About
Dr. Sanjiv Haribhakti is a renowned surgical gastroenterologist with over 28 years of experience and a record of performing more than 4,000 gastrointestinal surgeries. He holds the distinction of being the first M.Ch. GI Surgeon in Western India and has successfully handled hundreds of complex GI procedures. He is the Founder and Chairman of Kaizen Hospital in Ahmedabad — the first NABH-accredited Gastroenterology Super Specialty Hospital in Western India. Dr. Haribhakti has received advanced training from some of the world’s most prestigious medical institutions, including AIIMS Delhi, Mount Sinai Hospitals (South Korea and USA), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and the Cleveland Clinic in the USA.
A dedicated advocate for medical advancement, he has organized 12 national conferences, published 43 scientific papers, and authored 4 books. His expertise and contributions to the field have earned him invitations to numerous national and international conferences, where his work continues to be recognized and celebrated worldwide.
Education and Training
MBBS, M.S., M.Ch. FIAGES, FAMASI
Subspecialties and Interest
IBS Management, Endoscopy, Nutrition Counseling, Robotic GI Surgeries, Laparoscopic Restorative Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch for Ulcerative Colitis, Acute Severe Necrotizing Pancreatitis, Laparoscopic Whipples Operation for Pancreatic &Periampullary Cancers, Colon Replacements for Corrosive, Strictures of Oesophagus, Surgeries for Portal Hypertension, Laparoscopic Cardiomyotomy for Achalasia Cardia and Laparoscopic Fundoplication for GERD.
Affiliation and Membership
Kaizen Hospitals, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Member of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (IAGES)
M.S. – 1992 KM Schoolof Postgraduate Medicine, VS Hospital, Ahmedabad
DNB –1993 National Boardof Examination, New Delhi
M.Ch. –1996 SGPIMS,Lucknow
FIAGES
FAMASI
2019– Gastrointestinal Foundation Award
2016– Gujarat Innovation Society Trendsetter Award
1992 – MS, 3 Gold medals for 1st position in Gujarat University
1989– MBBS, Best Outgoing Student of the Year
1988– MBBS, 11 Gold Medals and 4 Scholarships for 1stposition in University
English
Hindi
Gujarati
Chief Editor of “Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery – A Step by Step Guide with Video Atlas”, Published by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020
Chief Editor of “Haribhakti’s Surgical Gastroenterology”, Comprehensive textbook on GI Surgery, Published by Paras Medical Publishers, 3rd Ed. 2019.
Chief Editor of “Haribhakti’s Surgical Gastroenterology”, Comprehensive textbook on GI Surgery, Published by Paras Medical Publishers, 2ndEd. 2014.
Editor of “Clinical GI Surgery: A Reference Book for Surgeons”, Comprehensive book on GI Surgery2 Volumes, Ed. 2008.
Dr. Haribhaktiis an avid academician and is an editor of textbook – Haribhakti’s “Surgical Gastroenterology”, and has produced “DVD Atlas of Laparoscopic GI Surgery” for surgeons. He has initiated an online resource in GI surgery,www.gisurgery.info for education of Surgeons and Patients.
He has also designed and innovated a table mounted abdominal retractor “Haribhakti’s Self Retaining Retractor” for abdominal surgery, and “Hammock Retractor” – a scar less retractor for laparoscopic surgery. Currently, he has innovated several ports and instruments for NOTES, specially Transoral Surgery of theUpper GI Tract.
He has organized 12 National Conferences such as IASGCON 2014, ACRSICON 2007, MAS 2003, LAPGICON 2004,GIUPADATE 2005 among others. He has also presented his work at International Meetings such as DDW 2003, SAGES 2008, DDW 2010, World Congress of Digestive Surgery 2015 in China, SAGES 2017 in Texas; EAES 2017 in Germany, World Congress of Digestive Surgery 2017 in Japan; EAES 2018 in London.
About
Dr. Prakash Kurumboor is one of the senior-most Surgical Gastroenterologists in Kerala, with over 27 years of experience and more than 9,000 surgeries to his credit. He is a distinguished member of the first MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) batch in the state. Renowned for his expertise in complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeries and advanced laparoscopic procedures, Dr. Prakash is a trusted and highly reputed laparoscopic GI surgeon in the region. A pioneer in the field, he was the first surgeon in Kerala to perform both single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy and single-incision laparoscopic colorectal resection. He has also undergone specialized training in liver transplantation, further strengthening his expertise in hepatobiliary and transplant surgery.
