Dr C Venkata S Ram is a global authority in the treatment of hypertension and was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India for his yeoman service in this field in 2013. He is currently the Director of the Apollo Institute for Blood Pressure Management in Hyderabad, as well as a Professor of Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, USA. He was in Prasanthi Nilayam as one of the distinguished speakers for the Sri Sathya Sai Global Cardiovascular Conference in September 2025. After his talk, he shared his reflections on how Bhagawan's hospital in Prasanthi Nilayam is the best he has seen in delivering advanced tertiary care, that too at no cost to the patients. He also recollected some of the precious moments he had with Bhagawan in the 90s and went on to add how coming to Prasanthi always recharges him spiritually.