Sunkara Balaparameswara Rao

Sunkara Balaparameswara Rao (12 February 1928 – 22 March 2019) was an Indian neurosurgeon. He is regarded as the 'father of neurosurgery in united Andhra Pradesh'. He started the first Department of Neurosurgery in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh in April 1956. He received the Dr. B. C. Roy award in 1989. in Bhimavaram, West Godavari district of present-day Andhra Pradesh. As a student, he was active in sports and won many laurels a sportsman and a tennis champion. Balaparameswara Rao's brother, Sunkara Venkata Adinarayana Rao was an orthopaedic surgeon and a recipient of Padma Shri.

Awards and honours Balaparameswara Rao was awarded the Dr. B. C. Roy Award for developing neurosurgery in Andhra Pradesh. In 2008, he was conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences. Ebden Gold Medal for outstanding performance in M.S. (General Surgery).