Dr. Nitin Kaladagi

OPD Timings:

Mahadevapura: Monday, Wednesday & Friday (11:00 AM to 05:00 PM)

Electronic City: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday (11:00 AM to 05:00 PM)

Qualifications & Education:

• MCh (Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery) – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• MS (General Surgery)
• MBBS
• Advanced training in Craniofacial Surgery, Facial reconstruction, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Microvascular Reconstruction, Hand Surgery, and Peripheral Nerve Surgery – University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Advanced aesthetic surgery training in collaboration with BAPRAS (UK) and MIRACLES, Max Hospital, New Delhi

Areas of Expertise:

• Cosmetic & Aesthetic Surgery
• Rhinoplasty (Nose Reshaping Surgery)
• Liposuction & Body Contouring
• Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)
• Breast Augmentation & Breast Reduction Surgery
• Facelift & Necklift Procedures
• Gynecomastia Surgery
• Fat Grafting & Facial Rejuvenation
• Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
• Hand Surgery & Peripheral Nerve Surgery
• Brachial Plexus Reconstruction
• Microvascular & Reconstructive Surgery
• Breast Reconstruction Following Cancer Surgery
• Lymphedema surgery
• Trauma Reconstruction of Face, Hand & Limbs
• Diabetic Foot Management & Limb Salvage Surgery
• Burns & Post-Burn Deformity Correction
• Vaginoplasty & Vaginal Rejuvenation Procedures

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery, Manipal Hospital, Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru
• Trained at AIIMS, New Delhi, India’s premier medical institute
• Worked at JPN Apex Trauma Centre (JPNATC), AIIMS New Delhi, one of India’s largest Level 1 Trauma Centres
• Extensive experience in cosmetic surgery, microsurgery, trauma reconstruction, oncological reconstruction, hand surgery, and nerve reconstruction

Clinical Expertise:

• Aesthetic/Cosmetic surgery of Face, Torso and Brest.
• Microvascular replantation of amputated fingers and limbs
• Free flap reconstruction for trauma and cancer defects
• Head & neck reconstruction following cancer surgery
• Post weight loss surgeries 
• Breast reconstruction following mastectomy
• Craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery
• Hand trauma and nerve injury reconstruction
• Management of complex diabetic foot conditions and prevention of amputations
• Peripheral nerve repair and reconstruction

Awards & Achievements:

• International Surgical Training Programme – Royal College of Surgeons, England (2024)
• Part of the surgical team involved in India’s first Endoscopic Craniosynostosis Release at AIIMS, New Delhi
• Member of the multidisciplinary team involved in the successful Craniopagus Twin Separation Programme at AIIMS, New Delhi

Research, Publications & Academic Contributions:

Journal Publications

• A Prospective Study of Graft Repositioning Over Flap Technique for Reconstruction of Fingertip Amputation – Journal of Hand Surgery (Asia-Pacific Volume), 2023
• Fronto-Orbital Advancement: Revisited – Journal of Cleft Lip Palate Craniofacial Anomaly, 2015

Book Chapter

• Principles of Craniofacial Surgery – Textbook of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2018

Thesis

• A Prospective Study of Graft Repositioning Over Flap for Fingertip Amputations – MCh Thesis, AIIMS New Delhi (2020)
• Surgical Management of Blunt Trauma Abdomen – MS Thesis (2014)

Conferences & Academic Activities:

• Speaker – AIIMS CME, New Delhi (2019) - Wound Care and Pressure Sore Prevention
• Participant – Masterclass on Craniomaxillofacial Reconstruction, AIIMS New Delhi (2019)
• Participant – BAPRAS Craniofacial Osteotomy CME, Bengaluru (2015)
• Participant – AO CMF Principles in Craniomaxillofacial Fracture Management, Bengaluru (2016)

Languages Known:

Kannada, English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam