Dr (Prof) U S Vishal Rao
MS, FRCS (Glasgow) FACS (USA) and Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine.

He is currently the Country Director - Head Neck Surgical Oncology & Robotic Surgery at HCG Cancer Centre Bengaluru. He is also the Dean - Centre of Academics & Research for HCG Group .

He has more than 100 national and international publication to his credit and he is receipt of various awards from State as international bodies such as Kempegowda award by Govt and Judy Wilenfied award for Global Tobacco control by WHO Partners.

Member - Consultative Group to Principal Scientific Advisor to PM - Govt of India

He is a Member of Vision group on Biotechnology - Govt of Karnataka

He is a Member of High-Power Committee on Tobacco Control - Govt of Karnataka