Specialist Certifications & Fellowships
Surgery, India, 1994
Surgery, India
Post Graduate Clinical Training
Fellowship in Bariatric surgery, John Flynn Private Hospital, Tugun, Qld, Australia 2009
Fellowship in Bariatric surgery, ISCARE, Prague, Czech Republic & AZ. Sint Blasius, Dendermonde, Belgium 2008
AESGBI Travelling fellowship, Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2001
Senior Residency in Gastrointestinal Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India 1994
Registration, Karnataka State Medical Council No 89316, Delhi Medical Council Registration No 38045 and Tamilnadu Medical Council Registration No 31192
MS from Bangalore University, / GI Surgery from Ansari Nagar, New Delhi
PhD from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, India, / Completed Bariatric mini-fellowship program at John Flynn Hospital, Tugun, QLD, Australia 2009
Surgical gastroenterology from the alumni association of Chengalpattu Medical College, / Training in bariatric surgery in Belgium
AESGBI Travelling fellowship by the Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 2001, / Obtained the Gold medal in Masters examination in General Surgery 1988
Registration, Karnataka State Medical Council No 89316, Delhi Medical Council Registration No 38045 and Tamilnadu Medical Council Registration No 31192
Memberships
Association of Surgeons of India / Association of Armed Forces Surgeons
Indian Society of Gastroenterology / Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India
Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology / Fellowship of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons / Fellowship of American College of Surgeons
Indian Chapter of International Association of HPB Surgery / Fellowship of International College of Surgeons
Awards
Received life time achiever’s award for contribution in the field of surgical gastroenterology from the alumni association of Chengalpattu Medical college 2009
Recipient of the AESGBI Travelling fellowship for the overseas surgeons awarded by the Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
Obtained the Gold medal for securing the First rank in the University of Bangalore and the State award from the Government of Karnataka for securing the First rank in the State of Karnataka in the Masters examination in Surgery 1988
Obtained the Gold medal for the Best Outgoing Student and the First Rank in the Medical College in Final MBBS examination conducted by the University of Madras 1977