Dr.V.V.Subbarao was born on 11th October 1925. He completed his MS in General Surgery from Andhra University in the year 1959. He joined the MNJ Cancer Hospital-Radium Institute as a surgeon and retired from the same hospital as a Superintendent in the year 1983. He served as the Proffesor of Surgery in the Osmania Medical College from 1962 to 1983.

Dr.V.V.Subbarao underwent medical training in Canada under the 'Colombo Plan' in the year 1966.