
Dr.Mohamed Ismail
Designation: Chairman & Managing Director (RIMS)HOD General Surgery Dept.
(Laparoscopic Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery)
Chief Surgeon (Moulana Hospital, Perinthalmanna)
Dept. of Gen., GI Endosurgery, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery. Qualification: MS, FICS & FMAS Department: General & Laparoscopic Surgery OPD Timings: 09.00am to 01.00pm Working Days: Fri, Sat
- Qualifications:
- Trivandrum Medical College, Kerala 1978-1983 MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- Kasturba Medical College,Mangalore University, Karnataka MS (Post Graduation in Surgery) 1987-1989 Best out Going Student of the Year
- Pushpagiri Hospital, Tiruvalla, Kerala Senior House Surgency in Surgery 1985-1987
- Pushpagiri Hospital, Tiruvalla, Kerala Resident Surgeon in Surgery 1989-1990
- Dr. J B Agraval, Malad Hospital, Mumbai (Pioneer Laparoscopic Surgeon) Laparoscopic Surgery Trianing 1992
- Prof. Sowecheon, Colorectal Surgeon, General Hospital, Singapore Colorectal Surgery Training 2003
- National Institute of Breast Diseases, Seoul, S. Korea Training in Breast Surgery 2004
- Bariatric Surgery Centers in Burn, Switzerland Bariatric Surgery Training 2005
- European Institute of Tele Surgery, Louis Pasteur University- Stasbourg, France N.O.T.E.S (Natural Orifice Trans Endoluminal Surgery) Hands – on Course 2008
- Prof. Antonio Longo, St. Elizabath Hospital, Vienna Training in Coloproctology and STARR Procedure 2009
Achievements:
- Chief Surgeon of the Dept. of General Surgery, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery in RIMS Hospital
- Chief Surgeon of the Dept. of General Surgery, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery in Moulana Hospital Perinthalmanna, Kerala for last 25years
- Excellent experience in laparoscopic Surgery by virtue of the pioneer laparoscopic surgeon in the country, completed more than 80,000 basic and advanced laparoscopic surgeries
- Pioneer Center doing Diabetes Surgery (Lap. Ileal Interposition + SG and Mini Gastric Bypass) Completed 250 procedures in Type 2 DM patients
- Special interest in Endoscopic Hernia Repair and completed more than 8500 TEP ( Totally Extraperitoneal Mesh Repair ) procedures for Inguinal Hernia, one of the largest series in the world, and having large volume of laparoscopic repair of Incisional Hernia and Ventral Hernia.
- Excellent experience in piles surgery and completed more than 3500 MIPH ( Minimal Invasive Precedure for Haemorrhoids ), the largest number in India
- Pioneer Bariatric Surgeon in the country and completed more than 1000 various bariatric surgery procedures (Laparoscopic Gastric Banding, Lap. Sleeve Gastrectomy, Lap. RYGastric Bypass, Lap. Mini Gastric Bypass )
- One of the few centers in Kerala doing Primary Breast Reconstruction for Breast Cancer
- Pioneer center in the country doing NOTES (Natural Orifice Endoluminal Surgery )
- Pioneer center in the country doing SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery )
- Pioneer center in the country doing STARR ( Stapled Trans Anal Rectal Resection )
- Life Member of IAGES, AMASI, IFSO, SAGES, FICS, FMAS, ASI, ACRSI, OSSI, AESI, IASG, HIS, AHSI, IMA
PUBLICATIONS in International Journals
1. Mahak Garg, Mahesh Rajagopal, Pankaj Garg. Impact of closed – suction drain in pre-peritoneal space on the incidence of seroma formation after laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair. Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy Percutaneous Techniques.
2. Pankaj Garg. Laparoscopic inguinal total extraperitoneal hernia repair under spinal anesthesia without mesh fixation in 1220 hernia repair. 3. Pankaj Garg. Impact of previous hemorrhoid surgery and outpatient hemorrhoid procedures on the results of Stapler Hemorrhoidopexy. World Journal of Colorectal Disease.
4. Srijith Nair, Pankaj Garg. Is prophylactic laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair on contralateral side justified: A comparative study of bilateral to unilateral repair Journal of Laparoendoscopic Advanced Surgical Techniques.
