Dr Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi completed his preliminary education at the St. Aloysius College, Mangalore before graduating in Arts from Mysore University.

The Yenepoya Group was established in 1940 by his father Yenepoya Moideen Kunhi - a great visionary and entrepreneur - and today nearly eight decades later, it has grown remarkably, covering a vast sphere of business interests and diverse social service ventures, providing both direct and indirect employment to over 6000 people. Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi has established many minority educational institutions including the Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) for the upliftment of minority communities in general and the Muslim community in particular. The University established by him today offers courses of study and research in health sciences and confer degrees, diploma and certificates for the advancement of learning, creation and dissemination of knowledge in health sciences to many students from minority and backward communities.

He was awarded with the coveted Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 1992 for yeomen service rendered in the fields of industry, education, and social service. He is also a recipient of the Outstanding Manager Award in the year 2006 from The Mangalore Management Association. He has received New Year Award in 2008 which was organized jointly by The Academy of General Education, Manipal, The Rotary Club of Udupi, Manipal and The Syndicate Bank, Manipal. He was awarded with the Eminent Aloysian Alumni Award at the Aloysian Conclave organized by the Rector and Management of the College in association with Aloysian Partners International and Alumni Association.

Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi was conferred with the Honorary Doctorate from Gulbarga University during the University’s 40th Annual Convocation held on 27th April 2022 for his exemplary services in the field of education.

Mohammed Farhaad Yenepoya is the Finance Director of the Yenepoya Group.

As the Pro Chancellor of the Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), he works closely on developing new campuses with emphasis on establishing multi-disciplinary courses with industry tie-ups and global collaborations. Education, Health and Technology are his key focus areas.

Email: farhaad@yenepoya.org

Former Director and Professor & Head Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore

Dr. M. Vijayakumar, Surgical Oncologist, has been providing a dedicated medical service to the people for the last 30 years as a Surgeon, teacher and educationist.

e graduated from Govt. Medical College, Chengalpattu, Madras University in 1980, got DNB in General Surgery through HAL Hospital, Bangalore and later awarded MCh in surgical oncology from Bangalore University in 1993. He has performed hundreds of major and supra major cancer surgeries in the head and neck region, breast and gastrointestinal areas. His unique contribution is in the field of limb saving surgery for bone tumours and development of reconstructive surgery and micro vascular surgery in the Institute. He was instrumental in the development of minimal access surgery in Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology. He was conferred the Honorary FRCS by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow in 2007. He has Post Graduate diploma in Hospital Management from Annamalai University (2003) He is a regular examiner for MCh and DNB Courses in Surgical Oncology all over the country. He was the Professor of Surgical Oncology for more than 13 years and Director of Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology for over 5 years.

• He has published 50 research papers, presented 60 papers in conferences. He has authored chapters in 7 books.
• He is a passionate teacher who has organized and conducted several continuing education programmes and live surgical workshops.

He has been awarded

• Dr. MAHADEVAN AWARD- in 1994
• The TERRY FOX Project 2001 by TERRY FOX RUN, CANADA  which is his brain child; 
• SOCIETY OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY INC(USA) - Travel Award to Phoenix, AZ,USA in   March 2009.
• HONORARY MEMBER OF BRAZIL SOCIETY OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY in October 2015.

He was the Honorary Secretary of Surgical Society of Bangalore and   Karnataka State Chapter of  Association of Surgeons of India. He was  also the Honorary Secretary of Indian Association of Surgical Oncology.  He is the former President of Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (2015) and presently he is the Vice President of Ostomates India.
Recently he has been trained in Robotic Surgery which he has established  in Yenepoya Medical College Hospital under Yenepoya  University, Mangalore, where he is  currently working as the Vice Chancellor  and  Professor of Surgical Oncology since  July 2015.

Created a separate team for Cancer Awareness Outreach Programme in Yenepoya University.  135 NSS Programme Officers and 13,500 NSS Programme Volunteers were trained  in creating awareness. This is a collaborative initiative with Mangalore University. 1900 Anganwadi Workers and ASHA workers of Udupi district were also  trained separately by Yenepoya University team. With the help of Yenepoya Nursing College, nursing students of 30 nursing colleges of Dakshina Kannada were also trained.

He is presently the Head of Health Promotion and Cancer Prevention Committee of  National Cancer Grid under the aegis of Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.

email: vicechancellor@yenepoya.edu.in

Dr B H Sripathi Rao, a well acclaimed Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, has been associated with Yenepoya for over 25 years as the Principal /Dean of the Dental College and the Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. His commitment, sincerity and industrious nature as a teacher, as a surgeon and as an administrator have earned him the position of Pro Vice Chancellor, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University).

Hailing from Bappanadu, Mulki and being the youngest in a family of doctors, he got his coveted BDS and MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the prestigious Manipal college of Dental Sciences in the year 1976 and 1980 respectively. He was invited by his alma mater to join the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as faculty, where he rose to the level of Professor and Head of the Department and served in that capacity for five long years. He was loved and revered by staff and students alike not only for his clinical and academic proficiency but also for his kind and understanding nature. As a reflection of this, he was honoured with the ‘Good Teacher Award’ consecutively.

From 1991 to 1994 he worked as a senior teaching faculty at Faculty of dentistry, Arab Medical University, Libya. In September 1994 he was appointed as Professor and Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Yenepoya Dental College, Kodialbail, Mangalore and took over as Principal/ Dean from February 2nd 1995, a position he served at till his retirement on 30th September 2019.

As Principal/ Dean and member of Board of Management, he was responsible for the overall progress and smooth functioning of the dental college with regular up gradation of the Course Curriculum. Leading a team of dedicated faculty members, he worked tirelessly for the growth and development of the dental college and saw numerous DCI and UGC inspections during his tenure. Being the backbone of the dental college he can largely be credited for its rise to being one of the premier dental colleges in the country. His paternal care and guidance saw the institution grow from an infant into a well groomed adult, achieving important milestones along the way. He witnessed the completion of 25 years of establishment of Yenepoya Dental College and enthusiastically took part in the silver jubilee celebrations. He was instrumental in establishing numerous collaborations in Yenepoya, both international and national with institutions of repute ,the likes of Brisbane dental college Australia, Dental school North Caroline, Reversing ‘ C Malaysia, JSS Dental college Mysore, Pacific Dental College, Udaipur.

Through it all Dr B.H. Sripathi Rao remains a teacher at heart. His passion for teaching is unparalleled and he has a rich experience teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has been an examiner and Board of Studies member to several Universities in India and abroad and is also a PhD guide. He has authored several chapters in popular Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery textbooks and published numerous papers in renowned national and international journals. He has also been invited as a speaker at national and international conferences owing to his exceptional oratory skills. He was conferred with fellowship degree from the Indian Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for his contribution towards the growth of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as a speciality in India.

During his career he held prominent positions in various national bodies. He was the Executive Committee Member of Dental Council of India from Aug. 2003 – Aug.2008, during which he was responsible for upgrading and changing both B.D.S. and M.D.S. Course Regulations. He has also served as D.C.I. Co-ordinator to National Assessment & Accreditation Council. He was elected as an Executive Committee Member of Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons of India in November 2005 and as the President of AOMSI Karnataka Chapter for the year 2018. During his tenure as President, he organized state wide oral cancer awareness programs in different districts of Karnataka.

Recognizing his immense contribution to the profession, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, elected him as a Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Sciences in 2019.

email: provc@yenepoya.edu.in