Seshagiri Mallampati

Seshagiri Rao Mallampati
Born1941
Andhra Pradesh, British India
NationalityIndian, American
EducationAndhra Medical College
OccupationAnesthesiologist
Known forMallampati score
TitleDoctor

Seshagiri Rao Mallampati (Telugu: మల్లంపాటి శేషగిరిరావు, ISO: Mallampāṭi Śēṣagirirāvu, Telugu: [malːampaːʈi çeːʂagiɾiɾaːʋu]) is an Indian anesthesiologist. He is best known for proposing the eponymous Mallampati score in 1985, a non-invasive method to assess the ease of endotracheal intubation.[1][2]

  1. ^ Mohan, Vijay (January 2018). "Visual Assessment Considerations Prior to the Mallampati Score: A Brief History". Journal of Anesthesia History. 4 (1): 98. doi:10.1016/j.janh.2017.11.082.
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