General Surgeon

Location:

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Salary:

50000AED

Posted:

October 22, 2025

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Dr Gopala Pillay Narayana Varma

MBBS, MS, DNB, FRCS

Consultant General Surgeon

Ministry of Health, Sharjah, UAE,

DOB: 2/1/1964, Male, Married.

Seasoned and detail oriented general surgeon with demonstrated specialization in gastrointestinal and laparoscopic procedures within high pressure environments. In-depth experience providing care with minimal facilities and engaged with patient and caregivers for provision of quality care. Innovative leader within multidisciplinary teams providing successful and efficient care. Expertise in research, conference presentations, and journal publications. Motivated towards learning novel methods and improving patient care.

Interested in joining the corporate hospital environment as a surgical department manager allowing for use of skills, growth, and implementation of improvements focused on patient and family compliance.

Surgical and Consultant Competencies

1) General Surgery

2) Laparoscopic Surgery

3) Upper & Lower GI endoscopy

4) Gastrointestinal surgery

5) Mentoring Multidisciplinary Teams

6) Training and Development

7) Patient and Caregiver Education

8) Research and Publications

9) JCI Regulatory Compliance

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CAREER EXPERIENCE

Khorfakkan Hospital, Ministry of Health, UAE Oct 15, 2019 to PRESENT Iam working in this Ministry hospital for the last 24 months as Consultant General Surgeon. We are a 150 bedded hospital with the department looking after trauma, general & laparoscopic surgery & endoscopy. The department also gets visiting surgeons from Europe & subcontinent to do Bariatric procedures and also to train us in Bariatric surgery. Our hospital recently got JCI accreditation and the surgical team was very much involved in procuring the JCI accreditation. The department consists of 2 consultants and 4 specialists working as a two-tier team. I do 1 in 2 on call with my fellow consultant weekly. We have 5 OPD’s in a week and 2 theatre sessions. We use the Cerner system for our medical records and I am quite familiar with it. We handle lot of polytrauma in the department and we have neurosurgeons & orthopedic Surgeons working with us. I do 1 endoscopy session in a week and do diagnostic & therapeutic upper & lower GI endoscopy. Prime Medical Centers, Sharjah, UAE

Chairman of Surgery and Senior Consultant Surgeon, August 1, 2015 to Sept 30, 2019 Direct all department operations and financials. Coordinate, facilitate, and manage implementation of department improvements with multidisciplinary team. Develop policies and procedures as per regulatory guidelines and medical center policies. Pursue further professional growth as well as team member education. Engage in patient and family education regarding preoperative preparation and postoperative follow up.

Key Contributions:

• Spearhead surgical procedures and endoscopies through day surgery department. Provide patient management strategies consulting patients, families, and other hospital staff providing care.

• Deliver quality inpatient care and surgical services for of site facility, Zulekha Hospital.

• Devise and implement training and development for general physicians, surgeons in training, and nursing staff.

• Implement process improvements based on thorough analysis of department performance, staff suggestions, and patient feedback.

• Ensure safety practices and policies are followed and provide follow up feedback and counselling for noncompliance.

Ministry of Health, Umm Al Quwain, UAE

Senior Consultant General Surgeon, 2012 – 2015

Coordinate surgical and general department administrative assignments. Create policies and procedures according to regulatory requirements. Provide education for patients, families, and physicians in training.

Key Contributions:

• Led surgical procedures and implemented patient care management strategies. Develop training programs for department staff.

ZULEKHA HOSPITAL, SHARJAH

HOD &Senior Consultant Surgeon, 2011 – 2012

Coordinate surgical department & administrative assignments. Create policies and procedures according to regulatory requirements. Provide education for patients, families, and physicians in training.

administrative assignments. Create policies and procedures according to regulatory requirements. Provide education for patients, families, and physicians in training. I had a busy clinical schedule with OPD 6 days in a week and operating sessions in between depending on availability of operation theatres.