Dr. Prakash holds a special interest in laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgeries and has performed the highest number of colorectal resections and other advanced GI laparoscopic surgeries in the state, setting benchmarks in surgical excellence and patient care.
Education and Training
MBBS, M.S., M.Ch., AFSA, Fellowship (Minimally Invasive Surgery)
Subspecialties and Interest
Laparoscopic colon and rectal cancer surgeries; Laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy and surgeries for benign colonic diseases; Laparoscopic hernia surgeries and abdominal wall reconstruction procedures such as eTEP and TAR for complex hernias; Management of acute severe necrotizing pancreatitis; Laparoscopic Whipple’s operation for pancreatic and periampullary cancers; Liver resections, including right and left hepatectomy, and laparoscopic segmental resections; Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy for achalasia cardia and laparoscopic fundoplication for GERD
Affiliation
Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India
About
Dr. Arunkumar M Lis a renowned surgical gastroenterologist (specialized in Hepato Biliary Pancreatic& Liver Transplant Surgery) with over 17 years of experience and a record of performing more than 3,000 gastrointestinal surgeries. Dr. Arulkumar has served at several renowned hospitals in India and abroad. He is currently Associate Professor of Surgical Gastroenterology at Sree Gokulam Medical College and Lead Consultant, Surgical Gastroenterology at GG Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. His past roles include:
- Consultant Surgical Gastroenterologist, PRS Hospital, Trivandrum
- Consultant HPB Surgeon, SUT Royal Hospital, Trivandrum
- Consultant HPB & Liver Transplant Surgeon, KIMS, Trivandrum
- Consultant, GI & Liver Transplant, Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi
- Junior Consultant, GI & Liver Transplant, Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi
- Visiting Fellow, Liver & Pancreas Transplantation, Penn Transplant Institute, USA
- Post-Doctoral Fellow in Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery, SGPGIMS, Lucknow
Education and Training
MBBS, M.S., M.Ch., DNB, MRCSEd (The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK), PDF in Pancreatico Biliary Surgery
Subspecialties and Interest
Surgical conditions of Liver, Biliary Tract, Pancreas, Spleen, Adrenal & Retroperitoneum; Advanced laparoscopic Surgical Procedures; GI and HPB cancer surgery; Liver Transplant; Bariatric Surgery; Complex and Re-Operative Pelvic surgery; Multi Visceral resections
Affiliation
GG Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Sree Gokulam MedicalCollege & Research Foundation.
Consultant Surgical Gastroenterologist, PRS Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India (October - December 2008)
Post Doctoral Fellowship in Pancreatico Biliary Surgery , Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences , Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh , India (January 2009– December 2009)
Consultant HPB Surgeon, SUT Royal Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India (November 2010 January 2011)
Junior Consultant in G I and Liver Transplant, Center for Liver and Biliary Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India (February 2011 to February 2012)
Visiting Fellow in Liver & Pancreas Transplantation, Penn Transplant Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States (March to May 2012)
Consultant Hepato Biliary, Pancreatic & Liver Transplant Surgeon, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, India (June 2012 to June 2013)
Consultant in GI & Liver Transplant, Center for Liver & Biliary Sciences, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India (July to September 2013)
Currently Associate Professor, Surgical Gastro Enterology, Sree Gokulam Medical College & Research Foundation, Venjaramood, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India &
