Dr. Kumar Palaniappan

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Dr. Kumar Palaniappan

Experience :
20 Years
Education :
MBBS, DNB (GI), Fellowship in HPT & Liver Transplant
Specialization :
Abdominal Trauma, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation
Department :

Introduction

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

Awards and Achievements

  • Best Poster Award in IHPBA Annual Conference, Ahmedabad 2016.
  • Best Paper Award & Travel Grant from Japanese HPB Society at the Consensus Conference on Laparoscopic Liver Resection, Morioka, Japan in August 2014.
  • Best Paper Award in IASGO Conference, Tokyo June 2015.
  • Best Paper Award & Travel Grant at the 27th Meeting of Japanese HPB Society in Tokyo June 2015.
  • Best Video award IHPBA 2012, Mumbai on Auxillary Partial Liver Transplantation for Propionic Acidemia.
  • First Prize in Quiz at IASG 2009, Mumbai (National conference of Surgical Gastroenterology).
  • Surgery Quiz – Second prize. CME Programme at K.M.C. Manipal
  • Best paper presentation: Lap. Management of Cystic Neoplasm’s of Pancreas. IHPBA –Single Theme conference on Pancreas. Bangalore. Feb 2009.
  • Silver Medal award: University exam in E.NT. During the third year of MB.B.S.

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