Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani

Minister of State for Communications, Government of India,

PROFILE

Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar is a graduate of Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India. He ranked 27th out of 60,000 students who took the EAMCET medical school entrance examinaHon, one of the most compeHHve examinaHons in the country. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania, and obtained the highest percenHle scores in most board examinaHons. During his postgraduate training, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in a naHonal medical knowledge compeHHon for 2 years. He then worked at Johns Hopkins University – Sinai Hospital for about 5 years as an aPending physician, teaching residents and medical students.

 

He is also the founder of UWord, an online learning platform for high stakes competitive exams in the US. In 2020, he won the Ernst and Young Award of “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the US. Also, he is a member of Forbes Business Council.

 

Dr. Pemmasani has worked in a free medical clinic providing care to uninsured/underinsured paHents in the Indian community of Dallas. In India, he helped provide free and clean water to residents of the Palnadu in the Guntur district, for over 10 years, and donated land for a community hall in his father’s village. He has also provided educaHonal funding to a number of children and adults besides giving charitable donaHons to local community organizaHons. In addiHon, through the CSR and foundaHon acHviHes, he conHnues the philanthropic acHviHes focusing on educaHon, global crisis, and service basic needs.

 

Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar joined Telegu Desam Party (TDP) in year 2013 to serve the common people. He has been elected as Member of Parliament from Guntur Lok Sabha consHtuency in 2024. For more details, pl visit website www.drpemmasani.com