Dr. Yarlagadda Nayudamma is a renowned pediatric surgeon based in Guntur

Guntur

Guntur , is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located to the north and west of the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately to the south of the national capital, New Delhi and south east of state capital, Hyderabad. Guntur is the fourth largest city in Andhra...

. He hails from Karamchedu

Karamchedu

Karamchedu is a very prosperous model village located 8.5 km from the busy commercial town of Chirala in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India...

 in Prakasam district

Prakasam district

Prakasam District is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, in India. The district headquarters is located at Ongole City...

. He has several firsts to his credit including the separation of Siamese Twins joined at various parts of the body. Dr.Y.Nayudamma is the only Surgeon in the Country to separate 3 sets of Conjoined Twins

Conjoined twins

Conjoined twins are identical twins whose bodies are joined in utero. A rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 50,000 births to 1 in 100,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence in Southwest Asia and Africa. Approximately half are stillborn, and a smaller fraction of...

 of three different varieties (Fused at three different regions). He operates at the Guntur General Hospital.

Biography

Dr.Y.Nayudamma Yarlagadda was born to parents Yarlagadda Subba Rao and Rangamma on 1 June 1947 in Karamchedu of Prakasam District, A.P. He graduated in Medicine in 1970 from Guntur Medical College, acquired the degree of Master of Surgery in General Surgery in 1974 from Rohtak Medical College, specialized in Paediatric Surgery and obtained the degree of M.Ch. in 1977 from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS). He held various offices including Vice Principal of Guntur Medical College, Guntur.

Awards

1. Dr. Tummala Rambrahmam Research Award for 2002 Awarded by GMCANA,USA.

2. Dr. Vulakki Memorial Gold Medal Oration Award - 2003

3. Dr. D. J. Reddy Memorial Oration Award - 2003.

4. Y. Prabhavathi & Y.S. Prasad Memorial Award for achievement in the field of Pediatric Surgery - 2003.

5. Ramineni Foundation - USA - Puraskarams 2004 - Visistha Puraskaram Award.

6. Chodavarapu Charitable Trust Puraskaram - 2004.

7. Siddhartha Kalapeetham 'Visistha Vyakthi' Award 2005, Vijayawada,A.P.

8. World Telugu Federation Award - 2005.

9. Rotary Vocational Excellence Award - 2006 Rovex - 2006

10.Guest Lecture at Golden Jubilee Celebrations of GMCANA Atlanta. USA - 1996

11.Guest Lecture to the Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons 2003 held at Hyderabad

12.Indian Medical Association 78th National Conference of I.M.A 2003 Ranbaxy Oration.

13.Dr. B. Shanmukeswara Rao Memorial Oration - 27th Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India, A.P. Chapter.

14.Dr. E.N.B. Sarma Memorial Oration - 2004 at Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, A.P, India.

15.Dr. B. Dharma Rao Memorial Oration Award 2005 B.M.A. & I.M.A. Vijayawada, A.P, India.

16.Dr. S.S. Rao Memorial Oration 2005, Indian Medical Association, Chirala, AP, India.

17.He was conferred the prestigious degree of DOCTOR OF SCIENCE by the Acharya Nagarjuna University in March 2008.

Year	Achievements
1974	Fate of Free Venous graft as a replacement for urethra, in male dogs. Thesis submitted for M.S. (Gen. Surgery) Examination
1977	Standardisation of structural changes in undescended testis. Paper submitted to the Faculty of All India Institute of Medical Sciences for the award of M.Ch. (Paed. Surgery) Degree
	Traumatic dismemberment of urethra. Proceedings of the 35th Annual conference of Association of Surgeons of India, held at Ahmedabad Conference, Page No. 576.
	Sepermetogenic status of underscended testis. Testicular scoring current topics in pediatrics. Proceedings the XV International Congress of Pediatrics
	Subdural Hygroma in Infancy and childhood. Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India held at Madurai
1978	Natural History of Hydrocephalus. Proceedings at the first National Workshop on Hydrocephalus conducted at A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi
	Surgical management of Hydrocephalus. Proceedings at the First National Workshop on Hydrocephalus conducted at A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi
1980	Electrical Burns in Children. A Social Menace. World congress of Pediatric Surgeons held at Bombay, February, 1980. Proceedings No. Page.1.
	Hydatid disease of the abdomen in children. Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India held at Calcutta
	Proceedings of Symposium Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction. Joint symposium of Pediatric Surgeons of India with Urological Society of India. Annual conference of Association of Surgeons of India held at Calcutta

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