Name : Dr. Gundugurti Prasad Rao M.D. D.P.M

Postal address :
Flat No. 102, Sai Vishnu Apartments,
1-2-26, Domalguda,
Hyderabad – 500 029
Ph.: 2756 8979 ©27634363 ® 27664024 ®
Cell: 94404 22626 Fax: 040 27664024
E mail: prasad40@hotmail.com; gprasadrhyd@yahoo.com

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

a) Passed A.P. Secondary School Certificate in 1972 in 1st class.
b) Passed A.P. Intermediate Examination in 1975.
c) Passed the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 1st class from S.V. University in August 1980.
d) Passed Diploma in Psychological Medicine from “ National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences”, Bangalore in August, 1983.
e) Passed M.D. ( Doctor of Medicine ) in Psychiatry from “ Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research” Chandigarh in 1985.

3. EDUCATIONAL CAREER IN M.B.B.S. :

1. Passed 1 M.B.B.S. in First Class.
2. Passed II M.B.B.S. in First Class.
3. Passed Final M.B.B.S. in First class.
4. Secured University First in General Medicine.
5. Secured University First in Forensic Medicine.
6. Secured University Second in Pharmacology.
7. Secured University Second in Pathology.
8. Secured University Second in Social & Preventive Medicine.
9. Secured University Second in II M.B.B.S. Part I & II.
10. Secured University Second in Final M.B.B.S. Part I & II.
11. Best Out – going Student.

4. POSTGRADUATION :

1) Passed Diploma in Psychological Medicine from “ National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences”, Bangalore in 1st Class.
2) Passed M.D. ( Doctor of Medicine ) in Psychiatry from “Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research”, Chandigarh.

5. ACADEMIC AWARDS AND PRIZES WON DURING UNDERGRADUATE & POST GRADUATE EDUCATION:

1. Won the Best Essay cash award of Rs. 300/- in the Essay Writing Contest for the final M.B.B.S. Students from all over India. Subject: Pleural Effusion conducted by Tuberculosis Association of India in 1979.
2. Yamnuri Aruna Ramulu Prize in Pharmacology - 1979.
3. Chennababu Prize in Forensic Medicine - 1979.
4. Dr. S. Pinakapani Gold Medal in General Medicine - 1980.
5. Bronze Medal in Psychiatry from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 1986.

6. AWARDS RECEIVED FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

1. Venkataramamma Chinna Reddy Award for Best Paper presented during the year 1999 at the 19th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter held at Karimnagar.
2. ‘JAYARAM’ Award for the Best Paper presented during the year 1999 at the 32nd South Zone Indian Psychiatric Society annual conference held at Visakhapatnam on 23rd & 24th October.
3. BOMBAY PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY AWARD for the best paper from all over India, FIRST ANDHRAITE TO WIN, during the 50th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (National body) held between 19th & 23rd January 2000 at Cochin.
4. Venkataramma Chinna Reddy Award for best Research paper during the 20th Annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter held on 29th & 30th July, 2000 at Kurnool.
5. Venkataramma Chinna Reddy Award for best Research paper during the 21st Annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter held in July, 2001 at Tanuku.
6. Venkataramma Chinna Reddy Award for best Research paper during the 22nd Annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter held in July, 2002 at Guntur.

7. JOB AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE :

1. Worked as Junior Resident in Psychiatry for Two Years between 1st September and 31st August, 1983 in NIMHANS, Bangalore.
2. Worked as Junior Resident in Psychiatry for Two Years in Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, from 1.1.84 to 31.12.1985.
3. Worked as Asst. Research Officer under a Central Drug Research Institute Project between 1st September to December 15th, 1983.
4. Worked as Senior Resident in Psychiatry Department, PGIMER, Chandigarh till 1987 February.
5. Consultant Psychiatrist from 1987.
6. Visiting Consultant Psychiatrist to B.H.E.L., Ramachandrapuram from November, 1987.
7. Visiting Faculty Member in Osmania University and Sri Ramam Institute, Prakasam Institute of Rural Development.
8. Visiting Post Graduate teacher for Indian Psychiatric Society, South Zone.

8. ACADEMIC POSTS HELD :

1. Vice President, Hyderabad Psychiatric Society 1990.
2. President, Hyderabad Psychiatric Society 1995 – 96.
3. Hony. Secretary, Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter 1994 – 1998.
4. Executive Committee Member, Indian Psychiatric Society, South Zone.
5. Vice President, Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter 1998 – 1999.
6. President, Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter 1999 – 2000.
7. Vice – President, Human Understanding and Tolerance society, Hyderabad.
8. Vice – President, (ARDSI) Alzeimers and Related Dementia Society of India, Hyderabad Chapter in 1999 – 2000.
9. Executive Council Member, Indian Psychiatric Society 2003 – 2005
10. Hony. Editor, Indian psychiatric Society Andhra Pradesh Journal.

