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About Dr. R. Padmakumar

About Dr. R. Padmakumar – Dr. R. Padmakumar is a Senior Consultant General & Laparoscopic Surgeon, an expert Bariatric Surgeon. He is the Chairman & Managing Director of Keyhole Clinic – Center for Obesity & Laparoscopy, at Kochi. He heads the Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery at VPS Lakeshore Hospital. He has been changing lives through Keyhole Surgery. He is renowned for new and improved treatment techniques, hailed as a leading Obesity Surgeon in India & UAE. He has got more than 20 years of hands-on experience in laparoscopic Surgery in major hospitals across India and has completed more than 6000 cases of Laparoscopic Hernia Surgeries. With national and international repute, he is one of the pioneers in performing surgical treatment of non-obese diabetics.

He has the unique distinction of being an expert Bariatric surgeon who is highly skilled in endoscopic thyroidectomy, thoracoscopy, laparoscopic colorectal and hernia surgery as well.

About Dr. R. Padmakumar’s Major Achievements

First to start diabetes mellitus surgery in the state for the non-obese category(Fifth in the World)
First in the world to do bariatric surgery with abdominoplasty
First surgeon in entire GCC Countries to do diabetic surgery in non-obese patients
One of the few surgeons in the world doing scarless Thyroid Surgery(Endoscopic Thyroidectomy)
World record on successful bowel surgery at 2gm Hb without blood transfusion
Inventor – Innovative technique MISII (Minimally Invasive Surgery for Ileal Interposition) HYBRID technique
World record – Branchial Cyst Endoscopic removal in the youngest age (Omani Child of 3 years)
Recipient of “Excellence in Laparoscopy” Award from Icons of Healthcare, Singapore in July 2017

Best Bariatric Surgeon in India – Dr R Padmakumar

Best Bariatric Surgeon in India- Dr. R. Padmakumar is Sr. Consultant Laparoscopic and Obesity Surgeon, Chairman and Managing Director of Keyhole Clinic (multispeciality), Head of Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery at VPS Lakeshore Hospital. Dr. Padmakumar is hailed as a leading Bariatric Surgeon in India & UAE. He is renowned for new and improved treatment techniques and the […]

Excellence Healthcare Award 2019 – WMC

Dr. R. Padmakumar receives World Medical Council Excellence Healthcare Award 2019 in recognition for his Professional Excellence and Outstanding Contribution to medical field especially Metabolic Surgery for Obesity (Bariatric Surgery) and Diabetes Resolution.

Thyroid Surgeon India

Thyroid Surgeon India – Dr. R Padmakumar is an expert Thyroid Surgeon and one of the Best Thyroid Surgeons in India, who is highly skilled in performing Endoscopic Thyroidectomy, Robotic Thyroidectomy and open thyroidectomy. Dr. R. Padmakumar was invited by the Government Hospital in Dubai for endoscopic thyroid surgeries. Generally, these invitations as International visiting doctors […]

SELSICON 2019 – Dr Padmakumar Re-elected Vice President of SELSI

The 12th Annual National Conference of the Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of India (SELSICON 2019) was held from 11th to 15th September 2019 at New Delhi, India. The theme of SELSICON 2019 was “Emerging Trends and Newer Horizons in Minimal Access Surgery”. Dr. R. Padmakumar was re-elected as National Vice President of SELSI. […]

Bariatric Surgeon Kerala

Bariatric Surgeon Kerala – Dr. R. Padmakumar is Sr. Consultant Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon, Chairman and Managing Director of Keyhole Clinic – Center for Obesity and Laparoscopy, at Edappally, Kochi, and the Head of Department, Minimally Invasive Surgery at VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi. He has been changing lives through Keyhole Surgery. Dr. Padmakumar is also […]

The Wizard Laparoscopic Surgeon – Article in Indian Express

Dr. R. Padmakumar’s achievements and honors pile up by the day. For a man who has done over 15000 laparoscopic surgeries till date, he is forever on the move and most of his halts are in the operation theaters around the world. In many countries Padmakumar has made his presence inevitable for his astute skill […]

100 most powerful Indians in the Gulf – Business.com

A specialist in obesity and diabetes, Dr. R. Padmakumar is presently exerting his considerable intelligence in a bid to help alleviate lifestyle diseases in the Gulf. Dr. Padmakumar is the first surgeon to win approval from the UAE’s Ministry of Health to conduct keyhole excess fat removal surgery. Given the prevalence of diabetes in the […]

Excellence in Laparoscopy Award 2017 – Dr R Padmakumar

Singapore July 24, 2017: Dr. R. Padmakumar, Senior Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon, Kochi was recently presented the Award for Excellence in Laparoscopy at the 2nd Icons of Healthcare Summit & Awards in Singapore on July 21, 2017. Dr. R. Padamakumar has undergone training from prestigious institutions – All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Apollo Speciality Hospital, […]

Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons

Dr. R. Padmakumar was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons for his substantial contribution to the speciality. He received the award from RCPS (Glasgow) president Dr. Frank Dunn at a convocation in Glasgow UK on 25th November 2015. Dr. Padmakumar’s articles and innovative techniques published in International Journals, the lectures and workshops at […]

Dr. R. Padmakumar is one of the Best Hernia Surgeon in India. He has been changing lives through Keyhole Surgery. He has got more than 30 years of hands-on experience in laparoscopic Surgery in major hospitals across India and has completed more than 7000 cases of Laparoscopic Hernia Surgeries. Dr. Padmakumar has trained more than 300 surgeons from all over the world the art of laparoscopic surgery especially Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery. Dr. Padmakumar is also hailed as one of the Best Bariatric Surgeon in India & UAE. He is renowned for new and improved treatment techniques and the first in the World to perform Scarless Bariatric Surgery with Tummy Tuck / Abdominoplasty. He is also one of the very few thyroid surgeons in India doing Endoscopic Thyroidectomy (scarless thyroid surgery).