Prof. Subramanyam Gangapatnam was born in an agricultural family on 1-7-1941. He passed M.B.B.S in the year 1964 from Guntur medical college, M.D and D.M cardiology from Delhi University. He was conferred DSC Hon causa by NTR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN 2022.
He was appointed as Assistant professor of Cardiology at NIMS Hyderabad, later he continued as professor of Cardiology for 36 years at various National and International institutions. During this period he was appointed as Director/Vice chancellor for SVIMS University (1999-2009), Chairman of super speciality courses at Kathmandu University CMS Bharatpur NEPAL (2009-2010), Director of research Narayana medical institutions Nellore (2010 -2019) and coordinator for PhD studies of NTR University (2017-2019).
He was the teacher for M.B.B.S, M.D, D.M students for 54 years till the age of 78 years. Students used to flock around his classes, He was given the best teacher award by the Government of A.P in 1988 and graded as best speaker during postgraduate period. He has started at SVIMS Tirupati various super specialty courses like D M Cardiology, Neurology, Nephrology and allied MCH courses and endocrinology apart from broad specialty courses. He was later invited to Nepal in 2010 to start super speciality courses i.e. D.M and MCH. He was appointed as Chairman of Super Specialty courses at Kathmandu University and he started D.M Cardiology, Nephrology and allied MCH courses for the first time at Kathmandu University, Nepal. He was awarded as administrator of par excellence by the Chief Minister of A.P in 2008, Best Cardiology services award 1991-1994 and Life Time Achievement award by Vellore Canada Foundation on 30-04-2006.He was invited to be an editorial advisor for experimental cardiology and preventive Cardiology to the Indian Heart Journal. He trained thousands of doctors and inspired many physicians to do D.M. Cardiology. As vice chancellor of SVIMS it has witnessed exemplary performance by getting recognition under 12(b) by UGC, under PMSSY programme 6 million rupees were sanctioned by Government of India to make on par with AIIMS and received special sanction by DBT, ICMR and WHO to develop Biotechnology Bioinformatics and stem cell centre. PhD course was started in Bioinformatics for the first time in South India apart from Biotechnology with the advice of his Majesty president of India Dr.Abdul kalam, President of India. In the wake of ICMR picking up SVIMS as one of the three premier research centres in the country for WHO funded projects to provide better health care solutions through information technology it has gained importance in stem cell research. SVIMS was the only centre in southern India to get the rare credit hence it could become the fountain head of Biotechnology research centres in the region. AP CSI Gold medal was presented by CSI in 2017 and stated "Erudite yet humble the empathy and compassion Dr.G.Subramanyam exudes have endeared him to his peers and patients alike. His area of research interest include trace elements in atherosclerosis and regenerative medicine i.e. stem cells. It is pure delight and awe to watch him arriving at 6 A.M, complete his teaching assignment, attend to his patients and continue to work up to 6 P.M in his Micro nutrient and stem cell lab”. He has received Amalananda Das Searle award in 1988 for micronutrient research and prevention of heart attack by Cardio logical society of India at science city Calcutta. He has received 3 more awards in 2018 by CSI for the same research on Micronutrients. He has published 157 papers in both National and international journals and published 7 books, two of them on Micro nutrients and other one on Stem cells.
He started Andhra Pradesh Cardio logical society in 1988 and amalgamated CAS and CS to become APGDA. He became the first president in the combined state both for C SI and APGDA He was appointed as Governing council member of Indira Gandhi institute of medical sciences Patna and observer of institute of medical sciences, Arunachala Pradesh during 2004-2007 and executive member of S .V. university during 2002- 2004
He has given invited lectures and presented papers in the various centres in India, Canada, Utrecht Netherlands, Stockholm Sweden, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and China. He addressed all the vice chancellor on higher education at Bangkok during the vice chancellor conference. He became an executive member of Asian Pacific atherosclerosis research society and All India university vice chancellor association.
He has received the Ronald Ross Research Award and fellowship in tissue engineering in 2017 as one among 500 in the world out of 5324 nominations from 63 countries by IASR, USA for his great scientific contribution. Patients used to come for stem cell treatment before 2009 from various parts of Southern India to SVIMS as it was the only centre to give stem cell treatment in this region. First time stem cell treatment was given to the vertebral artery for a case of Mitochondrial Cytopathy. He has done more than 5000 angiograms and 1000 cardiac interventions before 2010 and thousands of cardiac patients are benefiting from his hands even till today. He has installed Gold medals at university, State and National level to promote research and academic activities in the younger generation. At present he is the president of International helping hearts association and helping a number of Medical, Engineering, PhD students and also junior intermediate, high school and elementary school students. More than 20,000 students are given assistance by spending 15Lakhs every year. This munificent donation is from GKM and International helping hearts to whom he is the President. GKM is mainly meant for renovation of temples and he has built a temple to his favourite Deity Lord Venkateswara at his home town. As an observer of faith apart from the temple he has built a yoga centre, Mother and teacher temple (Teacher Prof. Padmavathi first women Cardiologist of India) at his birth place. He is involved in the various developmental activities of the village which resulted in obtaining a National award for the development of the village. Being a Cardiologist , a teacher both medical and spiritual, academician, philanthropist researcher and observer of religious faith l am sure his bio data will inspire the readers.