11. ORGANISING OF CONFERENCES :

1. Joint Organising Secretary, Update on Schizophrenia at Hyderabad on 29th April, 1989.
2. Jt. Organising Secretary, Update on Depression held at Hyderabad on 30th June, 1991.
3. Organising Secretary XIV Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society – A.P. Chapter held on 9th August, 1994 at Hyderabad.
4. Organising Secretary “Recent advances of Schizophrenia” held on June 29th, 1995.
5. Treasurer and Organising Committee member for Royal College of Psychiatrists – International Meeting held between November 28th & December 1st, 1996.

12. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE :

A. Published papers :
1. Ramana Rao N.V., Prasad Rao G., and Naidu S.B. ; A comparative study of life events in three stress related disorders. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine ( 1983) 22 – 26.
2. Prasad Rao G. and Kulhara P. ( 1985) Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis – some social clinical correlates, Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry I ( 30 ).
3. Kulhara P., Prasad Rao G. ( 1985) Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis – a phenominological study from North – west India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry.
4. Chaturvedi S.K., Prasad Rao G., Mathai P.J. and Gopinath P.S. – Significance of Negative systems, Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 1985.
5. Chaturvedi S.K., Prasad Rao G., Mathai P.J. and Gopinath P.S.; A comparative study of negative symptoms in Depression and Schizophrenia (1985) Indian Journal of Psychiatry.
6. Prasad Rao G., and Kulhara P.S. ( 1987) Life events in Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis in Indian Journal of Psychiatry.
7. Prasad Rao G., Verma S.K. and Kulhara P. ( 1987) – Research Study in Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis and schizophrenia in Journal of Personality and Clinical Psychology.
8. Prasad Rao G., Malhotra A. and Verma S.K., Behaviour therapy in Writers Cramp – Bulletin of Post Graduate Institute.
9. Prasad Rao G., Kulhara P. and Dash R.J. ( 1988), Dexomethasome Suppression test in Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis – Indian Journal of Psychiatry.
10. Khan M.A.M., Prasad Rao G., Ramayya G.P. ( 1989 ) Drug induced Prispum – View and case reports, Indian Journal of Psychiatry.
11. Verma V.K., Chandiramani K., Prasad Rao G., Bhave S., Kaur S. ( 1989) Assassination of Indira Gandhi, Impace on Psychiatric patients, American Journal of Psychotherapy XLIII.
12. Prasad Rao G., Malhotra S., and Mawaha R.L. ( 1989 ), Psychiatric aspects of Childhood Leukemia, Indian Journal of Paediatrics.

PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR IN FOLLOWING PROJECTS :

1. Drug trials of Nomfensine in the year 1991 – 1992.
2. Multiple drug trial for Resperidol in Schizophrenia 1995 – 96.
3. Multiple drug trial for Resperidol in acute psychosis in 1996 – 97.
4. Brain Spect research in depression in 1998 – 99.
5. Multiple drug trial of Venelofexine in 1999 – 2000.
6. Brain Spect Research in demential in 1999.
7. 10/66 Research group – Multi national Research centre for Alzeimers’ Dementia, Hyderabad centre – 1999 till date.
8. Chief Co – ordinator and Principle investigator of a study of “Yoga & Psycho Education in cancer” a Double Blind Prospective study from 2001 – to date.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES ATTENDED :

1992:
1.Attended and presented paper on “Magico-religious compulsions – Are they psychotic compulsions” at 3rd Annual conference of World Association for Social Psychiatry held at New Delhi between Nov. 10 – 14, 1992.
2.Attended and participated and chaired the session in the South zone annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society.
3.Attended and participated in the Annual conference of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry held at Trichy between 3rd and 4th April, 1992.
4.Attended and participated in the Annual conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh chapter held at Bhimavaram

1993:

Attended and participated at the Annual conference of the Indian Psychiatric, Andhra Pradesh chapter held at Guntur on 10th August, 1993.

1994:

Participated and chaired a session at the Mid term Continuing Medical Education programme of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter held on 24th April, 1994.
Organising Secretary of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter held at Hyderabad on 14th August, 1994.
Organised a one day workshop on the Recent Advances of Psychiatry at Hyderabad on behalf of Indian Psychiatric Society , Andhra Pradesh chapter on 30th October, 1994.

1995:

1.Participated in the Annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter held at Tirupati on August 17th and 18 , 1995.
2· Participated in the Annual conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society, South Zone held at Dharwad between October 12th and 13th 1995.
3· Chairperson of the Dr. D.S. Raju Memorial Award Session held during Annual Conference of South zone at Dharward.
4· Participated in the 3rd Annual conference of National Rehabilitation Society held at Rajahmundry on 5th and 6th May, 1995.
5· Co-chaired a session at the National Rehabilitation society conference held at Rajahmundry.
6· Participated in the annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society , Andhra Pradesh chapter held at Tirupati on 9th and 10th August, 1995.

