Dr. Mannem Manoj Kumar - Top Gastro Surgeon in HITEC City

Field(s) of Expertise

1. Robotic Surgery

• Trained on the Da Vinci Xi robotic platform with extensive experience performing independent robotic procedures.
• Performed over 350 robotic surgeries to date.
• Recently completed 100 robotic cases as a Console Surgeon at Medicover Hospitals.

2. Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery

• Hepatectomy
• Surgery for hilar cholangiocarcinoma
• Surgery for gallbladder carcinoma
• Whipple’s pancreatoduodenectomy
• Distal pancreatectomy
• Cystogastrostomy
• Common bile duct (CBD) exploration
• Cholecystectomy
• Splenectomy

3. Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgery

• Laparoscopic and open oesophageal resection
• Gastrectomy
• Bariatric surgery
• Nissen fundoplication
• Feeding gastrostomy and feeding jejunostomy
• Heller’s cardiomyotomy

4. Colorectal Surgery

• Laparoscopic and open anterior resection
• Left hemicolectomy
• Right hemicolectomy
• Abdominoperineal resection (APR)

5. Small Bowel Surgery

• Laparoscopic and open small bowel procedures

6. Hernia Surgery

• Laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair
• Complex ventral hernia repair
• Laparoscopic TAPP and TEP repair
• Laparoscopic IPOM and eTEP repair
• Component separation techniques for complex abdominal wall hernias

7. Minimally Invasive Proctology

• Hemorrhoid surgery
• Fistula-in-ano surgery
• Fissure-in-ano surgery

Research and Presentations

• Postoperative Day 3 Drain Amylase (PoD3DA) vs. Fistula Risk Score (FRS): Predicting Clinically Relevant Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula (CR-POPF) Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) — International Surgery Journal (ISJ), January 2020
• Management of Pancreatic Trauma in Adult Patients: A Single-Centre Experience — International Surgery Journal (ISJ), March 2020
• Risk Factors Associated with Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy — Presented at International IHPBA, 2020, Melbourne, Australia
• Postoperative Day 3 Drain Amylase (PoD3DA) vs. Fistula Risk Score (FRS): Predicting Clinically Relevant Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula (CR-POPF) Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) — Presented at International IHPBA, 2020, Melbourne, Australia
• Failed Heller’s Cardiomyotomy – What Next? A Case Series with Review of Literature — Presented at Bangalore Surgical Gastro Group (BSGG), March 2019
• Insulinoma of the Neck of the Pancreas: Modified Surgical Approach with Enucleation and Roux-en-Y Pancreatojejunostomy — Presented at IHPBA, 2019
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Hydatid Cyst of Right Lobe of Liver: Coexisting Double Lesion — Presented at Bangalore Surgical Gastro Group (BSGG), January 2019
• Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of Pancreas: Case Series of 10 Patients — Presented at IASGCON, 2019
• Cystobiliary Communication in Hepatic Hydatidosis: Predictors and Outcomes — Presented at IASGCON, 2018
• Robotic Frey’s Procedure: Head Coring via Minimally Invasive Surgery is a Reality Now — Best Video Presentation, APHPBA, Bangalore, 2023

Education

• M.B.B.S: Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (2006 - 2011) 
• D.N.B. (General Surgery)
• M.Ch. (Surgical Gastroenterology)

Awards and Recognitions

• EAMCET (2006): Secured State Rank 74
• DNB CET (2013): Secured All India Rank 241
• NEET SS (2017): Secured All India Rank 51; Ranked 1st in Andhra–Telangana region (General Surgery category)
• RGUHS (M.Ch Surgical Gastroenterology Exit Examination): Secured 1st Rank and awarded Gold Medal

Fellowship/Membership

• Member, International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
• Member, Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Member, Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG)
• Member, Indian Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)

Past Positions

• Consultant, Surgical Gastroenterology, Robotic GI Surgery, HPB & GI Oncosurgery — Medicover Hospitals, Hi-Tech City, Hyderabad (Sept 2024–Present)
• Consultant, Surgical Gastroenterology, Robotic GI Surgery, HPB & GI Oncosurgery — Yashoda Hospitals, Hi-Tech City, Hyderabad (Aug 2022–Sept 2024)
• Consultant, Surgical Gastroenterology — KIMS Hospital, Kondapur, Hyderabad (Dec 2021–Aug 2022)
• Associate Consultant, Surgical Gastroenterology — Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Hyderabad (Aug 2021–Nov 2021)
• Assistant Professor, Surgical Gastroenterology — Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka (Oct 2020–June 2021)
• Senior Resident, Surgical Gastroenterology — Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka (2017–2020)
• Assistant Professor, General Surgery — NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Tagarapuvalasa, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (Jan 2017–June 2017)
• Resident, General Surgery — Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (2013–2016)
• Rotating Internship (National Board of Examinations) — King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (2011–2012)