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.

He is a Member of Vision group on Biotechnology-Govt of Karnataka and Member -Consultative Group to Principal Scientific Advisor to PM -Govt of India.