Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao

Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao Programme Lead: Skull Base Surgery
Consultant ENT-Head & Neck Oncosurgeon, Skull Base Surgeon and Hearing Implantologist

Happy Makar Sankranti! May this festival of harvest and hope bring new beginnings, positive energy, and success into you...
14/01/2026

Happy Makar Sankranti! May this festival of harvest and hope bring new beginnings, positive energy, and success into your life.
Wishing you and your family happiness, health, and prosperity.

Registrations Open | Advanced Dissection Course in Anterior Skull Base Surgery – 2026A 10-day intensive, hands-on traini...
14/01/2026

Registrations Open | Advanced Dissection Course in Anterior Skull Base Surgery – 2026
A 10-day intensive, hands-on training program with a structured curriculum, expert lectures, cadaveric dissections, and WSBF certification, guided by world-renowned faculty. Scholarships available for eligible candidates.

Dates: 2nd – 11th September 2026
Seats: 20 Dissectos | 20 Assistant Disectors | 40 Observers

Email: info@wsb-foundation.org
Website: www.wsbf-courses.org
Register Now: +91 90905 95908

Honoured to have delivered an invited lecture on Paragangliomas in the Mahadevaiah Skull Base Session and to have partic...
13/01/2026

Honoured to have delivered an invited lecture on Paragangliomas in the Mahadevaiah Skull Base Session and to have participated as a panelist in the Session on Skull Base Osteomyelitis in the recently concluded AOICON 2026 at Kolkata. It was a delight, as usual, to be able to get to interact with colleagues, friends and peers from across the country. AOICON was at its best in Kolkata and kudos to Kaushal Sheth, Dwaipayan Mukher and team for pulling off a spectacular show! Icing on the cake was our PG Dr Mona Yadav winning the Gold Medal at the PG paper presentation competition for her presentation on Subtotal Petrosectomies. Our PG Dr Azhar also won the second place in the same competition for his presentation on Endoscopic Stapedotomy

10/01/2026

36 Hours That Changed a Life: Where Precision Redefined His Second Innings | Manipal Hospital
When faced with one of the largest and most complex brain tumors, hope mattered as much as expertise.
At Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, a multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao, Program Lead - Skull Base Surgery, Dr. Sathwik R Shetty, Consultant - Neurosurgery, Dr. Srikanth V Consultant – Plastic Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery, Dr. Mayur Shetty, Consultant - Plastic Surgery, Dr. HS Murthy, HOD & Consultant - Anesthesiology and Dr. Jalaja K R Consultant - Anesthesiology performed a highly complex 36-hour skull base surgery, followed by a rare crossed facial nerve reconstruction, restoring function without affecting the healthy side of the face.
Today, the patient smiles, speaks, and begins life’s second innings with confidence. Because precision, teamwork, and compassion can change everything.

Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao- https://www.manipalhospitals.com/oldairportroad/doctors/dr-sampath-chandra-prasad-rao-consultant-ear-nose-throat-skull-base-surgery/

08/01/2026

Hamza Babikar from the UAE came to Manipal Hospital with a large and complex tumor involving the skull base, nasal cavity, septum, and surrounding sinuses conditions often considered difficult or inoperable.
Under the care of Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao, the tumor was successfully removed using an advanced endoscopic skull base approach, guided by surgical navigation without any facial incision. The surgery was completed safely, with no postoperative complications, and the patient recovered well, returning to normal daily activities.
Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road Bangalore is among the leading private centers in India for skull base surgery, managing both anterior and lateral skull base pathologies and receiving complex referrals from across India and abroad. This case reflects the hospital’s strong expertise, technology-driven care, and patient-focused outcomes.

07/01/2026

Master Joseph was brought to Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road with significant difficulty in breathing and persistent mouth breathing. On evaluation, Dr. Sampath Chandra found enlarged tonsils and adenoids— a common condition in early childhood that can affect breathing, sleep, and concentration if left untreated. X-ray findings confirmed adenoid hypertrophy along with tonsillar enlargement.

The child underwent a coblation adenotonsillectomy, a modern and minimally invasive procedure. Relief was immediate, and Master Joseph recovered completely. Post-surgery, he is breathing comfortably, concentrating better in school, and enjoying an improved quality of life. Dr. Sampath Chandra advises parents to consult an ENT specialist if children experience recurrent throat infections, mouth breathing, or breathing difficulty. At Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, comprehensive ENT care is provided with advanced techniques and a dedicated expert team.

Honoured to be invited as Faculty Speaker at AOICON 2026, the 77th Annual National Conference of the Association of Otol...
05/01/2026

Honoured to be invited as Faculty Speaker at AOICON 2026, the 77th Annual National Conference of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, to be held from 8th–11th January 2026 at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre (BBCC), Kolkata.

I will be speaking on:
🔹 The Skull Base Paragangliomas: The State of the Art
🔹 Optimisation of the Management of Skull Base Osteomyelitis

Delighted to be part of the CME Program organized by Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road in association with the Mysore Di...
05/01/2026

Delighted to be part of the CME Program organized by Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road in association with the Mysore District Family Physicians’ Association (R), Mysore. It was a pleasure sharing insights on Skull Base Surgery with esteemed colleagues. Special thanks to Mallikarjun and Eshwar Rao warm invitation and hospitality.

03/01/2026
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! May the year ahead bring good health, happiness, and success.
01/01/2026

Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! May the year ahead bring good health, happiness, and success.

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World Skull Base

It is not about the idea. It is about making the idea happen.

Echoing this maxim, the genesis of World Skull Base Fellowship Diplomas was laid. What began as an idea, gathered strength by the tremendous interest that it generated in the medical fraternity. The event has grown beyond expectations bringing together specialists from various countries to the first ever course. I would like to express my sheer excitement and enthusiasm that the World Skull Base family is growing and we are all going to gather soon, in the beautiful city of Bangalore.

Skull Base Surgery involves skills in Neurosurgery, Otology, Head & Neck Surgery, Facial Plastics, Hearing and other neural rehabilitation. Gaining expertise in all these areas is an arduous task for a specialist focused in any one of these areas. Hence, for long, Skull Base Surgery has not been practiced in its entirety and it is also the reason why it lacks a structured training programme in most countries. It is this that we hope to address with these Fellowship Diplomas: to provide a structured curriculum based training programmed in both Lateral and Anterior skull base surgery.

The World Skull Base Fellowship Diplomas will be held in Lateral and Anterior Skull Base Surgery every alternating year. The modulated format has been developed to incorporate all topics in the subspecialty along with cadaveric hands on dissections. The Lateral Skull Base Fellowship Diploma includes 90 topics, 72 hours of dissections, 60 hours of lectures & 12 hours of video sessions. The Diploma has received an overwhelming response and is showing signs of a long journey.