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Qualification

MBBS, DNB, MNAMS, DipALS, FAIS, FIMSA, FCLS, FRCS (GL)

Experience

  • Leading Obesity Surgeon in India & UAE.
  • More than 20 years of hands-on experience in Laparoscopic Surgery in major hospitals across India.

Other Information

  • The first surgeon to win approval from the UAE's Ministry of Health to conduct Keyhole surgery for diabetes.
  • Has the unique distinction of being an expert Bariatric surgeon who is highly skilled in endoscopic thyroidectomy, thoracoscopy, laparoscopic colorectal and hernia surgery as well.
  • First to start diabetes mellitus surgery in the state for the non-obese category(Fifth in the World)
  • First in the world to do bariatric surgery with abdominoplasty
  • First surgeon in entire GCC Countries to do diabetic surgery in non-obese patients
  • One of the few surgeons in the world doing scarless Thyroid Surgery(Endoscopic Thyroidectomy)
  • World record on successful bowel surgery at 2gm Hb without blood transfusion
  • Inventor - Innovative technique MISII (Minimally Invasive Surgery for Ileal Interposition) HYBRID technique.
  • World record - Branchial Cyst Endoscopic removal in the youngest age (Omani child of 3 years old).
  • Recipient of 'Excellence in Laparoscopy' Award from Icons of Healthcare, Singapore in July 2017.
Best Laparoscopic Surgeon in Kochi, Kerala

Dr. R. Padmakumar

Sr.Consultant, HOD - MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY (MIS)