Lead Consultant SGE, GG Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram
MBBS- Medical College Trivandrum , University of Kerala, India (1998)
M S (General Surgery) – Medical College Trivandrum University of Kerala, India (2003)
DNB (General Surgery) – Medical College Trivandrum, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India (2004)
MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) - Medical College Trivandrum, University Of Kerala, India (2008)
DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology) – Medical College Trivandrum, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India (2009)
MRCSEd – The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, U K (2008)
PDF in Pancreatico Biliary Surgery - Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences , Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh , India (2009)
Best Poster Award – A bizarre Peritonitis, KASICON 2002,Annual Conference of The Association of Surgeons of India, Kerala Chapter, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, May 2002
Post Graduate Quiz competition – Indian Society of Gastroenterology, State Chapter Annual Conference ,Kochi , Kerala, India(2008)– 2nd prize
Papers Published
1. Panackel C, Kumar A, Subhalal N, Krishnadas D, Kumar KRV. Hemosuccuspancreaticuscomplicating calcific chronic pancreatitis. J.Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007Oct;22(10):1691
2. Subash R, Arunkumar ML, Iyoob VA, BonnyN. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of liver masquerading as hilarcholangiocarcinoma. JSCR 2011. 8:7
3. SubhashRaveendran, Harish Babu SP, Arun Kumar ML, Iyoob VA, Bonny Natesh.Adrenal Adenoma-Hemangioma: A Unique Collision Tumor. World J Endocrine Surg.2011; 3(3):125-127)
(http://www.jaypeejournals.com/eJournals/IssueDetails.aspx?Value=10)
4. Subhash R,Arunkumar ML, Iyoob VA, Natesh B. Disseminatedmacronodular tuberculosis. Aust N Z J Surg. [Accepted for publication]
5. Subhash R,Arunkumar ML, Bonny N, Lailaraji. Inflammatory pseudotumor of biliarytract. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. [Accepted for publication]
(http://www.ijpmonline.org/text.asp?2012/55/3/413/101763 )
6. SubhashR, Arunkumar ML, Iyoob VA, Bonny N. Acute retrograde jejunogastricintussusception with strangulation. Calicut medical journal. [Accepted forpublication]
Abstracts Published
1. Iype Satheesh, Subhalal N, Kuruvilla A P, M L Arunkumar, Anandakumar M, KocherH M. Pancreatic Carcinoma occurring in Chroniccalcific pancreatitis of Tropics. HPB 2008 Feb;10(1):152
2. Rajan Ramesh, BonnyNatesh, Kumar Arun, R S Sindhu, ASylesh, N Subhalal, A P Kuruvilla. Post operative liver failure rate afterliver resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma in the absence of preoperativebiliary drainage. HPB 2008 Feb;10(1):178
3. ML Arunkumar,R Ramdip, P Shishir, S Agarwal, RP Singh, KR Vasu, N Goyal, M Wadhavan, SGupta. Which is better? Duct-to-duct/hepaticojejunostomy/both-in a right lobegraft with two ducts in adult living-related liver transplantation. Journalof Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Volume 1, Issue 2, Page 139
4. ML Arunkumar,RP Singh, N Goyal, KR Vasu, M Wadhavan, S Agarwal, S Gupta. Right posteriorsectoral graft procurement is always possible if right posterior sectoralportal vein can be divided extrahepatically. Journal of Clinical and ExperimentalHepatology, Volume 1, Issue 2, Pages 139-140
5. R. Subhash, R.S. Sindhu, T.U. Shabeerali, M.L. Arunkumar,V.A.Iyoob, R. Rajan, B. Natesh. Predictors of Malignancy in Pancreatic Head Masswith Chronic Calcific Pancreatitis –A Clinico-pathological CorrelativeStudy. Pancreatology 2011;11(suppl 1):1–80 (CP 17)
(http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=Ausgabe&Ausgabe=254891&ProduktNr=224334)
7. Subhash R,Sindhu R S, Shabeerali T U, Arun kumar ML, Iyoob V A, Ramesh Rajan,Bonny Natesh. Reoperative pancreaticoduodenectomy – an outcome analysis.Tropical gastroenterology 2010;31(3)suppl.1(P 3)
