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Dr. Vinod Kumar Nigam

Dr. Vinod Kumar Nigam

Principal Consultant 
55 Years of Experience
General Surgeon, Laparoscopic Surgeon
Max Hospital, Gurgaon
MBBS, MS, FIAGES
Reg. No.:27973, Delhi Medical Council
English, Hindi
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About Dr. Vinod Kumar Nigam

  • Dr. Vinod Kumar Nigam is a renowned Minimal Access, Laparoscopic, and General Surgeon in Gurgaon.
  • With over 54 years of experience, Dr. Nigam has made his name among patients looking for minimally invasive procedures.
  • His areas of interest include treating hernias, gallstones, hemorrhoids, fissures, fistula, pilonidal sinus, varicose veins, breast cancer, and gastrointestinal diseases.
  • He also performs thyroid surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, gi surgery, trauma surgery, circumcision, and upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy.
  • Dr. Nigam is the inventor of two operative techniques in General Surgery. These are:
    • The "Window Operation" for Hydrocoele which is published in Campbell's Urology textbook.
    • Nigam's Reverse Curtain Hernioplasty (NRCH) is an open technique for inguinal hernia repair.
  • Dr. Nigam completed his MBBS and MS in General Surgery from Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur, in 1970 and 1974, respectively.
  • He is also a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FIVS) and holds a Fellowship from the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (FIAGES).
  • Additionally, he was trained in laparoscopic surgery by Prof. Alfred Cuschcieri at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, UK.
  • He has published papers in various national and international journals and has been invited as faculty to international conferences.
  • Dr. Nigam is the author of three books: Essentials of Abdominal Wall Hernias, Introduction to History of Medicine, and 40 Minutes with'40d.
  • He is a member of the Indian Hernia Society, the Indian Association of Gastro-Endoscopic Surgeons, and the Association of Surgeons of India.

Awards of Dr. Vinod Kumar Nigam

  • Gold Medal in MBBS and MS

Certificates of Dr. Vinod Kumar Nigam

  • Laparoscopic surgery training under Prof. Alfred Cuschieri, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland, UK

Paper Published by Dr. Vinod Kumar Nigam

Dr. Vinod Kumar Nigam has made significant contributions to the field of general surgery through his research. Some of his articles are:

  • Nigam, Vinod & Nigam, Siddharth. (2022). The Modified NICH (Nigam’s Inverted Curtain Hernioplasty) for Inguinal hernia – A foolproof Procedure for Recurrence. International Journal of Medical Science And Diagnosis Research. 6. 10.32553/ijmsdr.v6i10.953.
  • Nigam, Vinod & Nigam, Siddarth. (2022). Nigam’s scoring system for acute appendicitis with high accuracy surpassing Alvarado's scoring system. International Surgery Journal. 9. 835. 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20220943.
  • Nigam, Vinod & Nigam, Siddharth. (2021). Our experience in treating Fournier’s gangrene at Max Hospital, Gurugram. International Surgery Journal. 8. 3136. 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20214009.
  • Nigam, Vinod & Nigam, Siddharth. (2021). Simultaneous strangulation of inguinal and femoral hernias in a male patient: A case report. International Journal of Surgery Science. 5. 92-94. 10.33545/surgery.2021.v5.i1b.596.
  • Nigam, Dr & Nigam, Dr. (2020). Lord's procedure prior to stapled haemorrhoidopexy, reduces post-operative complications. International Journal of Surgery Science. 4. 153-155. 10.33545/surgery.2020.v4.i1c.327.
  • Nigam, VK & Nigam, Siddharth. (2020). Nigam?s Modified Roeder?s Knot in Cutting Seton in High Fistula-in-ano Prevents Rethreading and Reapplication of Seton. World Journal of Colorectal Surgery. 9. 64. 10.4103/1941-8213.305937.
  • Nigam, Vinod & Nigam, Siddharth. (2019). Nigam’s inverted curtain hernioplasty: a modified Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty for inguinal hernia. International Surgery Journal. 6. 3241. 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20194059.

Education of Dr. Vinod Kumar Nigam

  • MBBS, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur, 1970
  • MS (General Surgery), Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur, 1974
  • Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FIVS), USA
  • Fellowship of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (FIAGES), New Delhi, India

Membership of Dr. Vinod Kumar Nigam

  • Indian Hernia Society
  • Indian Association of Gastro-Endoscopic Surgeons
  • Association Surgeons of India
  • Indian Medical Association

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