University of Sharjah Hospital, Sharjah, UAE

Senior Consultant Surgeon, 2010 – 2011

Engaged in minimal surgical procedures and general clinical care. Key Contributions:

• Developed further surgical skills focusing on laparoscopic procedures.

• Generated training materials for surgeons in development and provided instruction through Royal College of Surgeons.

• Actively participated on multiple workshops and seminars to further enhance surgical knowledge and skills.

Apollo Hospitals Dhaka, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh, India Consultant Surgeon, 2009 – 2010

Engaged in acquiring experience in complex surgical procedures and general clinical care. Key Contribution:

• Performed multiple general surgery and laparoscopic procedures.

• Successfully performed liver resection, total colectomy with ileoanal pouch and laparoscopic cholecystectomies in pregnant women.

Noorul Islam Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, Kerala, India Consultant Surgeon, 2009 – 2009

Engaged in surgical procedures and general clinical care. Key Contribution:

• Delivered surgical services for gastrointestinal and laparoscopic cases. Sohar Hospital and Oman Medical College, Sultanate of Oman HOD, Senior Consultant Surgeon and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, 2003 – 2009 Delivered surgical services and endoscopy procedures under the Ministry of Health providing care for more than thirty percent of the population in that region. Coordinated procedures with other sixteen surgeons in order to achieve high efficiency with high volume environment; over two thousand procedures yearly. Did more than 700 laparoscopic procedures during this time & the center got recognition from Headquarters as the laparoscopic hospital with the least complications in the country.

Key Contributions:

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Engaged in patient care for most trauma patients, performed advanced laparoscopic procedures, and prepared patients for AV access for dialysis.

Developed and executed training for medical students through the medical college. Senior clinical lecturer for undergraduate students attending Oman Medical College. College is associated with the University of West Virginia. Engaged in undergraduate student education utilizing the integrated method curriculum which allows for bedside lessons and hands-on examinations. Proficient in new methods including MCQs, EMQs, and DOCEE evaluations. Holy Cross Hospital, Kottiyam, Kollam, India

HOD and Chief Surgeon, 2000 – 2003

Engage in daily surgical procedures and provided training for surgeons in development. Key Contribution: 1) Spearheaded the creation and implementation of the gastroenterology and laparoscopic surgery department training program &received recognition for excelling in education of post graduate education in surgery.

2)Delivered surgical education for post graduate students training at prestigious Holy Cross Hospital. Trained senior residents in performing endoscopies and laparoscopic procedures. The Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, UK

Specialist Registrar, 1994 – 1997

Achieved expertise in general surgery including gastrointestinal procedures, vascular procedures, and laparoscopic technology.

Key Contributions:

• Engaged in further training for specialized gastrointestinal, vascular and laparoscopic procedures. Furthered experience in colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures. Gained training in breast surgical procedures including mastectomy due to malignancy.

• Assisted with high complexity procedures such as abdominal aortic reconstructions and femoropopliteal grafts.

• Provided student training for undergraduates from Cambridge University.

• Acquired laparoscopy surgery diploma from the European Institute of Telesurgery. Medical Trust Hospital, Trivandrum, India

Specialist, 1991 – 1992

Performed general surgery and thoracic surgery for large private hospital recognized as diplomate of board examinations. Key Contributions:

• Charged with independent evaluation of emergency cases and determination of need for surgical intervention. Followed up on all cases and determined patient management strategies.

• Intervened regularly on complex limb trauma. Assisted on multiple thoracic surgeries and performed some simpler thoracic procedures independently.

• Engaged in nursing education and presentation through the journal club.

• Completed and passed Dip NB.

Education and Credentials

Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery

University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg,

France

FRCS (Gen: Surgery)

Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow, UK

Diplomate of National Board (Gen:Surgery)

National Board of Post Graduate Education, India.

MS (Gen: Surgery)

Kerala University, Trivandrum, India.

