Dr. Ritesh Venkatesh Kumar Specialist in Plastic Surgery

Introduction

Dr. Ritesh Venkatesh Kumar is a distinguished plastic and reconstructive surgeon trained under the stalwarts of the plastic and reconstructive surgery discipline in prestigious medical institutes in India. In the last five years, Dr. Kumar has amassed a wealth of experience working in multiple esteemed hospitals in India. His educational credentials include MBBS, MS, MCh, and DrNB degrees. Additionally, he completed one year of dedicated post-MCh SRship in Onco-reconstruction and Microsurgery at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.

His primary interest lies in onco-reconstruction and microsurgery, breast surgery, and lymphedema surgery.

Area of Expertise

● Dr. Ritesh Venkatesh Kumar is an extensively trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon who can be consulted at HCG Cancer Centre, KR Road, a leading hospital for cancer treatment in Bengaluru.

● He has over five years of experience, and he specializes in the following areas:

⮚ Onco-reconstruction and microvascular surgery

⮚ Breast surgery

⮚ Hand surgery

⮚ Burns surgery

⮚ Trauma

⮚ Facial cosmetic surgery

⮚ Craniomaxillofacial surgery

⮚ Lymphedema surgery

● Before taking up clinical practice, he served as an assistant professor at an esteemed medical institution in Mumbai, where he was responsible for developing courses and organizing CMEs and workshops for resident doctors.

Among his patients, he is known for building relationships through collaboration and transparent communication.

Research & Publications

● A Retrospective Clinico-epidemiological study of burns victims at a tertiary care hospital burns unit at Mumbai, India. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2022; 6(1): 35-38.

Awards & Accolades

● Having a keen interest in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Kumar regularly participates in various paper and poster presentation competitions, and he has secured the following recognitions:

⮚ Best Paper Presentation - " New Technique to use Vascularized FHL muscle & tendon for fibula anchorage to shoulder in Humerus Reconstruction" - Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Reconstructive Microsurgery, APFSRM, 2024, Delhi.

⮚ Best Paper Presentation - First Prize - "Primary Splenic Lympohoma" - Annual National Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, ASICON 2018, Chennai.

⮚ Best Poster Presentation - Second Prize - “A Case Series of Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET) of Gastrointestinal Tract" - Annual Conference Tamil Nadu State Chapter, (TNASICON), 2018, Thekkady.

● As part of his commitment to staying abreast of the latest developments in the field of plastic and reconstruction surgery, Dr. Kumar regularly attends conferences, seminars, and workshops.

● He also takes part in research studies to explore newer horizons of medical knowledge and publishes his findings in reputable peer-reviewed journals.

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