Lingam Suryanarayana

Who is Lingam Suryanarayana?

Lingam Suryanarayana MBBS, MS, FACS is distinguished Surgeon of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was Principal of Andhra and Guntur Medical Colleges and Vice Chancellor of NTR University of Health Sciences.

He was born on 16 May 1923. He completed a M.B.B.S. degree in 1946 and a M.S. degree in General Surgery in 1949 from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam.

He worked as assistant professor of Surgery till 1964. He went for training in higher centres of USA for one year. He was transferred to Guntur Medical College as professor and Head of the department of Surgery. He worked as Hospital superintendent from 1968 to 1974 and Principal of the college in 1974. He was transferred to Visakhapatnam in 1974 as Principal and Head of the Department of Surgery of Andhra Medical College. He was promoted as Additional Director of Medical Education, Hyderabad in 1975 and worked till 1978.

His administrative capabilities took him the post of Pro Vice Chancellor of Andhra Pradesh University of Health Sciences in 1987 and later became Vice Chancellor on 22 February 1988 till 18 April 1994. As Vice chancellor he visited Japan, USA, Canada, Geneva and Bangkok as a WHO participant.