According to the CMs office Chief Minister complained of burning sensation in his chest and his personal Physician. Dr MV Rao and Pulmonologist Dr Navneet Sagar Reddy and Cardiologist Dr. Pramod Kumar of Yashoda hospital examined him.
Popularly known as Dr PVC Rao, he was the first surgeon from the Telugu speaking States to be elected as president of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) in 1994.