Meet the Volume Editor

Dr. P. Syamasundar Rao, MD, DCH, FAAP, FACC, FSCAI, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and Emeritus Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, USA. He received his medical degree from Andhra Medical College, India, and subsequently received post-graduate training both in India and the United States before joining the faculty at the Medical College of Georgia, USA, in 1972. His subsequent positions were

Chairman of Pediatrics at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Saudi Arabia; Professor and Director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; and Professor and Director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, USA. He has authored 430 papers, 16 monographs/books, and 150 book chapters. Dr. Rao is a recipient of several honors and awards.
