OP Timing:
Electronic City (Monday, Wednesday & Friday): 10 AM to 4 PM
Mahadevapura (Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday): 10 AM to 4 PM
Qualifications & Education:
- MBBS – Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
- DNB (Paediatric Surgery) – National Board of Examinations, Narayana Health, Bengaluru
- Fellowship in Paediatric Urology (FPU) – Bangalore Medical College
- FMAS – Advanced Paediatric Laparoscopy
- Master’s in Healthcare & Hospital Management – Loyola College, Pune
Areas of Expertise:
- Neonatal Surgery – Tracheoesophageal fistula, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, intestinal atresia, malrotation, posterior urethral valve
- Paediatric urology and reconstructive surgery – PUJ obstruction, hypospadias, vesicoureteric reflux
- Hernia, undescended testis, phimosis, appendicitis
- Disorders of sexual development (DSD)
- Advanced paediatric laparoscopy and minimally invasive surgery
- GI – Hirschsprung’s disease, anorectal malformation, Meckel’s diverticulum, intestinal obstruction
- Hepatobiliary – Choledochal cyst, pancreatic drainage procedures, hepatic resection, portal hypertension – shunt surgeries
- Thoracic – VATS, lobectomy
- Tumours – Wilms’ tumour, hepatoblastoma, neuroblastoma, germ cell tumours
- Paediatric surgical emergencies – Testicular torsion, intussusception
Clinical & Surgical Highlights:
- Personally involved in over 10,000 paediatric surgical procedures
- Experience in 70+ paediatric liver transplants and 500+ paediatric kidney transplants (multidisciplinary exposure)
- Performed the youngest right hepatectomy in Gujarat on a 5-month-old infant
- Successfully operated on a rare parasitic twin case
- Recognised referral surgeon for complex DSD cases
Professional Experience:
- Consultant – Paediatric Surgery & Paediatric Urology, Cloudnine Hospitals
- Consultant – Paediatric Surgery & Paediatric Urology, Manipal Hospitals
- Consultant – Paediatric Surgery & Paediatric Urology, Motherhood Hospitals
- Consultant – Paediatric Surgery & Paediatric Urology, People Tree Hospitals
- Former Lead Consultant – Paediatric Surgery & Paediatric Urology, Kiran Multispeciality Hospital, Surat
Leadership & Service Development:
- Established and led a full-scale Paediatric Surgery & Paediatric Urology department in a 950-bed tertiary hospital
- Developed protocol-driven neonatal and paediatric surgical pathways
- Led CSR initiatives with 600+ charitable paediatric surgeries in one year
- Actively involved in clinical governance, NABH standards, audits, and quality improvement
- Mentor to junior surgeons and multidisciplinary paediatric teams
Languages Known:
English, Kannada, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil, and Telugu