Dr. K Prakash

Dr. K Prakash

Consultant 

33 Years of Experience

Surgical Gastroenterologist

MBBS, MS, Fellowship, M.Ch

Reg. No.:19563, Travancore-Cochin Medical Council,

Doctor Surgery:6000 GI surgeries?

Aster Medcity, Kochi

English, Hindi, Malayalam

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About Dr. K Prakash

  • Dr. K Prakash is a renowned and highly skilled Surgical Gastroenterologist based in Kerala with over 33 years of experience.
  • He has received training from prestigious institutions in both India and Europe.
  • His expertise lies in complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeries, as well as advanced laparoscopic procedures.
  • He completed his MBBS from the University of Calicut and pursued his MS (Surgery) from Medical College, Baroda.
  • In 1998, he earned his MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology from the Medical College, Trivandrum.
  • He further enhanced his knowledge by obtaining AFSA (Attestation de Formation Spécialisée Approfondie) from the University of Pierre et Curie, Paris.
  • He underwent specialized training in Microvascular Surgery through a hands-on workshop and animal lab at the Ethicon Training Centre in Chennai.
  • He also completed a certificate course in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery at Kyungpook National University, Taegu, South Korea.
  • With an impressive surgical record, he has successfully performed more than 16,000 open GI surgery procedures and over 5,000 GI laparoscopic procedures.
  • His unit holds the distinction of performing the highest number of colonic and rectal resections for both benign and malignant conditions in the state.
  • He has pioneered advanced surgical techniques by becoming the first surgeon in Kerala to perform single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy and single-incision laparoscopic colorectal resection.

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Education

  • MBBS Medical College, University of Calicut, Kerala, 1992
  • MS, Medical College, Baroda, 1995
  • MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology), Medical College Trivandrum, 1998
  • Fellowship, PACE, AV Hospital, and Vikram Hospital, Bangalore
  • Diploma Attestation de Formation Spécialisée Approfondie (AFSA), Hopital Beaujon, University of Paris, 2003

Training & Certificates

  • Training in Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary procedure, Hopital Beaujon, University of Paris
  • Certificate course in training of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, S. Korea?
  • Training in Microvascular Surgery through a hands-on workshop and animal lab at the Ethicon Training Centre in Chennai

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Past Experience

  • Consultant (GI Surgeon), Lakeshore Hospital & Research Centre, Cochin, 2006
  • Consultant (GI Surgeon), PVS Memorial Hospital, Kochi, 2002

Special Area of Interest

  • Esophageal & Stomach Disorders
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Hiatus hernia
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Abdominal Hernias
  • Morbid obesity & overweight conditions
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Gallbladder & Biliary Duct Diseases