Dr. Ratnavalli Subbarao

My 82-year-old father had been struggling with unexplained tremors for months. Dr. Ratnavalli didn't just treat symptoms—she spent an hour understanding his gardening habits and discovered pesticide exposure was triggering his Parkinson's-like symptoms. Her environmental approach changed everything.

When my 7-year-old daughter started having staring spells at school, we feared the worst. Dr. Subbarao knelt to eye-level with her, used cartoon characters to explain brain electricity, and made EEG stickers 'magic buttons.' My child now proudly tells friends about her 'special brain waves.' (Patient of Dr. Subbarao)

Rushed to Manipal at 2 AM with what I thought was a stroke. Dr. Ratnavalli identified it as complex migraine with aura within minutes—saving me from unnecessary thrombolysis. Her emergency intuition felt almost supernatural. (Patient of Dr. Subbarao)

After my deep brain stimulation surgery failed elsewhere, I came to Dr. Subbarao as a last resort. She recalibrated my electrodes while discussing Carnatic music theory—apparently the rhythm helped her map my neural pathways differently. I've regained 80% mobility in 3 months. (Patient of Dr. Subbarao)

Dr. Subbarao managed my MS during pregnancy with such finesse—coordinating with my obstetrician in real-time during appointments. She balanced fetal safety with disease control in ways textbooks probably don't cover. (Patient of Dr. Subbarao)