Curriculum Vitae
Dr Subba Rao V Kanchustambam
Date of Birth 1st Sep 1962
Present Appointment:
Additional Director, Center for liver transplant and Hepatobiliary
sciences, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Chandigarh: Nov 2011 to present
Education:
Undergraduate and graduate:
1. Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MBBS June 1988 -
Gandhi Medical College, Osmania University, India
2. Senior House Job (DNB Training) July 1988 to June 1989 -AIIMS,India
Post graduation General Surgery:
Diplomate National Boards DNB June 1994 -AIIMS/Apollo, India
Senior residency General and GI surgery:
1. Nizam's Institute of medical Sciences,India - July 1994 to June 1995
Fellowships:
1. Fellow of Royal college of surgeons FRCS UK - 1995 to 2001
a. Royal college of surgeons, Edinburgh,UK
2. American Society of transplant surgeons ASTS - July 2001 to June
2003
a. University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa city, USA
3. HPB and Liver Transplant fellowship, Kings college, London July 2003
to Aug 2004
Short term Fellowships-Living Donor Liver Transplant:
1. Fellowship in Living donor liver transplantation
a. Kyoto university, Japan 2003
b. Asan Medical center, Seoul, South Korea 2006,2007
Hospital Appointments:
1. Resident Surgical Officer(SR) : General & Colorectal Surgery, St
Marks and Northwick park Hospital, London, October 1996 to March 1998
2. Specialist Rigistrar(SPR): General and upper GI and
Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Royal free Hospital, University
college, London, April 1998 to March 2001
3. Fellow Multi organ Transplant : University of Iowa, USA, July 2001 to
June 2003
4. Specialist Registrar: Liver Unit, Kings college, London July 2003
to Aug 2004
5. Senior consultant : Liver and Kidney Transplant &
Hepatopancreatobiliary Unit, Global Hospital India Sept 2004 to
Sept 2006
6. Senior consultant : Hepatopancreatobiliary Unit, Apollo Hospitals,
Indi a, Oct 2006 to Oct 2011
Specialty Board status:
1. Board certified, General Surgery, Diplomate National Boards, India
Licensure and certification:
1. Iowa state medical License 2001 to 2003
2. General medical council,United Kingdom 1995 to 2004
3. Andhra Pradesh state medical license - 2004 to 2011
4. Punjab state medical license -2011 to present
Professional Organizations and Memberships:
1. American society of transplants surgeons ; 2003 to present
2. International society of transplant surgeons : 2003 to present
3. International society of Hepatopancreatobiliary surgeons : 2005 to
present
4. Association of surgeons of India : 2005 to present
5. Indian l association for the study of liver : 2010 to present
Achievements and awards:
1. First GI surgeon from AP to fully qualify for Liver and Other solid
organ transplantation and performing three consecutive Cadaver Liver
transplants in 4 days @ Hyderabad
2. First dedicated center for Liver Transplant and hepatobiliary
sciences catering three states (Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh)
initiated
3. First Living donor liver transplant performed in the state of Punjab,
India
4. First National coordinator for Indian Liver Transplant Group(ILTG)
5. Best doctor of the year 2006
Teaching Experience:
1. At all levels, Undergraduates as well as post graduates in general
surgery, GI and hepatopancreato biliary surgery since 1995.
Text Book Chapters:
1. Budd Chiari syndrome, Text book of Surgical gastroenterology, 2nd
edition, Paras Publishers,
2. Cadaveric Liver transplantation, Text book of Surgical
gastroenterology,2nd edition
PUBLICATIONS and PAPERS PRESENTED:
Recent Papers accepted:
1. "Pre-Emptive Graft Inflow Modifications in Small for Size Syndrome:
Is It Enough for a Prompt Graft Recovery?" ILTS Sydney 2013
2. "Spontaneous Skin Lesions in Hepatic Dysfunction: An Early Marker for
Poor Prognosis." ILTS 2013 Sydney
Others Publications:
1. Salvage abdominal surgery in patients with a retained rectal stump
after restorative proctocolectomy and stapled anastomosis - British
journal of Surgery volume 88 (12) 1602-Dec 2001
2. "Kidneys from pediatric donors are at greater risk for early graft
loss but are not at greater long term risk" American Journal of
Transplantation Supplement 5 Vol 3. Department of Surgery, University
of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
3. Successful Non Heart Beating Donor Organ retrieval in a patient with
Left ventricular Assist device - American Journal of Transplantation
Volume 4,Issue 1,Jan 2004, 144-146 Department of Surgery, University
of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
4. Small Bowel caused by metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
without lymphadenopathy in a renal transplant recipient - Dig Dis Sci
2003 sep 2003; Sep ; 48 (9) : 1685-7Department of Surgery, University
of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
5. Hypernatremia in Deceased Donors and its effect on Liver
Transplantation-An Indian Experience- HPB journal, 2008
6. Small cell carcinoma of Liver- A case report- HPB journal,2008
7. Post Laparoscopic cholecystectomy biliary stricture with portal
biliopathy -A surgical challenge- IHPBA 2008
8. Indocyanine green clearance as a predictor of outcome in Liver
transplant patients- Critical care 2006, 10 ( Suppl 1)
PAPERS PRESENTED:
1. "Outpatient Piezoelectric Extra corporeal Shock wave Lithotripsy" - 425
cases - at XLIII Annual Congress of Radiology & Imaging, Hyderabad
(Jan.1990).
2. "Selective use of ERCP in patients undergoing Laparoscopic
Cholecystectomy"- At first Asian Pacific Congress of Endoscopic Surgery,
Aug'93. Singapore.
3. "Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Complicated Gall stone disease with
low Conversion rate".-At first Asian Pacific Congress of Endoscopic
Surgery, Aug'93.
4. "Anal Fissures"- How they are managed in North West Thames Presented at
North West Thames Surgical club, Nov.97
5. "Pouch Revision for Retained Rectal Stump" Presented at annual meeting
association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland June 98.
Papers In the process:
1. Klatskin Tumors, Is still a surgical challenge? Single dedicated HPB
unit experience.
2. Inflammatory Pseudo tumor of Liver, How to approach by a Case report?
3. "Restoration of hepatopetal portal blood flow by Mesenterico-Portal
bypass surgery without Splenectomy for Extra Hepatic Portal vein
Obstruction"
4. Pediatric Liver transplant - A rare indication in an otherwise healthy
Infant!
5. Primary Leomyoma of Liver
References:
1. Professor J D Wig MS FRCS
Director, General and Surgical gastroenterology
Fortis Hospital, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Chandigarh 160062
Phone # 91-981*******
2. Dr. Daniel Katz MD
UI Organ Transplant Center
200 Hawkins Drive, SE400GH
Iowa City, IA 52242, USA, Phone number is: 319-***-****
3. Prof Nigel Heaton FRCS
Institute for Liver Studies
Kings college Hospital
Denmark Hill
London SE 5 9RS
4. Dr. Swarup Varaday M.D. FRCA
Asst. Professor in Anesthesiology
Washington University School of Medicine
Campus Box 8054
660 S.Ecuclid Avenue
Saint Louis MO 63110-1093
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Contact Email: *********@*****.***
Cell no: +91-814*******