS, M.Ch. (Plastic Surgery)-NIMS

    Dr. R. V. Koteswara Rao specialises in plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgery. His expertise includes trauma reconstruction, microsurgery, brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgeries, hand and pediatric hand deformity corrections, burn and lymphedema management, as well as advanced cosmetic procedures such as liposuction, tummy tuck, gynecomastia correction, and rhinoplasty.

    Dr. R. V. Koteswara Rao practices at Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City.

    You can schedule an appointment with Dr. R. V. Koteswara Rao for both an Online Video Consultation and an OPD Consultation by visiting his profile on Yashoda Hospitals.





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