New Director appointed for the Super Specialty Hospital

Dr. M. Kumaraswamy Reddy has taken over as the Director of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, from 27 Feb 2012. The previous Director Dr. A.N. Safaya retired in October 2011.

Dr. Reddy was the Dean of Faculty and also served as the acting Director of Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati. He has over 30 years experience in the field of medicine and administration. He is a pioneer in the development of SVIMS, Tirupati.

Dr. Reddy completed his MBBS in the year 1973 and MD in 1980, from the Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati. In recognition of his achievements in the field of medicine, he was awarded the Andhra Pradesh Government recognition certificate.

Dr. Reddy has more than 130 scientific papers and orations to his credit in national and international journals and forums and has recieved several other prestigious awards.