{"id":235,"date":"2019-04-14T08:01:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T08:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/?p=235"},"modified":"2019-11-04T04:28:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T04:28:39","slug":"laparoscopic-surgery-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/laparoscopic-surgery-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Laparoscopic Surgery &#8211; Professional Excellence Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-very-dark-gray-color has-very-light-gray-background-color\">Dr. R. Padmakumar is the Head of the Department of Minimally Invasive Surgeries at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"VPS Lakeshore Hospital (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vpslakeshorehospital.com\/vps-lakeshore-doctor\/laparoscopic-surgery\/dr-r-padmakumar\" target=\"_blank\">VPS Lakeshore Hospital<\/a> and the director of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Keyhole Clinic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyholeclinic.in\/\" target=\"_blank\">Keyhole Clinic<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Verwandeln Institute (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.verwandeln.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Verwandeln Institute<\/a>.  He has got more than 24 years of hands-on experience in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/tag\/laparoscopic-surgery\/\">Laparoscopic Surgery<\/a> across major hospitals in India and has completed more than 6000 cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/laparoscopic-hernia-surgery\/\">Laparoscopic Hernia surgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/wmc-excellence-award-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1396 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/wmc-excellence-award-2019.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/wmc-excellence-award-2019-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><figcaption> World Medical Council Excellence Healthcare Award 2019 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Dr. R. Padmakumar receives <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"World Medical Council (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldmedicalcouncil.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">World Medical Council<\/a> Excellence Healthcare Award 2019 in recognition for his Professional Excellence and Outstanding Contribution to medical field especially Metabolic Surgery for Obesity (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/obesity-weight-loss-surgeries\/\">Bariatric Surgery<\/a>) and Diabetes Resolution <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wmc-excellence-healthcare-award-2019\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bariatric-surgeon-kerala.jpg\" alt=\"Bariatric Surgery Award\" class=\"wp-image-236 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bariatric-surgeon-kerala.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bariatric-surgeon-kerala-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><figcaption><strong> <\/strong>Professional Excellence Award 2018 &#8211;  Obesity (Bariatric Surgery) and Diabetes Surgery<strong> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Indywood Medical Excellence Awards honoured Renowned healthcare practitioners and organisations at Hyderabad.  Recognizing the contributions, outstanding services and accomplishments spanning through a career in healthcare, Indywood Medical Excellence Award was bestowed upon the talented minds in the industry. Dr. R Padmakumar was awarded for Professional Excellence in Obesity (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/bariatric-surgery-obesity\/\">Bariatric Surgery<\/a>) &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/diabetes-surgery\/\">Diabetes Surgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/bariatric-surgeon-award\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/laparoscopic_surgeon_india1.jpg\" alt=\"Laparoscopic Surgery Excellence\" class=\"wp-image-238 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/laparoscopic_surgeon_india1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/laparoscopic_surgeon_india1-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><figcaption> Excellence in Laparoscopy Award &#8211; Singapore 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Received \u2018EXCELLENCE IN LAPAROSCOPY\u2019 Award from Icons of Healthcare, Singapore in July 2017 for the proficiency in various Laparoscopic surgeries like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/endoscopic-thyroidectomy-scarless\/\">Endoscopic Thyroidectomy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/bariatric-surgery-obesity\/\">Obesity Surgery<\/a> and Thoracoscopy.  Citation by the award committee says all such procedures performed by a single Surgeon is unique in the World &#8211; who has performed Endoscopic Thyroid Surgery, Thoracoscopy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/bariatric-surgery-obesity\/\">Bariatric Surgeries<\/a> with equal ease and excellent outcome.  He was also invited as International Visiting Specialist Surgeon to perform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/invitation-by-dubai-hospital-for-endoscopic-thyroid-surgery\/\">Endoscopic Thyroid Surgeries at the prestigious Dubai Hospital<\/a> by the Dubai Health Authority, a rare honour for a Surgeon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/excellence-in-laparoscopy-award-2017-dr-r-padmakumar\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/frcs-laparoscopic-surgery.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/frcs-laparoscopic-surgery.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/frcs-laparoscopic-surgery-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><figcaption>Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow bestowed Dr. R. Padmakumar with FRCS for his outstanding contribution to the Surgical Speciality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/fellowship-of-royal-college-of-surgeons\/\">View Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/laparoscopic_surgery_award.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-263 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/laparoscopic_surgery_award.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/laparoscopic_surgery_award-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><figcaption>Excellence Award 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Receiving Excellence Award in Medical Profession by Non-Resident Indian Returnees Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/excellence-award-2016-dr-padmakumar\/\">View Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/laparoscopic_surgery_award-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/laparoscopic_surgery_award-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/laparoscopic_surgery_award-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><figcaption>Excellence in Medical Profession Award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Receiving Award from the International Association of Lions Club for the Excellence in Medical Profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/award-from-lions-club\/\">View Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/global-achievers-award-uae.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/global-achievers-award-uae.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/global-achievers-award-uae-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><figcaption>Global Achievers Award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Receiving Global Achievers Award in UAE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/m-l-dathan-award-asi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/m-l-dathan-award-asi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/m-l-dathan-award-asi-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><figcaption>M. L. Dathan Award &#8211; ASI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Awarded the First Prof. M. L. Dathan Memorial Endowment Lecture of <a href=\"http:\/\/asiindia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Association of Surgeons of India (opens in a new tab)\">Association of Surgeons of India<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/prof-m-l-dathan-memorial-endowment-lecture\/\">View Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"pb-2 mt-4 mb-2 border-bottom wp-block-heading\">Laparoscopic Surgery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/tag\/laparoscopic-surgery\/\">Laparoscopic Surgery<\/a> (keyhole surgery) small incisions are made and a laparoscope is inserted through these incisions into the abdomen. Laparoscope has a lighted camera at the tip that helps the surgeon to visualize the internal structures on a computer monitor and thus helps the surgeon to perform the surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify\">The incision is called a port and measures around 0.5 to 1 cm. A trochar is a tubular instrument which is placed at each of the port site. The laparoscope is passed through the trochar. The abdomen is inflated with carbon dioxide to provide a working space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. R. Padmakumar is the Head of the Department of Minimally Invasive Surgeries at VPS Lakeshore Hospital and the director of Keyhole Clinic and Verwandeln Institute. He has got more than 24 years of hands-on experience in Laparoscopic Surgery across major hospitals in India and has completed more than 6000 cases of Laparoscopic Hernia surgery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[30],"class_list":["post-235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","tag-awards"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1397,"href":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions\/1397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drrpadmakumar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}