Aster Medcity, Kochi

Dr. Manoj P Nair is the CoE Cardiac Sciences' Senior Consultant in Cardio Vascular Thoracic Surgery. With 20 years of expertise and over 5700 surgeries under his belt, he is prepared to do all Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery procedures - an unrivalled talent. He is a former CVTS Professor who pioneered Hybrid Aortic Aneurysm Surgery in Kerala. View Profile

Dr. Anil Kumar, one of Kochi's most known Interventional Cardiologists, has over 25 years of experience managing complex heart problems and disorders in adults. His areas of special interest include advanced care of heart failure and preventive cardiology. He received his training at some of the leading institutes in the United Kingdom and India. Expert in the interventional care of adult heart diseases/disorders/failure Federation Lead Examiner for PACES (Royal College of Physicians, UK) in Kochi Worked as the Head of the Cardiology Department at the Belhoul Speciality Hospital in Dubai. Cardiac electrophysiology training at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Former Cardiology Professor at JIPMER, Pondicherry. View Profile

Dr. Asha Kishore has 31 years of expertise as a Neurologist and 25 years of experience as a Movement Disorders Specialist. Her specialist expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of complex movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Parkinsonian syndromes, dystonias, tremor disorders, TICS, myoclonus, and others. She is also an expert in the selection, evaluation, and counselling and programming of Deep Brain Stimulation therapy for Parkinson's disease, Dystonia, and Essential Tremor using Micro Electrode Recording (MER). She has almost two decades of expertise treating various focal dystonias with Botulinum toxin. Dr. Asha Kishore was a former Senior Professor of Neurology, the Director of the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology in Trivandrum, and the Head of the Comprehensive Care Centre for Movement Disorders. At the University of British Columbia in Canada, she completed a two-year clinical research fellowship in movement disorders. She also received additional short-term training in Microelectrode guided Deep Brain Stimulation and Movement Disorder therapy at the University of Atlanta in the United States and the University of Toronto in Canada. She has 35 years of teaching and research expertise. View Profile

Dr. Dilip Panikar is a highly skilled neurosurgeon with over 31 years of expertise, making him one of the greatest neurosurgeons in Kochi. Dr. Dilip Panikar is a micro neurosurgery expert with unequalled talents in performing extremely innovative and unique neurosurgical treatments. His particular interests include neuro-oncology and endoscopic skull base surgery, craniofacial deformity reconstruction, functional neurosurgery, and neurovascular surgery. View Profile

Dr. Jem Kalathil, an internationally renowned Surgical Oncologist with over 25 years of experience, is one of India's most experienced oncoplastic and reconstructive breast cancer surgeons, as well as an expert in complex sarcoma surgeries, organ preservation surgeries, GI malignancies, and radio-guided surgeries such as sentinel node biopsy techniques and occult lesion localization. Dr. Jem Kalathil was trained at some of the finest centres in the United Kingdom, Italy, and India and is an expert in the surgical management of early and advanced gynaecological cancers and peritoneal malignancies. He also heads one of the country's few oncology centres with expertise in Total peritonectomy and HIPEC procedures. View Profile

Dr. Ramaswamy, a Haematologist with nearly two decades of expertise, specialises in the treatment of malignant and non-malignant blood illnesses in patients of all ages. His research interests include haemato-oncology and stem cell transplantation. He got a Fellowship in Adult Haematology and an Observership in Paediatric Haemato-Oncology and Transplant from Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Canada. He also has a Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Haematology from Madras Medical College and is a Diplomate of the National Board of Paediatrics (DNB). A Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Paediatrics from Government Medical College, Aurangabad, and an MBBS from PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, came before this. He was a Consultant Haematologist at Medical Trust Hospital in Kochi and a Resident Haematologist at Kuwait Cancer Control Centre, Kuwait's only tertiary cancer centre before joining Aster Medcity's Centre of Excellence in Oncology. As an Assistant Professor, he taught Paediatric Haematology at Sri Ramachandra Medical College in Chennai. Many medical journals have published his findings on highly specialised parts of cancer treatment. View Profile

Dr. Sonal Asthana is a Lead Consultant in HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery at Aster CMI Hospital in Hebbal, Bangalore. With nearly two decades of experience as a Hepato Pancreato Biliary and Multi-organ Transplant Surgeon, he has amassed vast knowledge in the field. He received his MBBS and MS degrees from JIPMER in Pondicherry. He earned his MRCS (Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons) from Edinburgh's Royal College of Surgeons. Later, he earned an MSc from Canada's University of Alberta. He completed a Fellowship in Multi-Organ Transplantation from the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) in Edmonton, Canada. He has extensive expertise doing liver, kidney, and pancreatic transplant procedures, clinical islet cell transplant, and surgical therapy of disorders of the liver, gallbladder, biliary, and pancreas, including malignancies and small bowel transplant. Dr. Sonal Asthana received her education at prestigious institutions in the United Kingdom, Canada, and India. His special interests include Hepatitis C care, Post-Transplant Immunosuppression, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Transplant Epidemiology, and Ischemia-Reperfusion. He is recognised as one of the Best Liver Transplant Surgeons in Bangalore for providing patients with thorough medical care. View Profile

Dr. V. Narayanan Unni, one of the most respected medical specialists in the region, is a Senior Consultant of Nephrology and Urology at Kochi's premier nephrology facility, Aster Medcity. He has more than 35 years of expertise treating patients of all ages with renal disorders and is regarded as one of the greatest Nephrologists. A hypertension and kidney transplantation expert ( Adult & Children ). Has extensive experience managing patients with diabetic kidney disease, paediatric renal disorders, and various forms of dialysis. View Profile

Dr. Vijay Mohan specialises in Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery and has over 16 years of experience in Joint Reconstruction. He has received advanced robotic orthopaedic training in Europe, Thailand, and India. His research interests include arthroscopy and complex lower limb trauma. He received his Fellowship in Arthroplasty at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) in Kochi, where he also worked as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Associate Professor. He is a well regarded primary and revision joint replacement surgeon with expertise in computer navigation and patient-specific knee replacement. He graduated from Government Medical College in Thiruvananthapuram with a Diplomate of the National Board (DNB) in Orthopaedics, a Diploma in Orthopaedics (D Ortho), and an MBBS degree. Before joining the Centre of Excellence in Orthopaedics at Aster Medcity, he worked at Lourdes Hospital and Government Medical College in Kochi, Bishop Benziger Hospital in Kollam, and the Regional Cancer Centre in Thiruvananthapuram. Dr. Vijaya, an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) practitioner, is an enthusiastic trainer of arthroplasty and arthroscopy abilities. He has been invited to present and demonstrate live surgery at several national and international conferences as a member of the faculty. View Profile