Dr. Yadati Sathyanarayana Raju

Dr. Yadati Sathyanarayana Raju is a senior physician and academician with over three decades of experience in General Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. He has had an extensive academic career at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad, where he has held several senior positions, including Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine, Professor and Head-in-charge of the Department of Medical Gastroenterology, and Head of the Division of Geriatrics. He has been serving as Senior Professor and has been the Head of the Department of Geriatrics since April 2025. His areas of clinical and academic interest include comprehensive geriatric care, healthy ageing, dementia, frailty, falls in the elderly, geriatric pharmacotherapy, adult vaccination, metabolic and cardiovascular disorders in older adults, and complex medical conditions in the elderly. He has made significant contributions to medical education, research, publications, book chapters and professional medical organisations, and has received several academic distinctions, orations and lifetime achievement recognitions.

Qualifications

• MBBS – Kurnool Medical College, Sri Venkateswara University, 1984
• MD (General Medicine) – Osmania Medical College, NTR University of Health Sciences, 1991
• FRCP (Edinburgh)
• FICP – Fellow, Indian College of Physicians
• FIACM – Fellow, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine
• FGSI – Fellow, Geriatrics Society of India
• FIMSA – Fellow, International Medical Sciences Academy

Professional Experience

• Head, Department of Geriatrics, NIMS – April 2025 – Present
• Senior Professor, NIMS – August 2023 – Present
• Professor & Head-in-charge, Department of MGE, NIMS – January 2018 – May 2023
• Professor & Head, Department of Medicine, NIMS – August 2012 – 2021
• Professor of Medicine, NIMS – 2007 onwards
• Head, Division of Geriatrics, NIMS – January 2007 onwards
• Additional Professor of Medicine, NIMS – 2003–2007
• Head, Unit-1, NIMS – From 2003
• Associate Professor of Medicine, NIMS – 1998–2003
• Assistant Professor of Medicine, NIMS – 1995–1998
• Senior Resident, NIMS – 1992–1995
• Consultant Physician, Sushruta Diagnostics – 1991–1992
• Postgraduate in Medicine, Osmania Medical College – 1988–1991
• Postgraduate in Paediatrics, Kurnool Medical College – 1986–1987
• Senior House-Surgeon in Medicine, Osmania General Hospital – 1985–1986
• Internship, Government General Hospital, Kurnool and Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad – 1984–1985

Fellowships & Training

1. Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (FRCP)
2. Fellow, Indian College of Physicians (FICP)
3. Fellow, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine (FIACM)
4. Fellow, Geriatrics Society of India (FGSI)
5. Fellow, International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA)

Areas of Expertise / Special Interests

-Hypertension, diabetes & various medical conditions

-Infections & sepsis-related complications

-AMC, HDU & ICU care

-Diet, lifestyle modification & exercise counselling

-Geriatric Medicine & Comprehensive Geriatric Care

-Healthy Ageing & Longevity

-Dementia & Cognitive Disorders

-Frailty & Geriatric Syndromes

-Falls & Neurological Problems in Older Adults

-Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

-Adult Vaccination

-Metabolic & Cardiovascular Disorders in Older Adults

-Sepsis & Critical Illness in the Elderly

-Osteoarthritis & Musculoskeletal Disorders

-Preventive Geriatrics

Awards & Recognitions

• Hemchand Devichand Trust Gold Medal in Biochemistry – 1981
• Distinction in Forensic Medicine – 1983
• UK Seth Prize (Gold Medal) – 2000
• Best Award for Paper on HIV, APICON – 2005
• Best Award for Paper on Adverse Drug Reactions, APICON – 2005
• Eminent Teacher Award, KAPICON – 2025
• Geriatrics Seva Ratna Award, V S Natarajan Foundation – 2025
• Dr. V. Parameswara Lifetime Achievement Award, Association of Physicians of India – 2026

Publications

Dr. Raju has an extensive body of research publications in national and international medical journals. His research contributions span General Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, HIV and infectious diseases, rheumatology, diabetes, cardiovascular risk factors, pharmacotherapy, dementia, frailty and ageing-related disorders.

He has also contributed extensively to medical textbooks and reference publications through chapters covering geriatric pharmacotherapy, falls in the elderly, adult vaccination, rehabilitation and balance, Vitamin D, sepsis, preventive ageing, dementia caregiving, neurological disorders in older adults, COPD, geriatric syndromes, geriatric care in ICUs, frailty and emerging concepts in ageing.

Conference Presentations / Academic Activities

He has been actively involved in national and international academic conferences as a speaker, guest faculty, chairperson and orator. His academic contributions have included lectures and presentations on:

• Geriatric Giants and Geriatric Syndromes
• Falls in the Elderly
• Dementia and Caregiving
• Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
• Healthy Ageing and Longevity
• Adult Vaccination
• Sepsis in the Elderly
• Neurological Problems in the Elderly
• Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes in Older Adults
• Geriatric Care in Intensive Care Units
• Frailty and Comprehensive Geriatric Care

He has delivered several prestigious orations, including the Jodhpur Oration, Trivandrum Oration, Dr. V. S. Natarajan Oration, Presidential Oration at IACMCON and the Sri Venkata Ratnam Oration.

Professional Memberships

1. Association of Physicians of India
2. Indian Medical Association
3. Indian Rheumatism Association
4. International Medical Sciences Academy
5. Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India
6. Indian Society for Emergency Medicine
7. Geriatrics Society of India
8. Indian Academy of Geriatrics
9. Indian Menopausal Society
10. AIDS Society of India
11. Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine
12. Association of Gerontology, India
13. Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
14. MARCH

Other Relevant Achievements

He has held several significant national academic and professional leadership positions, including Chairman of the AP Chapter of the Association of Physicians of India, President of the Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine, Vice President of the Association of Physicians of India, and Vice Dean of the Indian College of Physicians. He has also served as Vice Chairperson of the Scientific Committee of APICON and Chairman of the Credential Committee of the Central API. His contributions to national medical education and healthcare initiatives include serving on expert groups of the National Medical Commission and Indian Council of Medical Research, contributing to the revision of the MD General Medicine curriculum and competency-based guidelines, and participating in the ICMR National Clinical COVID-19 Registry. He has also served in several academic and institutional leadership roles at NIMS and contributed extensively to medical literature through editorial boards, section editorships and major medical textbooks.