Dr. Kona Lakshmi Kumari is a highly accomplished Consultant Surgical Gastroenterologist, Minimal Access & Robotic GI Surgeon, and Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeon with over 26 years of clinical experience. Currently practicing at Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, she has built an impressive career spanning internationally renowned institutions including the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, and the National University Hospital (NUH) in Singapore. Dr. Lakshmi Kumari has performed over 25,000 minimal access procedures and more than 3,000 bariatric surgeries, holding the distinction of achieving the highest number of single-incision scar-less bariatric surgeries in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Her expertise encompasses a comprehensive range of gastrointestinal, bariatric, metabolic, and colorectal surgeries, with a particular focus on advanced minimally invasive and robotic techniques. A dedicated academician and researcher, Dr. Lakshmi Kumari actively contributes to medical literature and has published in several peer-reviewed journals. She has served as the organising secretary for OSSICON (2009) and FIAGES, Hyderabad (2010, 2012), and as Vice President of IAGES, Central Zone (2008–2012). She is deeply committed to mentoring newcomers in minimally invasive surgery and advancing the field through research and education.
- Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery
- Surgical Gastroenterology
- General Surgery
- Anti-Reflux Surgery (Nissen Fundoplication)
- Pancreatectomy (Pancreas Removal Surgery)
- MBBS — S.C.B Medical College and Hospital, 1992
- MS (General Surgery) — S.C.B Medical College and Hospital, 1997
- FIAGES — Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (IAGES), 2007
- Fellowship — International College of Surgeons
- Training in Minimal Access Bariatric Surgery— Gleneagles Global Hospitals
- Training in Bariatric Surgery — National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore
- Advanced Training in Bariatric Surgery — Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA
- Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Hyderabad
- 1st Prize for Scientific Paper at ASICON - Best Paper Award at ASICON, Hyderabad, 2001 - Vaidya Shiromani Award, Hyderabad, July 2012
- Member, Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (IAGES)
- Member, Association of Surgeons of India
- Asia-Pacific Hernia Society (APHS)
- In vitro allogeneic immune cell response to mesenchymal stromal cells derived from human adipose in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Cellular Immunology, 2017 - Laparoscopic Management of a Proximal Jejunal Gallstone Ileus with Patulous Ampulla and Choledochal Cyst. Indian Journal of Surgery, 2016 - 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of Bariatric Surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Obesity Surgery, 2021 - Gastrointestinal deep infiltrative endometriosis with lymph node involvement. Indian J Pathol Microbiol, 2021 - Complications after bariatric surgery: A multicentric study of 11,568 patients. J. MAS, 2021
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