Advanced Skull Base Surgical Experience
Dr. (Prof) Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao
Program Lead - Skull Base Surgery, Consultant – ENT Head & Neck Surgeon, Hearing Implantologist
Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru
Managing Director & Founder, World Skull Base Foundation (WSBF)
Pioneering curriculum-based Skull Base Surgery education in India. Renowned worldwide for groundbreaking surgical masterclasses, academic leadership, and cutting-edge R&D integrating robotic and AR/VR technologies into advanced surgical training.
About the Founder & Course Director
Dr. Rao completed his Masters at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (Manipal University), bagging the Best Outgoing Student award. He is a Fellow of the European Board of Examinations and the European Academy of Otology & Neurotology. His early distinctions include the British Annual Congress in Otolaryngology (BACO) fellowship, Birla Smarak Kosh Fellowship, the GSE fellowship of Rotary International, and the Ten Outstanding Indians Award from Junior Chamber International (JCI).
He completed his specialized 2-year fellowship in Skull Base Surgeries & Hearing Implantology at the Skull Base unit of Casa Di Cura Piacenza (Italy). He continued working in Italy for over six and a half years alongside legendary surgeons Mario Sanna, Jacques Magnan, and Paolo Castelnuovo, accumulating vast clinical and surgical experience.
In 2019, Dr. Rao was awarded an honorary Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and a Visiting Professorship to Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is an invited faculty at premier skull base, neurosurgery, and ENT congresses globally and has delivered numerous international orations.
WSBF Fellowship Diplomas
Founder of the 1st curriculum-based Skull Base Surgery courses in India awarded a recognized University Diploma.
Surgical R&D & Innovation
Actively driving pioneering development in Robotic Technology and VR/AR integration for advanced surgical simulation.
Public Health & Philanthropy
Member of the Govt of Karnataka COVID Task Force & Mucormycosis Sub-Committee, running dedicated charitable initiatives for underprivileged patients.
