Mangaluru: Dr Vinay V Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology was recently conferred with the FACS (Fellow of American College of Surgeons) degree during the convocation ceremony held in San Francisco, USA.
Around 1900 fellows were inducted, of which one third were from countries other than the US and Canada. Amongst them, 46 were from India. Dr Rao is the second ENT surgeon from Mangaluru to be honoured with this degree.
The American College of Surgeons Society has been in existence for more than 100 years and upholds the highest standard of surgical care in the US and it’s a matter of privilege to be inducted into this society.
Director of FMCI, Rev. Fr Richard A Coelho, Administrator, Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Rev. Fr Rudolph D’Sa, Administrator Father Muller Medical College, Rev. Fr Ajith B Menezes, Dean, Father Muller Medical College, Dr Jayaprakash Alva and the all the faculty and students of FMMC congratulate the doctor on his achievement.