Dr Ravikant |Best Bariatric Surgeon in Kerala, Kochi

WORK EXPERIENCE

Consultant Surgeon (Bariatric, GI and General surgery) at Medical trust hospital Kochi & Vypin (March 2016-Feb 2017)
Department of GI surgery and Bariatric surgery, Vikram Hospital, Bangalore (Sep 2014- Feb 2016).
Department of GI surgery and Bariatric surgery, A.V Hospital, Bangalore (Feb 2014- Aug 2014).
Consultant Surgeon at St. John’s Hospital, Kattappana, Kerala (May 2010-2014.)
Senior Resident at St. John’s Medical college hospital (Jun 2009- May 2010)

EXPERTISE

Surgical and non-surgical weight loss management
Bariatric & Metabolic surgeries for Obesity, Obesity with co morbidities-Diabesity (Obesity+Diabetes), Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, OSA (Obstructive sleep apnea), Infertility secondary to Obesity
Revisional bariatric surgery
Childhood obesity
Minimal Access laparoscopic Surgeries (key hole surgeries) – General and Advanced
Surgical trauma care and all types of general surgeries
Diabetic foot management

MEMBERSHIPS

Life member of OSSI-The Obesity Surgery Society of India, affiliated to IFSO- The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic disorders
Life member of ASI-Association of Surgeons of India
Life member of IAGES (Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons)
Life member of AMASI
Life member of IMA -Indian Medical Association

CONFERENCE & PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Best scientific presenter in 1st year MBBS
Poster presentation at IFSO Canada 2014 on Early experience of Banded Sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity.
ICSICON 2014, Bangalore - Operative workshop on general and advanced laparoscopy
In the organizing team of PACE programme (Bariatric training programe in Oct 2014 and Nov 2015)
In OSSICON 2015, Mumbai – 3 presentations
1. Video presentation of technique of Banded sleeve Gastrectomy
2. Paper presentation: Prospective comparative study of Banded sleeve Gastrectomy vs Sleeve Gastrectomy.
3. Poster presentation on Obesity surgery- Post bariatric surgery results in obese patients with infertility.
Bangalore surgical society meeting 2014 - Early experience of Banded sleeve Gastrectomy for morbid obesity.
PESICON-Kuppam, Nov 2014 - Advances in Bariatric surgery.
Bangalore surgical society meeting May 2015-Paper titled “Decade of Bariatric and metabolic surgery- Revisted”.
RHN Shenoy Surgical meet, Aug 2015- part of the operating team.
International College of Surgeons ICS, Sep 2015- National Surgical update – part of the operating team.
Bariatric support group meeting - one of the group leaders (which is organized once in 2 months since 2014-2016.)
Organizing Secretary for Live laparoscopic Hernia Surgery workshop for East Kerala with Dr. John AC Thanakumar (IAGES-President) in Jan 2011.
Rare case of middle ear adenoma extension into the middle cranial Fossa- presented in annual neurosurgery meeting held in Bangalore (May 2007).
Paper presentation in Bangalore Surgical Society Meeting Aug 2008- Dilemma in decision making in patients requiring Laparotomy.
Poster presentation in Bangalore surgical society meeting Aug 2006- traumatic pancreatic injuries.

RESEARCH TOPICS & PUBLICATIONS

Breast abscess, an early indicator for diabetes mellitus in non-lactating women: a retrospective study from rural India. World J Surg. 2012 May;36(5):1195-8. doi: 10.1007/s00268-012-1502-7.
Lymphangioma of the spleen: A rare tumor rarely seen in an adult. A case report and a comprehensive literature review' - 'Euro-asian Journal of Hepato-Gastroenterology'.
Retroperitoneal Appendicitis: A Surgical Dilemma. Euroasian Journal of Hepato-Gastroenterology, January-June 2013;3(1):83-84. 83.
Prospective Comparative Evaluation Of Laparoscopic Banded Sleeve Gastrectomy (LBSG) with a GaBP RingTM VS. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG): Preliminary Report With Up To 2 Years Follow Up. Obesity Surgery Journal (Editorial review stage).
Is Banded sleeve the answer for single staged procedure in patients with super obesity (Editorial review stage).
A case of celiac artery and inferior mesenteric artery thrombosis in a patient with protein C & S deficiency." The Southeast Asian Journal of Case Report and Review 4 (2015), 1931-1937.
Ileo-sigmoid knot-rare presentation, Indian J Surg. 2010 Apr;72(2):140-2. doi: 10.1007/s12262-010-0023-6. Epub 2010 Jul 1.
A case of portal vein thrombosis with gas secondary to acute appendicitis. Indian J Surg (In editorial review)