Dr. Hema T

MBBS, MS - General Surgery, DNB - General Surgery

Surgery

Bangalore, Karnataka
7 Awards

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Dr. T. Hema is an Advanced Laparoscopic, Bariatric (weight loss) and Metabolic (for diabetes), Breast and Endocrine Surgeon currently working as the senior consultant surgeon at Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, since 2009. In a career spanning over 22 years, the majority of it in a high volume teaching hospital in Mumbai, she has performed well over 16000 laparoscopic and open surgical procedures. These include: Whole range of Bariatric/ Metabolic surgeries like Sleeve gastrectomy, Gastric bypass, Gastric band, ileal interposition and other procedures, Laparoscopic/ Single Incision Laparoscopic (SILS) Gastrointestinal and solid organ surgeries like gastrectomy, resection anastomosis of small intestine, colectomies for cancer and non- cancer conditions, hepatobiliary surgeries including cholecystectomy, Bile duct explorations, hepaticodochojejunostomy, lateral pancreatojejunostomy, splenectomy, emergency GI procedures for bleeding, perforation, obstruction, trauma, appendicectomy, etc, All types of mastectomies, microdochectomies and other breast surgical procedures for cancer and benign conditions, Endocrine surgeries like all types of thyroidectomies, parathyroidectomies (including MIP) and adrenalectomy, General Surgical procedures for all types of simple and complex hernias, perianal disorders, inguinoscrotal disorders, etc. She completed her basic and advanced laparoscopic training from the prestigious GEM hospital, Coimbatore under the expert guidance of the world famous Dr. C. Palanivelu. She was accepted for and completed her extensive, hands-on Bariatric/ Metabolic surgical training from 2 of the best centres in the world – Cleveland Clinic, Florida where she worked with the dynamic Dr. Raul Rosenthal, and then at the Centre for Obesity and Diabetes Surgery (CODS) at Mumbai where she was trained by Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala. She has experience with hundreds of cases of Lap Band, Sleeve gastrectomy, Gastric Bypass, Duodenal switch (BPD-DS), duodenojejunal bypass, re –do bariatric surgery, etc. from this dedicated training. In addition, she is one of the few surgeons trained and performing Ileal interposition surgery for cure of Diabetes Mellitus, after training with Dr. Ugale (India’s first pioneer of this technique) at Kirloskar Hospital, Hyderabad. She has completed Fellowship training in Robotic and Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery from Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, under the guidance of the world renowned Professor Seon Hahn Kim.M She also received advanced specialised training in Breast and Endocrine Surgeries from India’s first dedicated endocrine and breast post graduate course and department at SGPGI, Lucknow under the pioneering and visionary surgeon Dr. S.K. Mishra. She is trained in Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS; stood third in the exam). She was formerly working as faculty in an 1800 bedded public hospital in Mumbai – KEM Hospital, initially as a lecturer, then as Associate Professor and Head of Unit in Dept of Surgery.

Bangalore, Karnataka, India,

Laparoscopic (Minimal Access) and Single Incision Laparoscopic (SILS) Surgery

Bariatric (Obesity/ Weight loss) and Metabolic (for Diabetes cure) Surgery

Gastrointestinal surgery

Endocrine (Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal, Endocrine pancreatic) Surgery

Breast (Cancer and non cancer lesions) Surgery

Hernia Repair (lap/open/simple/complex/all sites) Surgery

Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital - 1990 Graduated

MBBS
Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital - 1995 Graduated

MS - General Surgery
DNB board, New Delhi - 1996 Graduated

DNB - General Surgery
GEM institute coimbatore - 2004 Graduated

Diploma in Advanced Laparoscopic surgery
The Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India - 2007 Graduated

Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery
Cleveland Clinic, EUA - 2007 Graduated

Fellow in Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery
Centre for Obesity and Diabetes Surgery, Mumbai - 2008 Graduated

Fellowship In Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgery
Anam University, Seoul, South Korea - 2010 Graduated

Fellowship in Laparoscopic and Robotic Colorectal Surgery

Topiwala Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital

Senior Registrar, Surgical Gastroenterology
1995-1995
Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital

Lecturer
1995-2003
Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital

Associate Professor and Post Graduate teacher
2003-2006
Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital

Associate Professor and Head of Unit
2006-2007
Centre for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery (CODS)

Fellow, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
2007-2008
Columbia Asia Hospital, Yeshwantpur

Consultant Bariatric, Minimal Access and Endocrine Surgeon
2008-2009
Apollo Hospitals

Senior Consultant Laparoscopic, Bariatric and Endocrine Surgeon
2009-2017

National Merit Scholarship, Karnataka University – S.S.C. Board.
National Merit Scholarship, University of Mumbai – H.S.C. Board
Bai Hirabai Pestanji Hormasji Cama Gold Medal in Surgery for female candidates at Final (III) M.B.B.S. Examination
Dr. R.T. Desai Prize for Highest Marks in Surgery at T.N. Medical College at M.S.(General Surgery) Examination
Best Paper Prize at Update Ayurveda’ 98 for Paper Entitled ‘Leech Therapy: A Novel Therapy for Complicated Varicose Veins’
IAGES Travelling Fellowship awarded for training in Basic Laparoscopic Surgery.
Awarded Fellowship in Bariatric Surgery in Cleveland Clinic, Florida

Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)

Indian Association of Endocrine Surgeons

Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)

Indian Medical Association (IMA)

All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity (AIAARO)

Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society of India

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

Association of Breast Surgeons of India

Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Pyelolithotomy

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National Merit Scholarship, Karnataka University – S.S.C. Board.

National Merit Scholarship, University of Mumbai – H.S.C. Board

Bai Hirabai Pestanji Hormasji Cama Gold Medal in Surgery for female candidates at Final (III) M.B.B.S. Examination

Dr. R.T. Desai Prize for Highest Marks in Surgery at T.N. Medical College at M.S.(General Surgery) Examination

Best Paper Prize at Update Ayurveda’ 98 for Paper Entitled ‘Leech Therapy: A Novel Therapy for Complicated Varicose Veins’

IAGES Travelling Fellowship awarded for training in Basic Laparoscopic Surgery.

Awarded Fellowship in Bariatric Surgery in Cleveland Clinic, Florida

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Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)

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Indian Association of Endocrine Surgeons

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Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)

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Indian Medical Association (IMA)

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All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity (AIAARO)

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Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society of India

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International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

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Association of Breast Surgeons of India

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