About
Dr Rajeev Kapoor is the former Head of Surgery from Christian Medical College, Ludhiana as well as former Consultant, Colorectal Surgery, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, Australia. Dr Kapoor has more than 23 years of experience in all aspects of Surgery including Oncology Surgery, Gastrointestinal and Trauma Surgery. He has more than 12 years of exclusive experience as a Colorectal Surgeon, which includes the management of all intestinal cancers including colon and rectal cancers. He is trained in all colorectal laparoscopic procedures including laparoscopic surgery for cancer of the colon and rectum. He also performs laparoscopic surgery of abdominal wall and inguinal hernia. Dr Kapoor deals with all patients of Ulcerative Colitis, Crohns Disease as well as Anal Incontinence. Dr Kapoor is also a recipient of the Best Medical Teacher Award from Government of South Australia in 2010.
AREA OF INTEREST:
Colorectal and Oncology Surgery including gynecology oncology and soft tissue sarcomas
Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery (All abdominal wall including inguinal hernia)
Fecal Incontinence Surgery
Trauma and Emergency Surgery ,General Surgery
SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS:
Intestinal cancer including Colon and Rectal Cancer
Sphincter saving operations for rectal cancer including rectal reconstruction
Re-operative colon and rectal surgery
Inflammatory bowel disease (including ileal pouches for ulcerative colitis),
Crohns Disease
Repair of anal sphincters for fecal incontinence
Sacral Nerve modulation for anal incontinence
Artificial sphincters for anal incontinence
Surgery for constipation,
Surgery for rectal prolapse including laparoscopic rectopexy,
Hemorrhoidectomy including banding as a day care non operative procedure for hemorrhoids as well as stapled hemorrhoidectomy
Fistula in Ano surgery
Anal fissure
Treatment of Fecal Fistula
Emergency Surgery for the colon and rectum
Colonoscopy (including the resection of large and complex polyps).
Qualifications
MBBS and Master of Surgery (MS) from Government Medical College, Amritsar.
Advanced training in Colorectal Surgery (Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery) from Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia (Department accredited to CSSANZ)
Accreditation in dDiagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopies by Conjoint Committee for Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Australia) 2002 under the auspices of Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA)
Professor of Surgery, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab
Teaching on the run: a Certified Course in Medical Educations organized by University of Western Australia at QEH, Adelaide, Australia
Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health management from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi - December 2011
Associate Editor, Indian Journal of Surgery
Previous Experience
Dr Kapoor completed his MBBS from Government Medical College, Amritsar in 1986 and General Surgery training from the same institute in July 1990. After his surgical training, he joined Christian Medical College (CMC), Ludhiana in 1990.
1990 till 1996: Asst. Prof. Surgery, CMC Hospital, Ludhiana
1996 till 1999: Assoc. Prof. Surgery, CMC Hospital, Ludhiana
2000 till 2002: Sub specialized training as a Colorectal Surgeon at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia, where he worked as a Senior Fellow in Colorectal Surgery. After returning from Australia in 2002, he set up the Colorectal Services at CMC, Ludhiana.
2002 till 2009: Professor of Surgery
2005 till 2009: Head of Surgery, CMC Hospital, Ludhiana
While at CMC Ludhiana, he was in charge of Stoma and Wound clinic, Surgical Endoscopy Services as well as Fecal Incontinence services.
He was also the Deputy Medical Supdt of CMC Hospital from 2002 till 2008. In this position he was instrumental in starting Rural Hospital Outreach Programme (RHOP), Ambulance, Mobike Rescue Service (AMARS) and setting up of Betty Cowan Research Wing of the Hospital. He was also Coordinator of the Hospital Information Systems as well as Medical Photography Division. He was very closely associated with Emergency and Trauma Department as a Coordinator & In Charge, Trauma Retrieval Services.
From 2009 to 2010, Dr Kapoor worked as a Colorectal Specialist at Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide.
In September, 2010 he returned to India and joined Fortis Hospital Mohali.