Dr. Krishnanunni Nair

Dr. Krishnanunni Nair

Associate Professor
Speciality: Solid Organ Transplantation and HPB Surgery
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Dr. Krishnanunni Nair, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Solid Organ Transplantation and HPB, has to his credit 10 years of expertise in solid organ transplant and HPB. He has been directly involved in the evolution of and ongoing development of the robotic donor hepatectomy technique at Amrita Hospital, Kochi. He successfully completed his MS in General Surgery and M.Ch in Surgical Gastroenterology from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita institute of medical sciences. He has been part of the surgical team since 2012 being involved with the development of liver, pancreas and intestinal transplantation in Kerala. Has also been active in minimal invasive and robotic HPB surgery. He is active in clinical and basic research with many publications in prestigious international journals. Is very passionate about making transplantation and robotic surgery available to a wider population.

  • Liver transplantation
  • Robotic donor hepatectomy
  • Pediatric liver transplantation
  • Pancreatic transplantation
  • Intestinal transplantation 
  • Complex liver resections including open, laparoscopic and robotic resection
  • Complex pancreatic resections including open, laparoscopic and robotic resection
  • Complex biliary resection and reconstruction


 

  • Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS) by AMASI
  • Completed 2-month rotation in Solid organ transplantation under Dr. Ronald Busuttil UCLA, USA
  • Completed 2-month rotation in Solid organ transplantation under Dr. Nancy L. Ascher UCSF, USA
  • Member of American association of study of liver diseases (AASLD)
  • Member of International liver transplant society (ILTS) 
  • Member of Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
  • Member of international laparoscopic liver society (ILLS)
  • Member of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterologists (IASG)
  • Member of Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)
  • Member of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
  • ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) 
  • ACLS (Advanced cardiac life support)
  • Completed Sushruta course in surgical critical care
  • Executive committee member - association surgical gastroenterologists Kerala (ASKG)
  • MBBS – Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
  • MS (General Surgery) – Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
  • MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) –Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
  • FMAS – Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery by AMASI

Overview

Dr. Krishnanunni Nair, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Solid Organ Transplantation and HPB, has to his credit 10 years of expertise in solid organ transplant and HPB. He has been directly involved in the evolution of and ongoing development of the robotic donor hepatectomy technique at Amrita Hospital, Kochi. He successfully completed his MS in General Surgery and M.Ch in Surgical Gastroenterology from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita institute of medical sciences. He has been part of the surgical team since 2012 being involved with the development of liver, pancreas and intestinal transplantation in Kerala. Has also been active in minimal invasive and robotic HPB surgery. He is active in clinical and basic research with many publications in prestigious international journals. Is very passionate about making transplantation and robotic surgery available to a wider population.

  • Liver transplantation
  • Robotic donor hepatectomy
  • Pediatric liver transplantation
  • Pancreatic transplantation
  • Intestinal transplantation 
  • Complex liver resections including open, laparoscopic and robotic resection
  • Complex pancreatic resections including open, laparoscopic and robotic resection
  • Complex biliary resection and reconstruction


 

  • Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS) by AMASI
  • Completed 2-month rotation in Solid organ transplantation under Dr. Ronald Busuttil UCLA, USA
  • Completed 2-month rotation in Solid organ transplantation under Dr. Nancy L. Ascher UCSF, USA
  • Member of American association of study of liver diseases (AASLD)
  • Member of International liver transplant society (ILTS) 
  • Member of Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
  • Member of international laparoscopic liver society (ILLS)
  • Member of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterologists (IASG)
  • Member of Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)
  • Member of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
  • ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) 
  • ACLS (Advanced cardiac life support)
  • Completed Sushruta course in surgical critical care
  • Executive committee member - association surgical gastroenterologists Kerala (ASKG)

  • MBBS – Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
  • MS (General Surgery) – Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
  • MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) –Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
  • FMAS – Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery by AMASI

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Dr. Jaya Agarwal
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Dr. Ramachandran Narayana Menon
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Dr. S. Sudhindran
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