Dr. K Prakash

Dr. K Prakash

Consultant 

25 Years of Experience

Surgical Gastroenterologist

MBBS, MS, Fellowship, M.Ch

Aster Medcity, Kochi

English

Consultation Fee ₹ 500

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About Dr. K Prakash

  • Dr. K Prakash is a renowned and skilled Surgical Gastroenterologist in Kerala.
  • With over 25 years of thriving experience, he received training from top institutions in Europe and India.
  • Dr. Prakash specializes in complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeries, along with advanced laparoscopic procedures.
  • His educational journey includes an MBBS from the University of Calicut and an MS (Surgery) from Medical College, Baroda.
  • After this, he completed his MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology from Medical College Trivandrum in 1998
  • Dr. Prakash further honed his skills with AFSA (Attestation de Formation Specialisee Approfondie) at the University of Pierre et Curie, Paris.
  • He underwent specialized training, including a hands-on workshop and animal lab in Microvascular surgery at the Ethicon Training Centre in Chennai.
  • Dr. Prakash also completed a certificate course in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery at Kyungpook National University, Taegy, South Korea.
  • With a remarkable track record, he has successfully conducted over 16,000 open GI Surgery procedures and over 5,000 GI Laparoscopic procedures.
  • Dr. Prakash's unit holds a notable achievement for the highest number of colonic and rectal resections for both benign lesions and cancer in the state.
  • Pioneering advanced techniques, he became 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
  • MCh, Medical College Trivandrum
  • Fellowship, PACE training program at AV Hospital and Vikram Hospital, Bangalore.

Field of Expertise

  • Abdominal Surgery
  • Adhesion Lysis
  • Appendectomy
  • Bianchi Procedure
  • Biliary Drainage and Stenting
  • Cardiomyotomy
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Colorectal Screening
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Endoscopic Gastrostomy
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
  • Esophagectomy
  • Foregut Surgery
  • Fundoplication
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastric Suction (Stomach Pumping)
  • Hemicolectomy
  • Hemorrhoid Banding
  • Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Hepatectomy (Liver Resection)
  • Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
  • Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Ileoanal Anastomosis (J-Pouch) Surgery
  • Inguinal Hernia Repair with Mesh
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Laparoscopic Colon Resection
  • Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct (CBD) Exploration
  • Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Splenectomy
  • Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
  • Low Anterior Resection
  • Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
  • Meckel's Diverticulectomy
  • Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Pancreatic Surgery
  • Partial Colectomy
  • Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
  • Portal Vein Embolization (PVE)
  • Proctectomy
  • Recurrent Hernia Surgery
  • Retroperitoneum Surgery
  • Robotic Hernia Surgery
  • Serial Transverse Enteroplasty (STEP)
  • Small Bowel Resection
  • Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Stricturoplasty
  • Subtotal Proctocolectomy
  • Total Colectomy
  • Umbilical Hernia Surgery
  • Upper GI Endoscopy
  • Whipple Surgery
  • Achalasia
  • Acidity
  • Bloating
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome (CACS)
  • Celiac Disease
  • Cholecystitis
  • Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIP)
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
  • Enterocutaneous Fistula (ECF)
  • Failure to Thrive (FTT)
  • Femoral Hernia
  • Gallbladder Stone
  • Gastric Ulcer
  • Gastritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Heartburn
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Hepatomegaly (Enlarged Liver)
  • Hirschsprung's Disease
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Intestinal Ischemia
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Obstructive Jaundice
  • Pancreatic Pseudocysts
  • Pancreatitis
  • Peptic Ulcer
  • Polyposis Syndrome
  • Portosystemic Shunt (PSS)
  • Rectum Perforation
  • Right Hemicolectomy
  • Short Bowel Syndrome
  • Sigmoid Volvulus
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Ventral Hernia

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