1996:

Joint Organizing Secretary of the 2nd International Meet of the Royal College of Psychiatrists held at Hyderabad between Nov. 26-30, 1996.
Main Speaker in the workshop on Sleep disorders.
Participated in the Annual conference of the South Zone Indian Psychiatric conference held at Madras between 12-13th October, 1996.
Chaired the Jayaram Award session of the South zone Indian Psychiatric Society conference held at Madras between 12-13th October, 1996.
Participated at the Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh chapter held at Amalapuram between July 9-10th.
Participated and chaired the session inn the National Midterm C.M.E. held at Tirupati on 29-30th August.
· Participated in the National conference of Indian Psychiatric Society held at Bangalore between 9th and 13th January, 1996.
· Participated in the South zone Midterm C.M.E. of South zone held at Rajahmundry and chaired the session held on 3rd and 4th of April, 1996.

1997:

· Organising Secretary of one day C.M.E. in the Recent advances in
Psychiatry on June 12th 1997.
· Participated in the 4th National Conference of Indian Association for Child Mental Health held between 21 –23 March, 1997.
· Participated in the Annual conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh chapter held at Warangal on August, 14th 1997.

1998:

· Participated and presented a paper at the 48th Annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society held at Jaipur between 5th – 9th January, 1998.
· Organised and participated in the 3rd National Conference of Alzeimers and Related Dementias, is the Joint Organising Secretary. Presented a paper in the Symposia – Dementia – Multi dimensional Problems on June 30th, 1998.
· Participated and presented a paper “Clozapine in Schizophrenia – a two year follow up” at the 17th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter held on 29th & 30th July 1998 at Hyderabad.
* Participated in the Annual Conference of the South Indian Psychiatric Society held at Kottayam between October 2nd and 3rd 1998.
· Participated in the 2nd Asia Pacific Congress on Psychopharmacology held at Hongkong between 11th and 14th November, 1998.

1999:

· Presented a paper and participated as Co- chairperson in the 32nd Annual Conference of South zone, Indian Psychiatric Society held on October, 19 and 20th 1999, paper titled Major depressive and ECT a Brain Spect Study for the Jayaram’s Award session.
· Participated in the National Mid-term Continuing Medical Education programme of Indian Psychiatric Society held on 23rd and 24th July at Bombay.
· Participated in the one day Symposium of Alzeimer’s disease – recent advances at Chennai on 18th October, 1999.
· Participated and presented a paper in the 19th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter held at Karimnagar.
· Gave a lecture at the 5th Annual Continuing Medical Education programme for South zone Indian Psychiatric Society held on 3rd and 4th April, 1999.
· Delivered a lecture on Psychiatric aspects of Dementia in the One day Workshop on Brain spect on 15th June held at Hyderabad.
· Participated in 49th Annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society held at Bhubaneswar between 5th and 10th January, 1999.
· Participated in the Recent Advances of Epilepsy and was a Speaker in the Psychiatric aspects of Epilepsy on July 15th , 1999 held at Hyderabad.

2000:

· Presented a paper titled “Depression and Electroconvulsive Treatment – a Brain Spect study” at the 50th Annual Conference ( ANCIPS 2000) held at Cochin between 19th January and 23rd January, 2000.
· Delivered a lecture on Attention Deficit Disorder – the Recent Advances at the Godavari Psychiatric Society meet held on 12.2.2000 at Rajahmundry.
· Delivered a lecture on Recent Advances of Psychopharmacology of Schizophrenia at the Guntur & Krishna Psychiatrists’ Meet held on 5th March, 2000.
· Attended Postgraduate C.M.E. in Bangalore on 14th April, 2000.
· Participated in the World Alzheimers’ Congress 2000 held in Washington D.C. between July 9th and 18th 2000.
· Attended and gave Presidential address on “Psychiatry into the new millennium – Challenges & Practices” at Kurnool, of Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter held on July 29th & 30th 2000, won award of Venkataramamma Chinna Reddy for the best paper presented.
· Attended the South Zone Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society at Madurai in October, 2000.

2001:

· Attended the 51st National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society at Pune in January, 2001.

2002:

· Attended the 52nd National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society at Kolkata in January, 2002.
· Participated in 22nd annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Andhra Pradesh Chapter at Guntur in July, 2002, won award of Venkataramma Chinna Reddy for the best paper presented.
· Participated in Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, South Zone in Mysore from 31st Oct. to 2nd Nov. 2002.

2003:

· Participated in 53rd Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric society at Hyderabad from 8th to 12th January 2003.
· Participated in a workshop organized by Lundbeck in Copenhagen ,Denmark from 27th Jan to 31st Jan,2003.

Others :
1. Has been contributing regularly in English and Telugu magazines regarding topic of mental health.
2· For the last 5 years has been conducting T.V. show in Eenadu T.V., and D.D 8 in Telugu regarding helping Psychologically disturbed and mental health education.
3· Member Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine.
4· Gave a lecture to Guntur & Vijayawada Psychiatrists on 15.6.2002 at Guntur.