Background

Orekondy, Siddalingeswara was born on May 1, 1943 in Gadag, Karnataka, India. Son of Shivayogappa and Gowradevi Orekondy.

Education

M.B.B.S., U. (India) Mysore, 1977; Doctor of Osteopathy, Dublin (Ireland) U., 1997.

Career

Clinical assistant, Eye Infirmary, Sunderland, England, 1974-1975; consultant, Dryburn Hospital, Durham, England, 1974-1975; private practice, Sydney, Australia, since 1976. Director Nalini Office Superior vena cava syndrome, Sydney, since 1980.

Achievements

• Siddalingeswara Orekondy has been listed as a noteworthy Ophthalmologist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Overseas Medical Graduates Association Australia, Sydney, since 1990. President IndiaLeague Australia, Sydney, 1992, Kannada Balaga, Sydney, 1994. Vice president Basaua Samithi Australasia, 1998.

Fellow Royal Australian College Ophthalmologists (certified), International College Surgeons (United States). Member American Academy Ophthalmology, All India Institute Ophthalmology, American Society Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Interests

• Avocation: meditation.

Connections

Married Nalini (Basappa), September 14, 1972. Children: Vinita, Kavita, Vinayak.

Father:

Shivayogappa Orekondy

Mother:

Gowradevi Orekondy

Spouse:

Nalini

child:

Vinita Orekondy

child:

Vinayak Orekondy

child:

Kavita Orekondy