Dr. Dayashankar Rajagopalan

Consultant

GI, MI & Bariatric Surgery

Experience: 12 Years

About

Dr. Dayashankar Rajagopalan specializes in Minimal access / laparoscopic surgeries for all common abdominal conditions including GI cancers and weight loss/Bariatric surgeries. He has an experience of 10 years and has a special skill set in performing the most complex of cases with a minimally invasive approach. He has trained at Max superspeciality hospital, Saket, New Delhi under the aegis of the best laparoscopic surgeons of India and has training in GI and HPB Oncosurgery from a high-volume center. He has exemplary communication skills with clarity and compassion that help alleviate anxiety and build trust among patients. He aims at minimizing patient discomfort, recovery time and post operative scars to achieve his motto of “Quality treatment with minimum hospital stay”.


Medical Registration

UKMC 12441

Education

  • FNB (Fellowship from National Board) in Minimal Access Surgery from Max Super Speciality, Saket, New Delhi
  • MS General Surgery from Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda at Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
  • MBBS from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka


Experience

  • Consultant in Laparoscopic and GI surgery Velmed Hospital, Clement Town Dehradun
  • Fellowship GI and HPB oncosurgery Surat Institute of Digestive Sciences, Surat, Gujarat
  • Attending Consultant, Minimal Access Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi

Area Of Interest

  • Minimal access / Laparoscopic surgery in all common abdominal conditions (Gall bladder stones, Hernia, Appendix)
  • Minimal access surgery for Gastro-intestinal and HPB cancer
  • Laparoscopic Bariatric (Weight loss) surgeries
  • Management of complex hernias with abdominal wall reconstruction

Membership

  • Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons

Awards

  • 1st prize for presentation at Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2018
  • 2nd Prize for best Video presentation at ENDOLAP 2019 at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

Research And Publication

  • Comprehensive laparoscopic surgery 4th edition, Chapter 30- Laparoscopic Surgery for Benign Diseases of Colon and Rectum.
  • Torsion of the Greater Omentum Secondary to Omental Lymphangioma in a Child: A Case Report Pol J Radiol. 2015; 80: 111–114.
  • Internal herniation beneath mesodiverticular band producing ambiguous picture in intestinal obstruction: A management dilemma Int J Cas Rep Images 2015;6(3):173-177
  • Venous thrombectomy in cases of acute deep vein thrombosis presenting as acute Limb ischemia (Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens): report of 2 cases and review of literature Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2014) 30:36
  • Chronic pancreatitis presented with spontaneous bile duct rupture in a child- A case report. Indian Journal of Surgery. 83(6):1-4

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