About Ravi's Bariatric Surgery & Obesity Clinic in dornakal road, Vijayawada

Dr. Ravikanth Kongara trained in DNB(Diplomat of National Board, New Delhi) surgical gastroenterology (3 yr superspeciality- after post graduation) from prestigious NIMS(Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences) Hyderabad. He has special interest in Bariatric Surgery. He pursued advanced training in bariatric and metabolic surgery in A.Z. Niklass, Belgium.

He was born in Huzur nagar village of Nalgonda district in 1980. His schooling upto 10th class (SSC) was in the Telugu medium chaitanya school, Huzurnagar village, Nalgonda district.

He did his MBBS from kakatiya Medical college, Warangal. Later he got state 10th rank in PG entrance test and opted for M.S(Master of Surgery) from Osmania Medical college- Hyderabad.

After his Post graduation he got 1st rank in DNB superspeciality entrance test conducted by National Board of examination(New Delhi) and opted for DNB in surgical Gastroenterology from NIMS-Hyderabad.

He was one of the pioneers of bariatric surgery in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

He is doing highest number of bariatric surgeries per month in south India.

He performed bariatric surgeries on one of the most difficult ,toughest and most risky patients who are more than 200 to 250 kg. Total 25 super Obese patients who are >200 kg operated by him.

He performed bariatric surgery on his mother 3yr ago to relieve her of her diabetes and 80 units of insulin.

Performed HIGHEST NUMBER OF BARIATRIC SURGERIES in the last year in Both Telugu States.

School topper in 10TH STANDARD “CHAITANYA PATASALA” Huzur Nagar, Nalgonda, District, Telangana State.

Got into MBBS by securing 647 RANK IN EAMCET in first attempt.

BEST OUTGOING RANKER (State 10th Rank) in First Attempt. MBBS 1997 batch at Kakatiya medical college Warangal,Telangana.

GOT STATE 1ST RANK IN DNB SUPERSPECIALITY ENTRANCE TEST conducted by national board of examinations and opted for Surgical gastroenterology at prestigious Nizams institute of medical sciences, Hyderabad.

ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) : CERTIFIED

USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Exam) STEP 2CK SCORE: 99 PERCENTILE

BEST PAPER AWARD in free paper session in annual national conference of Indian association of surgical gastroenterology- IASGCON 2010 for the paper entitled “GENETIC STUDY OF HEREDITARY NON POLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER (HNPCC): ARE DIFFERENT GUIDELINES REQUIRED FOR HNPCC SCREENING IN INDIA?”

Got GOLD MEDAL IN PHARMACOLOGY, PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY at Kakatiya medical college Warangal,Telangana.

Got STATE 10TH RANK IN APPG MEDICAL ENTRANCE TEST in first attempt and opted for General surgery at Osmania medical college, Hyderabad.

POST GRADUATION M.S (Master of Surgery) From prestigious Osmania Medical College Hyderabad,Telangana.

SUPERSPECIALITY training in surgical gastroenterology from NIMS hyderabad.

MD DEGREE from USA. ECFMG with 99 percentile Score in USMLE.