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Dr. Kumar Palaniappan

Dr. Kumar Palaniappan

Senior Consultant 
26 Years of Experience
HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon
Rela Hospital, Chennai
MBBS, DNB, DNBE, Fellowship

English, Hindi, Tamil
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About Dr. Kumar Palaniappan

  • Dr. Kumar Palaniappan is a renowned Hepato Pancreato Biliary and Liver Transplantation surgeon with 25 years of experience.
  • His areas of expertise include living donor and deceased donor liver transplantation, pediatric liver transplantation, management of abdominal trauma, and laparoscopic donor hepatectomy.
  • Dr. Kumar excels in single-incision laparoscopic surgery.
  • He is proficient in laparoscopic HPB surgery, including laparoscopic hepatic and pancreatic resections.
  • He completed his MBBS from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, in 1999 and pursued a DNB in General Surgery from Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre, Madurai, in 2004.
  • Dr. Kumar attained a DNB in Surgical Gastroenterology from Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre, Madurai, in 2009.
  • He holds a Fellowship in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery from Medanata The Medicity, Gurgaon.
  • He underwent training in Robotic HPB Surgery from Vattikutti Institute of Robotic Surgery and training in HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery at Asan Medical Center, Seoul.
  • Dr. Kumar is trained in laparoscopic liver surgery at Iwate Medical University, Japan.
  • He is a member of reputed organizations, including the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) and the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC).

Awards of Dr. Kumar Palaniappan

  • Best Poster Award, IHPBA Ahmedabad, 2016
  • Best Paper Award & Travel Grant from Japanese HPB Society, 2014
  • Best Paper Award, IASGO Conference, Tokyo, 2015
  • Silver Medal Award, ENT, MBBS

Certificates of Dr. Kumar Palaniappan

  • Training in Robotic HPB Surgery, Vattikutti Institute of Robotic Surgery
  • Training in HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery, Asan, Medical Center, Seoul
  • Training in Laparoscopic Liver Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Japan

Paper Published by Dr. Kumar Palaniappan

He has numerous publications. Some of his papers published are:

  • Khiria LS, Ardhnari R, Mohan N, Kumar P, Nambiar R. Laparoscopic appendicectomy for complicated appendicitis: is it safe and justified?: A retrospective analysis. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2011 Jun;21(3):142-5. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31821ad770. PMID: 21654295.
  • Rela M, Bharathan A, Palaniappan K, Cherian PT, Reddy MS. Portal flow modulation in auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2015 May;19(3):255-60. doi: 10.1111/petr.12436. Epub 2015 Feb 18. PMID: 25692474.
  • Cherian PT, Mishra AK, Kumar P, Sachan VK, Bharathan A, Srikanth G, Senadhipan B, Rela MS. Laparoscopic liver resection: wedge resections to living donor hepatectomy, are we heading in the right direction? World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Oct 7;20(37):13369-81. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13369. PMID: 25309070; PMCID: PMC4188891.
  • Palaniappan K, Borkar VV, Safwan M, Vij M, Govil S, Shanmugam N, Rela M. Pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma in a developing country: Is the etiology changing? Pediatr Transplant. 2016 Nov;20(7):898-903. doi: 10.1111/petr.12754. Epub 2016 Jul 8. PMID: 27392999.

Experience of Dr. Kumar Palaniappan

  • Consultant, MIOT International, Chennai, 2011
  • Consultant, Dr. Mehta’s Hospital, Chennai, 2011
  • Consultant, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, 2012
  • Senior Consultant, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Chennai, 2018

Education of Dr. Kumar Palaniappan

  • MBBS, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, 1999
  • DNB in General Surgery, Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre, Madurai, 2004
  • DNB in Surgical Gastroenterology, Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre, Madurai, 2009
  • Fellowship Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, 2012

Membership of Dr. Kumar Palaniappan

  • European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
  • Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC)

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