Dr. Kumar Palaniappan did his post graduation and specialization at Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai. Has worked as a senior resident at SGPGI, Lucknow. He underwent Liver Transplant Surgery training at Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon. Trained at Robotic HPB Surgery at Vattikutti Institute of Robotic Surgery. Performs Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgeries. Further training in HPB & Liver Transplant Surgery at Asan Medical Center, Seoul. Had Laparoscopic Liver Surgery training at Iwate Medical University, Japan. Received travel grant for training in laparoscopic liver surgery in Japan. Received best poster awards in International & National Conferences.

Clinical Expertise

• Living donor and Deceased donor liver transplantation
• Laparoscopic donor hepatectomy
• Laparoscopic HPB surgery including laparoscopic hepatic and pancreatic resections
• Single incision laparoscopic surgery