Rahul Kumar

Board-certified Surgical Gastroenterologist (DrNB Surgical Gastroenterology, 2026) with a Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS – Hernia, 2025). Trained at high-volume tertiary centres with experience in complex GI oncosurgery, hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgery and advanced minimal-access (laparoscopic and robotic) techniques. Demonstrated academic interest with peer-reviewed publications and national conference presentations. Seeking consultant-level roles involving GI oncology and HPB surgery.

Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (FALS) - Hernia

• Faculty — Safe Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Skill Course, 2024 (Role of Robotic Cholecystectomy).
• Regular participant and presenter at departmental journal clubs and CME activities.

Upper GI and Oncologic Procedures

HPB Procedures:

• Procedures for hepatobiliary malignancies and biliary pathologies; intraoperative rendezvous ERCP experience (presented at IASGCON 2023).

Pancreatic Surgery:

• Laparoscopic pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy; lateral pancreaticojejunostomy (robotic) — documented in e-publications (WebSurg).

Hernia & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction:

• Advanced techniques including eTEP-PP for midline ventral hernias (peer-reviewed publication).

Minimal Access / Robotic Surgery:

• Robotic-assisted procedures including complex pancreatic and biliary surgery; experience with robotic cholecystectomy (invited faculty lecture).

Presentations:

• Oral poster presentation — IASGCON, Hyderabad 2023: “Role of Intraoperative Rendezvous ERCP in patients with Cholelithiasis with Choledocholithiasis with failed preoperative ERCP.”
• Faculty lecture — Safe Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Skill Course 2024: “Role of Robotic Cholecystectomy.”

• Kapoor A, Tarun Sutrave, Kumar R, Ansari A, Sakhare S S. eTEP-PP for repair of primary midline ventral hernias. International Journal of Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery. Volume 7, Issue 3, July–September 2024. DOI: 4103/ijawhs.ijawhs_43_24. (Listed as: Kapoor A, Tarun S, Kumar R, Ansari A, Sakhare S S)
• Kapoor Abhimanyu, Suraj Subhash Sakhare, Azharuddin Ansari, Deepti Gupta, Tarun Sutrave, Rahul Kumar, Anoop Awasthi. 2024. “Giant Peritoneal Loose Body With Its Snowball Effect - A Rare Case Report”. Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery 7 (2): 549–54. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajcrs/2024/v7i2583.
• Kapoor A, S Jha, Tarun Sutrave, R Kumar, M Kashmira, A Ansari, V Bhadauriya. Laparoscopic pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy in a patient with hepatomesenteric trunk anomaly for ampullary adenocarcinoma. E-publication WebSurg.com, Nov 2024;24(11).
• Kapoor A, S Jha, R Kumar, Tarun Sutrave, A Ansari, S Sakhare, V Bhadauriya. Robotic assisted laparoscopic lateral pancreaticojejunostomy (LPJ) for chronic calcific pancreatitis (CCP). E-publication WebSurg.com, Nov 2024;24(11).