Dr. Rajkumar palaniappan

Bariatric Surgeon

20 Years of Experience

Chennai, India

Chennai, India

Dr. Rajkumar palaniappan is a well known laparoscopic & bariatric(obesity) surgeon in the division of Minimal Access Surgery in Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
As an independant Minimal Access Surgical consultant he has handled total cases of 2294 surgeries.
Published many research papers such as "Window Technique" Cholecystectomy Published in an International journal.
One of the few surgeons to perform laparoscopic Whipple's Procedure in 2008
One of the pioneers in the field of SILS and Robotic surgery and has performed the most variety of Single port procedures in the country till date.
Pioneered many procedures in India and Asia such as Endoluminal Revision Gastroplasty, World's first SILS Revision Bariatric, Robotic Gastric Bypass etc.

MBBS from Rajah Muthiah Institute of Medical Sciences. December 1996
MS (General Surgery) from Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai November 2000
MMAS (Masters in Minimal Access Surgery) from Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, UK September 2003
F.I.C.S. (Fellow International College of Surgeons) in Surgical Gastroenterology - ICS, Illinois (USA)
D.MAS. (Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery) from The Global Open University, India, September 2010
Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS)– WALS, (India)
Fellowship in Robotic Surgery (FRS) – International Accreditation Organisation, Houston (USA).

CHIKITSA RATTAN AWARD Outstanding achievement in the field of Medicine Presented by ‘His Excellency’ Bishman Narayan Singh, 22 May 2007, NewDelhi.
Excellence in New Initiative Award - 18 Sep 2013, Apollo Group of Hospitals
TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT AWARD CERTIFICATE For excellent medical service to the society Presented by ‘Thiruvallur District Collector’, 29 November 1999, Chennai.