Contribution to Books
1. Pearls in Surgery. KapoorVK. Hyderabad: Paras Medical Books 2013:1-686.ISBN-13: 978-9383124022.
2. SRB’s Manual of Surgery, ISBN9789350259443
3. SRB’s Surgical Operations Text andAtlas, ISBN 9789350251218
Papers Presented
- Breast Cancer – a divergent pattern, KASICON 2001, Annual Conference of The Association of Surgeons of India, Kerala Chapter, Kochi, Kerala,India , May 2001
- A divergent perspective in Claudication , KASICON 2003 , Annual Conference of The Association of Surgeons of India, Kerala Chapter, Kottayam, Kerala, India, May 2003
- Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Thyroidectomy , Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) , National Conference , Mumbai, India, December 2003
- Hemosuccus Pancreaticus in Chronic Pancreatitis , Midterm Conference, Indian Society of Gastroenterology , Kerala Chapter , Kollam, Kerala,India, October 2006
- Which is better? Duct to duct / Hepaticojejunostomy / both – in a Right lobe graft with 2 ducts in Adult Living Related Liver Transplantation, IASGCON 2011, Jaipur, India, October 2011
Posters Presented
- A bizarre Peritonitis, KASICON 2002, Annual Conference of The Association of Surgeons of India, Kerala Chapter, Trivandrum, Kerala,India May 2002
- An unusual Soft tissue Sarcoma, KASICON 2003, Annual Conference of The Association of Surgeons of India, Kerala Chapter, Kottayam, Kerala, India May 2003
- Pancreatic Pleural effusion – a case report, Midterm conference, Indian Society of Gastroenterology , Kerala Chapter , Kollam, Kerala, India October 2006
- Spontaneous Rupture of Choledochal Cyst in Pregnancy ,National Conference , Indian association of surgical gastroenterology (IASG) , Lucknow, India, October 2006
- Does Tropical Chronic Pancreatitis carry an increased risk of Periampullary duodenal adenocarcinoma, IHPBA , Indian Chapter , Lucknow, India February 2007
- Right posterior sectoral graft procurement is always possible if right posterior sectoral portal vein can be divided extrahepatically, CAST, Seoul, Korea, September 2011
- Porta sparing liver resection – is it possible? Is it safe?, IASGCON 2011, Jaipur, India, October 2011
- Can intraoperative portal pressure predict postoperative outcome in Adult Right Lobe Living Related Liver Transplantation? Special Mention Poster, IASGCON 2011, Jaipur, India, October 2011
Oral Presentation
- Clinical Anatomy of Liver and Obstructive Jaundice, Faculty of Panel Discussion, Golden Jubilee CME of Dept of Anatomy , Medical College , Trivandrum, Kerala, India , November 2001
- Point out your Problems on Thyroid Swellings, Presenter of the session, Annual CME of The Association of Surgeons of India, Kerala Chapter, Trivandrum , Kerala, India, September 2003
- Pseudomyxoma Peritoneii, Surgical Faculty Meet, Medical College Trivandrum , Kerala, India , September 2007
- Hilar Biliary Obstruction-what next?, focusing on Klatskin Tumor, Kollam Gut Club, March,2010
- Complex resection of Cholangiocarcinoma with Vascular Reconstruction, Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Delhi Chapter, July 2011
- Organizational aspects of a Liver Transplant Unit in Kerala, Indo US CME on Liver Transplantation, Alleppey, November 2012
- Liver Transplantation for HCC, Update on Gastro Oncology & Hepatology, Thiruvananthapuram, August 2013
About
Dr. Srikanth Gadiyaram is a Senior Consultant GI Surgeon and the Director at Sahasra Hospitals, Jayanagar, Bangalore. He has 20+ years of experience and specializing in Gastrointestinal (GI), Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic (HPB), and Bariatric surgeries, known for his expertise in advanced laparoscopic and robotic procedures. Offers services at:
- Imperial Apollo Hospitals, BG Road, Bangalore
- Aster RV, JP Nagar, Bangalore
- Fortis Hospital, BG Road, Bangalore
Proctir colorectal course, Medtronics ; first to perform single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy, single incision laparoscopic colorectal resections, SILS splenectomy and SILS total Colectomy in Karnataka. First to perform Laparoscopic Whipple Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Karnataka. First to perform totally Laparoscopic Right hepatectomy (2011) in Karnataka and among few with large experience in the country
Education and Training
MS, M.Ch.,, SGPGIMS, Mini-Fellowship in GI and Bariatric Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Certified Robotic Surgeon)
Subspecialties and Interest
laparoscopic and Robotic colorectal and pancreatic surgery; Minimally invasive Liver Surgery; Complex gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary-pancreatic problems
Affiliation and Membership
Sahasra Hospitals, Jayanagar, Bangalore, India
Member of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenerology, AMASI, Association of Surgeons of India
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