Doctors
Dr. R. Jayakumar
Head of Department. Senior Consultant. Plastic, Cosmetic and Microvascular Surgeon
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Professional qualification
- MBBS: Medical college, Trivandrum
- MS (Gen. Surgery) : Medical college, Trivandrum
- Diplomate National Board of Surgery
- MCh (Plastic Surgery): Medical college, Calicut
- Fellowships in Microvascular surgery & Cosmetic surgery
Publications:
5 in indexed international journals
- Composite facial part replantation: PRS 2013
- Modified abdominoplasty incision for short scar : JPRAS 2012
- A simple technique to prevent friction burns in liposuction
Achievements
- Developed the first microvascular unit in the state (1990)
- The first successful free tissue transfer in the state (1990)
- The first successful finger replantation in the state in 1990
- The first successful scalp replantation in the state in 1995
- The first successful composite partial face replantation in the country in 2012
- Has been conducting Rhinoplasty operative workshop every year since 2000
Honours / Awards
- President, Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ISRM)
- Past President Kerala Plastic Surgery association
- Awarded the prestigious Dr. S.N. Sharma Oration of the Assoc. of Plastic Surgeons of India annual meeting in 2011
- Received the “Outstanding young person award for professional excellence” from Indian Junior Chamber in 1998