Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan

MBBS, MS, MMAS, Gastroenterology (FICS) FMAS, DMAS, FALS, FRS, FLS
Sr. Obesity and Bariatric Surgeon
23+ Years Experience

Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan

MBBS, MS, MMAS, Gastroenterology (FICS) FMAS, DMAS, FALS, FRS, FLS
Sr. Obesity and Bariatric Surgeon

Relevant Experience

  • He is a well known laparoscopic & bariatric(obesity) surgeon from India with the distinction of perf
  • Working in Apollo Hospitals since last Assignment

Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan's Milestones

  • Proud winner of Chikitsa Rattan Award, a prestigious award honouring for outstanding contribution to the field of medicine and is one of the young achievers in the field of laparoscopy.
  • Honorary Associate Professor of Surgery - Savitha Medical College  Faculty & Examiner for fellowship programs in Laparoscopy (FIAGES, FMAS)  Invited faculty at international & national laparoscopic, SILS & bariatric surgery meetings  Founder President, Forum for Laparoscopic Innovative Practices (FLIP) June 2011  CHIKITSA RATTAN AWARD - 22 May 2007, NewDelhi
  • Honorary Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery, TGO University, NewDelhi, Feb 2010
  • Performed India’s First Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Reconstruction in May 2006
  • Invented “Hiatal Sling” liver traction technique for Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS)
  •  Performed India’s first Revision Bariatric Surgery in July 2011
  • Performed India’s first SILS Gastric By-pass in February2011
  • Performed India’s First SILS Cardiomyotomy in April 2010
  • Performed India’s First SILS Gastro Jejunostomy in April 2010
  • Performed India’s First SILS Total Hysterectomy in September 2009
  • Performed India’s first SILS Incisional Hernia Repair in October 2009
  • Performed India’s first SILS Fundoplication in December 2009
  • Performed India’s first SILS Rectopexy in May 2010
  • Performed India’s first SILS Myomectomy in June 2010
  • Performed India’s third SILS Sleeve Gastrectomy in October 2009
  • Published a novel  “Window Technique” of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in March 2003  Author of “Rule of Hand”, an innovative technique of port placement in Laparoscopy  Part of a team that invented “Dundee Multitool” for Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery Examiner and Faculty for Fellowship in IAGES (FIAGES)  Examiner and faculty for Fellowship in AMASI (F.MAS)  Faculty, Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education (EISE)  Editorial Board, World Journal Of Laparoscopic Surgery  One of the few surgeons to perform Laparoscopic Whipple’s Pancreatico Duodenectomy

Professional Memberships

  • European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
  • Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA)
  • Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSI)
  • Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
  • Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (IAGES)
  • Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)
  • Fellow International College of Surgeons (FICS) - Illinois, USA
  • Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS) - Laparoscopy Hospital, India
  • Fellow Laparoscopic Surgeon (FLS) - Kovai Medical Center, India

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Where does Dr. Raj Palaniappan practice?

Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan offers physical consultations at the following locations: Apollo Hospitals Greams Road, Chennai

What is the educational qualification of Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan?

Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan is a Bariatrician with over 19 Yrs. years of experience and has the following qualifications - MBBS, MS, MMAS, FICS (Gastro), FMAS, DMAS, FALS, FRS, FLS

What conditions can Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan treat?

Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan is specialised to treat Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, etc.

What languages can Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan speak?

Dr. Rajkumar Palaniappan can speak English, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi.

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