Dr Amith Pakkala is a compassionate surgeon with knowledge in multi-organ transplant, treating gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary conditions. Highly communicative and positive professional, fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, and Tulu. Caring approach to patients and persistent in finding best treatment options available.
- MBBS
- MS
- DNB(Gastroenterology)
About
Experience
January 2023 - Present - Fellow (Liver Transplant Society Of India), Multi - Organ Transplant and HPB Surgery, Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai , India.
Performed and assisted:
- Open and Robotic Donor hepatectomy
- Cadaveric and Living donor liver transplant
- Cadaveric and living donor Small Bowel transplant
- Pancreas and kidney transplant.
- Robotic HPB procedures.
August 2019 - November 2022: Senior Resident, DrNB Surgical Gastroenterology
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
Performed and assisted:
- HPB & transplant: Cadaveric and Living donor liver transplant, Liver resection, Whipple's procedure, Radical cholecystectomy, LPJ/Frey's procedure, Shunt/Devascularisation, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Colorectal: Colectomy, Low anterior resection/APR, Total Proctocolectomy with pouch (IPAA), Rectovaginal fistula repair, Rectopexy, Appendectomy.
Upper GI: Nissen's fundoplication, Heller's cardiomyotomy, Radical esophagectomy (Minimally invasive esophagectomy& THE), Colonic pullup, Tracheoesophageal fistula repair, Radical gastrectomy, Sleeve gastrectomy, Splenectomy.
July 2018 - July 2019: Senior Resident, MS General Surgery
May 2015- May 2018: Junior Resident, MS General Surgery
Seth G.S. Medical College & King Edward Memorial (Kem) Hospital, Mumbai, India
- Performed and assisted minor and major general surgery procedures involving head and neck, thyroid, breast, hepato-pancreatico-biliary system, colorectal, complex hernias, abdominal wall reconstruction and bariatric surgeries.
- Engaged in critical care and trauma management.
August 2008- March 2014: MBBS
K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka
Achievements
- Received the Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR) Short Term Studentship (STS) for the year 2010.
- Paper presentation titled ‘The utility of serum amylase as a marker of acute pancreatitis', conducted by the International Conference of Medical Students' Research- MEDICON 2011, held in Mumbai.
- Paper presentation titled ‘A retrospective study of microbiology of perforative peritonitis and its effect on outcome', at MASICON 2018, Mumbai.
- Poster presentation titled ‘Surgical outcomes in cystic neoplasm of the pancreas- 30 years' experience in a tertiary care center' in HBP Surgery week 2021 conducted by the Korean Association of HBP Surgery.
- Paper presentation titled ‘Management of Complicated Choledochal Cysts- 15 years' of experience in a tertiary care center in Southern India', at IASGCON 2021 conducted by the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology.
- Paper presentation titled ‘Long term quality of life after surgery in patients with chronic pancreatitis', conducted by the International Association of Pancreatology and Japanese Pancreatic Society in July 2022 in Japan.
- Robotic left lateral donor hepatectomy video presentation at the International society of liver surgeons (ISLS) 2023 at Zurich, Switzerland.
- Robotic right donor hepatectomy- Award video presentation at international LDLT/LTSI conference at Jaipur, India.
- Award paper presentation on 'Small Bowel Transplant- Initial experience from western India', at international LDLT/LTSI conference at Jaipur, India.
- Small Bowel Transplant Paper presentation at the Indian association of surgical gastroenterology at IASGCON, Hyderabad.
- Robotic Choledochal Cyst excision- Video presentation at the Indian association of surgical gastroenterology at IASGCON, Hyderabad.
- Award paper presentation on 'Outcomes of LDLT using ultralow GRWR (<0.6) grafts- single center experience from western India' at International liver symposium, Gurugram, India.
Qualifications
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), DrNB (Surgical Gastroenterology)
Publications
- A case series of choledochal cyst with pancreatic divisum - a rare association - Turkish jounal of surgery.
- Is central pancreatectomy an effective alternative for distal pancreatectomy for low grade pancreatic neck and body tumors- A 20 year single centre propensity score matched case control study- Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery.
- An audit of complicated choledochal cysts -15 years experience at a tertiary care center - Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery.
- A rare case report of Primary Hepatic Choriocarcinoma with pregnancy - A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge – Korean Journal of Gastroenterology.
- Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplant as a Rescue Procedure for Acute Liver Failure with Extra-Small-for-Size Grafts: A Report of 2 Cases - Journal of Experimental and Clinical Transplantation.
- Compound Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in a Child: Successfully Treated by Liver Transplant from Heterozygous Living Donor - Indian Pediatrics Case Reports.