MS (General Surgery) 1998, University of Kerala, India
FRCS (General Surgery) 2003, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, UK
Dip. NB (General Surgery) 2000, National Board Examinations, India
MBBS 1990, University of Madras, India
Professional Career
Teaching experience
Associate Professor & Course coordinator for MBBS Year 4, RAK College of Medical Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. 2018 to Present
Associate Professor , Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Tamil Nadu, India. 2011 -12
Assistant Professor , Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Tamil Nadu, India. 2006- 2011
Clinical experience
Specialist Surgeon (part-time), RAK Hospital, UAE. 2019to present)
Specialist General Surgeon , Royal Medical and Dental Center, RAK, UAE 2017- 18
Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Atlas Hospital, Muscat, Oman 2015 - 2016)
Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Starcare First Medical Center, Muscat, Oman 2012 - 2015
Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon, SK Hospital, Trivandrum, India 2003 - 2012
Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Vanchinad Hospitals, Trivandrum, India 2002 to 2004
Junior Consultant Surgeon, St. Joseph's Hospital, Anchal, India 1998 to 2002
Medical Licences:
Specialist General Surgeon, MOH, UAE
Consultant General Surgeon, MOH, Oman
General Surgeon, Indian Medical Council
General Surgeon, Travancore-Cochin Medical Council
Achievements/Awards/Interests
Achievements:
Administrator of Operation Theater – SK Hospital, India
Administrator of Operation Theater and Journal Editor – Starcare Hospital, Oman
Organizer of multiple continuing medical education programs
Posterior tibial tendon injury - is missed diagnosis, a possibility? Should it be suspected in all ankle eversion sprains? - a Case Report, IJSR 2020, 9(10), 1-2. doi:10.36106/ijsr (Google Scholar)
The retrieval of a surgical blade broken within the alveolar bone during minimally traumatic tooth extraction, BMJ Case Reports 2021;14:e240162. (Scopus)
Considerations in Real-time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (rRT-PCR) for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 from Nasopharyngeal Swabs, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 2021, 33(17), 68-78. https://doi.org/10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i1731309 (Web of Science)
Subhepatic appendicitis: A diagnostic conundrum, Journal of Health Sciences 2021 11 (2) 130-136, https://doi.org/10.17532/jhsci.2021.1265 (Scopus)
Spigelian Hernia and Appendicitis: A Rare Case Report, New Emirates Medical Journal 2022; 3(2) : e211022210305 . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/04666221021150035 (Scopus)
Service to Profession
Reviewer for RAKMHSU Research Ethics Committee
Reviewer for Journal of Dental Education
Reviewer for F1000Research
Editor of the Starcare Journal (in-house journal)
Secretary of Continuing Medical Education Committee, RAKMHSU, UAE
Member of RAK MHSU Covid-19 Committee
Member of the Indian Medical Association
Member of the Association of Surgeons of India
Member of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India
Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, India