MBBS, SVMC,Tirupathi M.Ch Neurosurgery, NIMHANS, Bangalore Micro Neurosurgery Fellowship, Hanover, Germany Neuro Endoscopy Fellowship, Mainz, Germany Medical School: SVMC, Tirupati Distinctions: First place in M.Ch (Neurosurgery) examination, NIMHANS, 1986 Silver Jubilee Award for best outgoing student in M.Ch. (Neurosurgery) 1986 P R S Shetty Endowment Gold Medal for young surgeons from Rotary International First Class (MBBS), Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, 1980 Distinction in surgery, S V Medical College, 1980 Distinction in medicine, S V Medical College, 1980 Second rank, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1980 First place in Ophthalmology and ENT diseases, 1979 Chennababu Prize in Pharmacology, 1978 First place in Pharmacology, 1978 First place in two-year intermediate course, 1975 Best outgoing student for 1975, Government Junior College, Puttur First place in SSC Board examination, 1973 Best out-going student in school Fellowship in skull base and Micro neurosurgery, Nordstadt krankenhaus, Hannover, Germany, 1994 Diploma in 9th International Course in clinical Neurosurgery by World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, Hannover, Germany, 1994 Fellow : Neuro Endoscopy Training under Prof.Perneczky, Dept of Neurosurgery, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany Fellow : Nuyana Sapporo, Japan, 1995 Best scientific paper prize - Tethered Cord Syndrome - 12th Annual Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2001 Citation in Marquis – Who’s Who, 2001 Certificate – IBC Leading health professionals of the world 2005 Citation - Best Citizens of India by India Publishing House-न्यूरोसर्जरी (तंत्रिका शल्य चिकित्सा), -, -,