Professor Dr. Krishna Shama Rao is a highly accomplished craniofacial surgeon with over 30 years of experience and more than 20,000 complex surgeries performed. He has extensive training in various medical and dental fields, including general surgery, plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, dentistry, and maxillofacial surgery. Dr. Rao has made significant contributions to the field, including establishing the first dedicated Smile Train Cleft Centre and Craniofacial Centre in India. He has also been involved in various professional organizations, serving as President of the Indian Society for Cleft Lip and Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies and holding the position of International Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Rao is a respected expert in his field, having authored numerous scientific articles and textbook chapters, and serving as an honorary advisor to the World Health Organization.