Prof.Dr.C.Sobhanadri Oration

Professor Dr. Chaparala Sobhanadri, the doyen of Dermatology in Andhra Pradesh was born in a rich agricultural family of Smt and Sri Chaparala Seetharamayya garu, in Dendukuru, a village near Gudivada, Krishna Dist. He studied in high school, Gudivada where he was a classmate of Late Padmasri Sri Gantasala Venkateswara Rao, a great singer. He studied Intermediate in Hindu College, Machilipatnam. He graduated from Andhra medical College, Visakhapatnam in 1947. He did his Diploma in Venereology from Andhra University. He was the student of the first batch of Dermato-Venereology in India from AIIMS, New Delhi where the MD courses were started for the first time by Prof.K.C.Khandari. He was the second qualified teacher in Dermatology in Andhra Pradesh. He was posted as tutor for sometime and Asst. professor of Dermatology in KGH, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam. Afterwards, he was elevated as Professor of Dermatology and posted in Guntur Medical College, Guntur in 1965. He served the department for more than 20 years. He worked as a warden, Mens Hostel, Guntur Medical College, Guntur for more than 10 years successfully. During his long tenure as Professor, the department of Dermatology in Guntur was well known for research and post graduate teaching. He encouraged every post graduate to participate and present a rearch paper in all national and state conferences. He was also very much interested in pathological research in dermatological cases. Under his able guidance, the department contributed many articles to various Indian and International Journals. Under his direct supervision, 30 candidates qualified for MD Dermatology and 32 for Diploma in Dermatology. He was a shrewd clinician and very interested in practical dermatology. He passed away on 04-07-1989 with Acute Dermatomyositis . He is survived by his only daughter, Mrs. Saranya who is married to Dr.N. VasaudevaRao, a famous urologist settled in USA.

Awardees of Prof. Dr.C. Sobhanadri Memorial Oration