Dr. Ravi Chander Rao studied MBBS at MRMC, Gulbarga in 1999. He completed his 2000 internship at Gandhi Medical College and obtained his Master's degree in General Surgery from JJMMC, Davanagere in 2004 and was awarded for being the "Best Outgoing Student". ". He began his career as a registrar with KIMS, Hyderabad and later studied plastic surgery MCh at the prestigious Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.