
Dr. Kumar Palaniappan 
Senior Consultant
25 Years of ExperienceHPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon
MBBS, DNB, DNBE, Fellowship
English, Hindi, Tamil
Consultation Fee ₹ 1000
Book an AppointmentAbout 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).
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Education
- 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
Training & Certificates
- 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
Past Experience
- 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
Awards
- 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
Associations/Membership
- European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
- Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC)
Paper Published
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.
Field of Expertise
- ABO Incompatible Transplant
- Deceased Donor Liver Transplants (DDLTs)
- Incompatible Kidney Transplant
- Intestinal Transplant
- Kidney Transplant
- Liver Transplant
- Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT)
- Lung Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pediatric Liver Transplant
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