C. Venkata S. Ram
C. Venkata S. Ram is an expert in the treatment of high blood pressure. Presently, he is serving as the director of blood pressure clinics and institute for blood pressure management at Apollo Hospitals, and Apollo Medical College, Hyderabad, India. He is also the director of World Hypertension League (in alliance with WHO) South Asia region and Dean, Macquarie University, Medical School (Sydney, Australia), India campus, Hyderabad, India. Plus he is a professor of medicine/clinical at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, USA. At all these institutions, he continues to work as a  consultant physician, teacher, and a researcher. To date, he has authored 360 papers and 4 books--- all in hypertension. Education and Professional career. Dr.Ram attended St.Paul high school, Nizam college and Osmania medical college --- all in Hyderabad, India. Subsequently, he underwent additional post graduate training at Brown University, Providence, USA, and at the University of Pennsylvania, USA; served on the faculty of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Director of Hypertension Clinics, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, USA for more than 3 decades where he did considerable clinical and research work in addition to teaching undergraduate and post -graduate medical students. Personal life. Dr.Ram is married to Ashalata. They have two daughters --- Gita (married to Srinivas) --- Radha (married to Raj). Awards. Received several awards including “PADMASHRI” from the government of India, the outstanding alumnus award from Osmania Medical College graduates’ alumni association. He was given the outstanding doctor award by the AP hospitals/nursing homes association and Telangana hospitals/nursing homes association. On the doctors’ day (2015), he was bestowed the best doctor award by the University of Hyderabad. Received numerous recognitions from the Cardiological Society of India, Indian Society of Hypertension, and Association of Physicians of  India. In U.S, he was given the awards (best clinician teacher) by the St.Paul University hospital, Dallas, Texas. American Society of Hypertension bestowed on him Life Time Achievement award (The Moser award). Books. He is the author of more than 340 publications and four books on Hypertension.