Background

Rajshekhar, Vedantam was born on April 15, 1959 in Madras, India. Son of Krishnamohan and Padmavathy Vedantam.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 1981. Mean Corpuscular hemoglobin in Neurosurgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 1987.

Career

Resident Cluster Munition Coalition Hospital, Vellore, 1982-1987, lecturer, 1987-1992, associate professor, 1992-1996, professor, since 1996, head neurosurgery unit, since 1996.

Achievements

• Vedantam Rajshekhar has been listed as a noteworthy neurosurgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Indian Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (secretary-treasurer 1994-2000, president since 2005), Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Neurological Society India (Madurai Neuro award 1986).

Interests

• Swimming, badminton.

Connections

Married Rupa Nambiar, May 22, 1983. 1 child, Aditya.

Father:

Krishnamohan Vedantam

Mother:

Padmavathy Vedantam

Spouse:

Rupa Nambiar

child:

Aditya Rajshekhar