Dr. Raghavendra Babu is an accomplished Surgical Gastroenterologist and Senior Consultant who specializes in Hepato-biliary, Pancreatic surgery, and Liver Transplantation. In his previous position, he served as the director of Gastrointestinal and HPB Surgery at Cytecare Hospital and also Head of these departments at the prestigious HCG Hospital in Bangalore and is recognized for leading the highest volume Liver and Pancreas surgery unit in Karnataka.
After having completed his MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, he pursued his MS in General Surgery from Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi University and followed it up with an MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology from the prestigious Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.
He has completed Fellowship in HPB Surgery & Liver Transplant from Mie University Hospital, Japan and Fellowship in HPB Surgery and Transplantation from The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK (CCT from Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He is also an Intuitive certified in Robotic Surgery and has extensive experience in the field of minimally invasive and Robotic surgery.
Dr. Raghavendra Babu has a strong academic and research background, with numerous publications in prestigious medical journals. His career is marked by a dedication to advanced surgical procedures and a commitment to improving the field of Gastroenterology and Transplant Surgery.
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
- Minimally invasive and Robotic surgery
- Liver Transplantation
- Gastrointestinal cancer surgery
- Colorectal Cancer with liver metastasis
- Technology, AI and AR in Surgery
- “Laparoscopic cholecystectomy as day care surgery.” ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2009:79(5),410-11.
- “Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis masquerading as malignancy with liver metastasis.” ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2009:79, 946-47.
- “Laparoscopy for liver hydatid disease: where do we stand today?” Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2009 Dec;19(6):419-23.
- “Laparoscopic treatment of gastric bezoar.” JSLS, 2010; 14, 263-67.
- “Pneumothorax during laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernia.” J Anaesthesiology Clin Pharmacology. 2011; 27(3): 373-376.
- “Effect of Neoadjuvant chemotherapy on stromal CD10 antigens in breast cancer – a preliminary study.” Indian J Cancer. 2013; 50(1): 46-51.
- “A New Score to Predict Recipient Mortality from Preoperative Donor and Recipient Characteristics in Living Donor Liver Transplantation (DORMAT Score).” Ann Transplant 2017; 22:499-506.
- Rare case of duodenal de novo dedifferentiated gastrointestinal stromatolites tumour. BMJ Case Reports CP2021;14:e241442
- Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours of the duodenopancreaticobiliary tract. BMJ Case Reports CP2021;14:e240833
- Synchronous association of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cystic Echinococcosis with unusual pathology: Report on diagnostic and pathological variability. BMJ Case Reports CP2021;e246534
Qualifications
- MBBS
- Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute
- MS (General Surgery)
- Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
- MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver transplantation)
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
- Fellowship in HPB surgery and Transplantation
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK
- Fellowship in HPB Surgery & Liver TransplantMie University Hospital, Japan