5. Pankaj Garg, Mahesh Rajagopal, Vino Varghese, Mohamed Ismail. Laparoscopic total extra-peritoneal femoral hernia repair is feasible without fixation of mesh under spinal anesthesia. Journal of Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
6. Pankaj Garg, Geetha R Menon, Mahesh Rajgopal, Mohamed Ismail. Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair in recurrent inguinal hernias. Surgical Endoscopy.
7. Pankaj Garg, Mahesh Rajgopal, Vino Varghese, Mohamed Ismail. Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair with non fixation of the mesh in 1692 hernias. Surgical Endoscopy 2009.
8. Pankaj Garg, Paryush Lakhtaria , Jeremy Song, Mohamed Ismail. Proctitis due to retained staples after Stapler Hemorrhoidopexy and a review of literature. International Journal of Colorectal Disease.
9. Pankaj Garg, Mohamed Ismail. Horizontal mattress suture at the staple line is effective to decrease the recurrence rate after Stapler Hemorrhoidopexy. Diseases Colon Rectum 2009 May; 52(5): 1028. 10. Comparing the Quality of Life after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric Bypass and Lap.Mini gastric Bypass. JOMR 2015 Jan; Vol.1 11-15
Presentations- International Conferences
1. “Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair in recurrent inguinal hernias: Comparing outcome with primary hernia repair in 937 patients”. Selected for Oral Presentation at Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Annual conference, Phoenix, USA, April 2009.
2. “Is prophylactic laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair on contralateral side justified: A comparative study of bilateral to unilateral repair in 1754 hernias”. Selected for Oral Presentation at Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Annual conference, Phoenix, USA, April 2009. Awarded “The Young International Investigator Award”
3. “Could total extraperitoneal hernia repair done under spinal anesthesia without fixation of mesh be recommended as the first line procedure for unilateral inguinal hernias?” Selected for Oral Presentation at Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Annual conference, Phoenix, USA, April 2009.
4. “Impact of previous hemorrhoids surgery and out-patient procedures for hemorrhoids on the results of Stapler Mucosectomy- A study in 500 patients.” Presented at Tripartite annual conference of American Society of Colo-rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), Boston, June 7, 2008
5. “High Patient satisfaction and low recurrence rates with Stapler Mucosectomy in 960 patients with Stage III hemorrhoids.” Presented at Tripartite annual conference of American Society of Colo-rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), Boston, June 7, 2008.
6. “Drain in pre-peritoneal space significantly reduces the incidence of seroma formation after laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a study in 1560 hernias.” Presented at European Hernia Society, Annual conference, Sevilla, Spain, May 7, 2008 .
7. “Laparoscopic inguinal Totally Extraperitoneal hernia repair without mesh fixation in spinal anesthesia: early results in 1461 hernia repairs.” Presented at European Hernia Society, Annual conference, Sevilla, Spain, May 7, 2008.
8. “Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair of femoral hernia without fixation of mesh: A series of seven patients.” Presented at European Hernia Society, Annual conference, Sevilla, Spain, May 8, 2008.
9. “Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: comparing results of mesh fixation with no fixation of the mesh in 1680 hernias.” Presented at European Hernia Society, Annual conference, Sevilla, Spain, May 8, 2008.
10.”Fixation vs Nonfixation of Mesh in TEP for Inguinal Hernia Repair – A Randomised Controlled Trial in a Rural Hospital “. Presented (oral presentation) in SAGES conference in Texas, 31 March – 3 April 2011
11. ““TO COMPARE EARLY EFFECTS OF LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY(LSG),STANDARD& ILEAL INTERPOSITION WITH& LSG, DIVERTED ILEAL INTERPOSITION WITH& LSG & DUODENO-JEJUNAL BYPASS IN& T2DM BMI 22-35 IN A RURAL INDIAN HOSPITAL” Presented in the 2nd World Congress of Interventional Therapies of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in NewYork USA 28th – 30 th March 2011
12. Papers on Bariatric and Diabetes Surgery in the XVI World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders – Aug. 31 – Sept.. 03 2011 in Hamburg, Germany
13. Papers on Metabolic Surgery and Bariatric Surgery in the XVII World Congress of IFSO – Aug. 2012 in New Delhi, India 14. Papers on Metabolic Surgery and Bariatric Surgery in the XVIII World Congress of IFSO – Aug. 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey