Dr Dr.Ayyappan

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Biography: QUALIFICATIONS:MBBS MS MCh DNB MNAMS(PLASTIC SURGERY)RESIDENCY 3 YEARS GENERAL SURGERY.2 YEARS CLINICAL FELLOW,2 YEARS RESIDENCY IN PLASTIC SURGERY,ASST.PROFESSOR 6YRS,ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (4 YEARSEXPERIENCE:22 YEARS IN NATIONAL ,INTERNATIONAL TERTIARY LEVEL TEACHING HOSPTALS AFFLIATED TO UNIVERSITY,CORPORATE HOSPITALS.BOARD CERTIFIED(NATIONAL BOARD)Dr.Ayyappan Thangavel is an accomplished Plastic&Cosmetic Surgery Specialist with National Board Accredition with more than 2 decades of work experience in teaching Hospitals of repute, both National and International.He has a proven trackrecord of excellence and commitment to plastic surgery as evinced by his Academic and Professional contributions.He is well known and respected in the PlasticSurgery Fraternity.He has many original contributions and has been an invited Faculty in National and InterNational Conferences .Presently he has an independent private practice with special focus in Cosmetic surgery and Hair transplant His Mission, is to simplify plastic surgery and make  the surgical process a pleasant and satisfying experience .His vision, is to bring Cosmetic Surgery within the reach of all who need it and make it costeffective and affordable trans world.He is passionate about Medical Tourism and  Cure with Care is his Motto.He aims to extend care with compassion,privacy with discretion and build a sustained satisfying relation with all his patients undergoing wellness surgery as he prefers this term to cosmetic surgery which sounds like vanity surgery.He believes that cosmetic surgery extends far beyond superficial cosmesis and brings about a profound positive change in  body ,mind and soul of the person who opts to undergo the surgery.  Prior to that he was for the last four years. a full time Consultant in Cosmetic& Plastic Surgery at Apollo Hospitals International Ahmedabad; Gujarat .Prior to that he was an Associate Professor with the Department of Burns & Plastic Surgery at B.J.Medical College & Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, India. This institute is a 2000 bedded Government funded University Teaching Hospital. The Department has a30 bedded Burns Centre and a 70 bedded Plastic Surgery unit, performing a wide range of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery including Acute Burns and Post Burn reconstructions ,Polytrauma, lower limb reconstruction , Hand ,Micro & Brachial plexus surgery, Congenital anomalies including Cleft surgery .He was on a sabbatical for a year, working as a Specialist Plastic Surgeon and Teaching Faculty with Division of Aesthetic ,Plastic Reconstructive & Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital (Chinese University of Hong Kong).During this period he had  independently managed OPDs,OT"s,and teaching programme for PlasticSurgery residents and general surgery residents and MBBS students,besides attending  teaching programmes /academic activities and he was appointed twice as an Examiner (Undergraduates) for the Chinese University of Hong Kong.He also actively  participated in a Curriculum Retreat ( Chinese University of Hong Kong) with the focus on the New Curriculum ,Clinical Assessment Methods& Quality Improvement (Sep 2005).He was a Co-investigator for a research project titled “Towards skin reconstitution:a study of epithelial-mesenchymal(bone marrow)cell interactions in a three dimensional acellular dermal matrix” submitted to Research Grants Council (2006/2007). He pioneered the use of Autologous Bone Marrow for Wound healing  in varied clinical situations and subsequently presented his technique  in many National and international forums,a teaching video of his technique is available on the youtube  for those who are interested and is presently engaged in the process of publishing his experience over a period of 8 years.Dr. Ayyappan Thangavel is avialable for your private consultations just a phone call away...Call Now