Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan
MS – General Surgery, MMAS, FICS, D.MAS, Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery, FLS, FRS, FALS
Bariatric Surgeon, 24 Years Experience
Doctor Profile
Education
- Medical School & Fellowships
- MBBS – Annamalai University, 1996
- MS – General Surgery – Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, 2000
- Fellowship – Laparoscopic Surgery – Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, 2002
- Master – Minimal Access Surgery – Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, 2003
- Fellowship – Surgical Gastroenterology – International College of Surgeons, 2003
- Fellowship – Minimal Access Surgery – Laparoscopy Hospital, New Delhi
- Fellowship – Minimal Access Surgery – World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons, 2009
- Diploma – Minimal Access Surgery – The Global Open University, India, 2010
- Fellowship – Robotic Surgery – Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, USA, 2010
- Fellowship – Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery – Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons, 2012
Memberships
- Member – International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
- Member – European Association for Endoscopic Surgery
- Member – European Association of Transluminal Surgery
- Member – Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia
Experience
- Bariatric Surgery, Consultant & Director- Apollo Hospitals, Greams Lane , currently working
- Minimal Access, Gastro & Obesity Surgery, HOD- Apollo Victor Hospital, Goa , 2007
- Minimal Acess Surgery, Consultant- LifeLine Multispeciality Hospital, Chennai , 2006
Specializations
- Bariatric Surgeon
- GastroIntestinal Surgeon