Dr. Sanjiv Rao

Dr Sanjiv Rao is a consultant physician and internal medicine specialist in Bengaluru with 46 years of experience, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road.

He holds FRCP Glasgow and FRCP Edinburgh, served as Head of Department of Medicine at Manipal Hospital, was nominated as personal physician to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and has been a postgraduate teacher since 1985, establishing him as one of the most senior and distinguished internal medicine consultants in Bengaluru.

He consults in English, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam.

Area of Expertise

Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders

Dr Sanjiv Rao manages patients with diabetes and metabolic conditions through evidence based glycaemic control and long term complication monitoring:

• Type 2 diabetes management
• Insulin therapy optimisation
• Diabetic complication screening
• Metabolic syndrome evaluation
• Obesity and weight management

Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk

Dr Rao evaluates and manages patients with hypertension and associated cardiometabolic risks through comprehensive internal medicine care:

• Hypertension management
• Cardiovascular risk assessment
• Dyslipidaemia treatment
• Chronic heart disease monitoring
• Preventive cardiology consultation

Chest and Respiratory Diseases

Dr Sanjiv Rao manages patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions through structured physician led respiratory care:

• Asthma and COPD management
• Chest infection treatment
• Respiratory disease evaluation
• Breathlessness assessment
• Pulmonary disease monitoring

Infectious Diseases and Fever

Dr Rao evaluates and manages patients with acute and chronic infections including tropical and systemic fever presentations:

• Viral and bacterial fever management
• Tropical infectious disease care
• Fever of unknown origin evaluation
• Complex infection management
• Seasonal and endemic disease treatment

Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine

Dr Sanjiv Rao manages patients with rheumatological conditions and a broad range of general medical conditions requiring comprehensive physician care:

• Rheumatological disease evaluation
• Joint and musculoskeletal disorder management
• Chronic pain assessment
• Multisystem illness evaluation
• General physician consultation

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, 1980
• MD Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, 1985
• FRCP, Glasgow
• FRCP, Edinburgh
• FICP, Fellow of the Indian College of Physicians

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Nominated as Personal Physician to Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi during his visit to Udupi, Manipal
• Anand Chandavarkar Scholarship for MD Course
• Sponsored by Academy of General Education for MD General Medicine Course
• Chaired Sessions at National Conference of Association of Physicians of India
• Delivered Oration at State Conference of KSRSSDI
• Head of Department of Medicine, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, 2010 to 2012
• Reader in Internal Medicine, KMC, Manipal
• Postgraduate Teacher since 1985

Professional Memberships

• Indian Medical Association, National and State
• Association of Physicians of India, National and State
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
• Fellow of the Indian College of Physicians
• Obesity Society of India
• Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India

Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru

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