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