MBBS

Kerala University, Trivandrum, India

Research Thesis submitted and accepted by Kerala University in July 1991 -

“Postoperative Infections following Abdominal

Surgery” as part of the requirements for MS degree in General Surgery Medical Registrations:

1) Travancore Cochin Medical Council, Kerala, India 2) Ministry of health, UAE

3) Full Registration with license to practice, General Medical council, UK Publications and Key Courses

Publications

1) Torsion of appendiceal epiploicae, rare case report in Oman Medical journal December 2009 2) USS & clinical correlation in diagnosis of acute appendicitis, published in Oman Medical journal in

December 2007

3) Mucocele of appendix, a case report published in Oman medical journal, January 2005 4) Extra adrenal pheocytochromas: published in KMJ Dec 1992 Dr Gopala Pillay Narayana Varma Page 6

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5) Intestinal carcinoids: paper published in KMJ 1992 6) Microorganisms in diabetic ulcers: study published in KMJ 1991, July. 7) Pneumatosis Cestoides Intestinalis: a case report published in the Kerala Medical Journal Aug 1990

Key Courses

1) Royal College Instructor of Intercollegiate Basic Surgical Skills Course on 15th & 16th April 2011 by Royal

College of Surgeons of England at Sharjah Surgical Institute 2) Participant in “Train the Trainers” course on 28th and 29th of March 2011 conducted by Royal College of

Surgeons of England at Sharjah University

3) The Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Course, 5th & 7th March 2011 at Sharjah Surgical Institute conducted by Prof Heine Van der Walt, University of Pretoria, South Africa 4) Three-day CME at Arab health Congress on General & Bariatric Surgery on 25, 26 & 27 January 2011

5) Two-day advanced laparoscopic workshop on “Hernia solutions” at the Sharjah teaching institute on Oct 14, 15, and 2010

6) One day symposium on “Tissue handling in Bariatric surgery” at the Sharjah teaching institute on Oct 11 2010

7) Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery course with hands on experience at CORDS (Centre for Obesity

& Diabetes support), Mumbai under Dr Lakadwala, Feb 19 to Feb 25, 2010 8) Blunt abdominal trauma, paper presented at the International Surgical Conference organized at Sohar hospital by Oman Medical College, April 2009 9) Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) course organized at Sohar hospital, November 2008 10) Basic cardiac life support (BCLS) course organized at Sohar hospital, October 2008 11) Chief organizer of “Live workshop with hands on training of Laparoscopic Inguinal & ventral hernias at

Sohar hospital, April 2008 by an International faculty 12) Laparoscopy, Sohar experience. Paper presented at National CME in Surgery at Sohar hospital, Oman on March 8th 2007

13) Three-day course on Health professions education at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat. 14) The First International Gastric Cancer workshop, Tata memorial hospital, Mumbai, India, Nov 2000

15) Recipient of Traveling Fellowship from Royal college of Surgeons of Glasgow to attend the Diploma course in Laparoscopic surgery at EITS (European Institute of Telesurgery), Strasbourg, France, Oct 1997

16) Advanced Laparoscopic surgery course, St James University hospital, Leeds, May 1997 17) Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) conducted by Cambridge university, Sept 1995 18) Radiation protection course at Addenbrookes hospital, Cambridge, Sept 1995 19) Advanced Colorectal workshop conducted at St Mark’s hospital, London, May 1995 20) Anastomotic workshop at the Royal college of Surgeons of England 1995 21) Advanced Laparoscopic surgery course at Adelaide hospital, Dublin 1994 22) Course on upper & lower GI scopy at Joyce Green hospital, Dartford, Kent, UK 1994 23) Basic skills in Laparoscopy, Hope hospital, Salford, UK 24) Diagnostic & therapeutic endoscopy workshop conducted by the Gastroenterology Dept, Medical College, Trivandrum 1989.

25) Annual conference and CME programmes. Association of Surgeons of India 1988, 1991,1992,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002

References

Dr Mohamed Ali Mansour

Consultant Surgeon

Khorfakkan Hospital

Khorfakkan, Sharjah

United Arab Emirates

Phone: +971*********

E mail: *******.*******@***.***.**

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