Gastro Intestinal Surgery
Minimally Invasive surgery
HPB Oncosurgery
Liver Transplantation
Donor Procurement Surgery
Multivisceral Transplantation
Pancreatitis
Hemodynamics In Liver Transplantation
Endotoxemia In Portalhypertension
Portal Hemodynamics and Liver Regeneration
Nutrition
Perioperative Critical Care

MCh (HPB Surgery) (Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi)
DNB, (National Board of Examinations, New Delhi)
MS General Surgery (Govt. Medical College, Trivandrum)
National Academy Of Medical Sciences (MNAMS)
Associate Fellow Of American College Of Surgeons (FACS)
Fellow Of Association Surgeons Of India (FAIS)
Fellow Of Minimal Access Surgeons (FMAS)
Fellow Of European Board Of Surgeons – Surgical Oncology (FEBS)
Fellow Of European Board Of Surgeons- General Surgery (FEBS)
Fellow Of European Board Of Surgeons- Transplant Surgery (FEBS)
Fellow Indian Association Of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (FIAGES)
Fellow Of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery - Colorectal Surgery -(FALS)
Diploma In Minimal Access Surgery- HPB Surgery-(DMAS)
Multivisceral Transplant Surgery Department, University Hospital Network (Uhn), Toronto, Canada
Multi Donor Retrieval Training & Donor Optimization – ESOT(European Society of Organ Transplantation) - Leiden University, Netherlands.

Minimal Access Surgery (Colorectal, Upper Gi, Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic, Splenic)

Colorectal Surgery

Thoracic-Esophagogastric

General Surgical (Hernia, Hemorrhoids, Soft Tissue Lesions, Trauma, Varicose Veins, Fistula, GERD, Emergency Surgeries)

Endocrine (Adrenal, Pancreas)

Oncosurgical Procedures

Assisted more than 250 living donor and diseased donor liver transplantation

Complex liver resections for hepatic malignancies including hemihepatectmy/ extended hepatectomy

Major hepatic resections for hilar cholangio carcinoma, carcinoma gallbladder

Major pancreatic resections including pancreatico-duodenectomy, distal pancreatectomy +/- splenectomy and ramps

Pancreatic drainage procedures
Major gastrointestinal (GI) surgeries including upper and lower GI surgeries

Pancreatic necrosectomies- open and minimally invasive
Donor procurement surgeries, live and diseased donor liver transplantation, multivisceral transplant

Appukuttan M Et Al, Adenomyomatosis of Gallbladder. Journal Of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2013; 28(10): 1587

Appukuttan M Et Al. Impact of Functional Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction on Perioperative Outcome Following Live Donor Liver Transplantation (Experimental and Clinical Transplantation- 2018 Jan 22. Doi: 10.6002/Ect.2017.0138.)

Mahansaria Ss, Agrawal N, Arora A, Bihari C, Appukuttan M, Chatopadhyay T K. Ampullary Mixed Adenoneuroendocrine Carcinoma: Surprise Histology, Familiar Management. Int J Surg Pathol. 2017; 25(7): 585-591

Appukuttan M Et Al, Functional Hepatic Venous Outflow and Its Correlation With Early Graft Function In Partial Liver Transplantation (Hpb 18; E556. Doi:10.1016/J. Hpb.2016.03.485)

Appukuttan M Et Al. Evaluation Of Post Hepatectomy Portal Venous Pressure And Its Effect On Outcome After Major Hepatic Resection In non-cirrhotic liver (Hpb 18; E148. Doi: 10.1016/J.Hpb.2016.02.351)

Nairv V,Appukuttan M,Narayan Kv,Jayakumar Tk. Brucellosis After Cardiac Transplantation- -Annals Of Thoracic Surgery- Annals -18-00867

Mahansaria Ss, Seshadri Ak, Appukuttan M, Aggarwal N, Arora A, Bharathy Kgb, Kumar S, Chattopadhyay Tk. Unmasking Of Myeloproliferative Disorder In A Patient With Ehpvo Following Psrs. Tropical Gastroenterology 2014 Suppl

Seshadri Ak, Mahansaria Ss, Appukuttan M, Aggarwal N, Arora A, Bharathy Kgb, Kumar S, Chattopadhyay Tk. The Outcome of Bilio-Enteric Anastomosis In Cirrhotics. Tropical Gastroenterology 2014 Suppl

Arora, N. Agrawal, K. S. Arvind, A. Murali, C. Bihari, A. Arora, V. Pamecha, T. K. Chattopadhyay. Myriads Of Isolated Igg4 Cholangiopathy Masquerading As Biliary Malignancies. Hpb 2015, 17 (Suppl. S2), 25–266

Appukuttan M, Seshadri Ak, Mahansaria Ss, Aggarwal N, Arora A, Bharathy Kgb, Kumar S, Pamecha V, Bihari C, Sarin Sk, Chattopadhyay Tk. Isolated Igg4 Related Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Retrospective Analysis from A High-Volume Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. Tropical Gastroenterology 2014 Suppl

Evaluation Of Endotoxemia In Liver Transplant Recipients And Its Effect On Early Graft Function. (Under The Process Of publication)

National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS)
Associate Fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Fellow Of Association Surgeons of India (FAIS)
Fellow Of Minimal Access Surgeons (FMAS)
Fellow Of European Board of Surgeons – Surgical Oncology (FEBS)
Fellow Of European Board of Surgeons- General Surgery (FEBS)
Fellow Of European Board of Surgeons- Transplant Surgery (FEBS)
Fellow Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (FIAGES)
Fellow Of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery - Colorectal Surgery -(FALS)
Diploma In Minimal Access Surgery- HPB Surgery-(DMAS)

Indian Medical Association
European Society of Organ Transplantation
European Board of Surgeons
International Liver Transplantation Society
American College of Surgeons
Asian Pacific Association For The Study of Liver
European Society of Surgical Oncology
International Society of Liver Surgeons
International Living Donor Liver Transplantation Group
Association Surgeons of India
Association of Surgical Gastroenterologists Of India
Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons
Indian Association of Surgical Oncology
Kerala Association of Surgical Oncologists

Best outgoing student in General Surgery in MBBS – Gold medal (Dr Jaikumar Memorial award)

First Indian Gastro and HPB surgeon to hold European Board Fellowship degree in Surgical Oncology (with special expertise in sub-specialties- HPB Surgery and Gastro/Colorectal Surgery) - conferred by the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO). Only Indian HPB/Gastro surgeon to hold this degree in Surgical Oncology.

One of the few Indian trained surgeons to hold the European Board Fellowship degree (FEBS) in General surgery
One of the few Indian Transplant surgeons to hold the European Board Degree (FEBS) in Multi-visceral retrieval and Transplant surgery.

Short term multi-visceral Organ transplant training in University Hospital Network (UHN) - Toronto University- Canada (Largest Multi-visceral transplant Unit in North America, under Dr David Grant who did the world’s First Combined Liver and Intestinal Transplantation)

First Indian trained transplant surgeon to get eligibility for training in UHN, Toronto University.

Training in Multi-visceral cadaver retrieval and Donor optimization – Leiden University, Netherlands (under European Society of Organ Transplantation)

First Transplant surgeon in Central Travancore region of Kerala state to do Live donor Liver Transplantation successfully (2019, March 12) in a mission hospital (Caritas Hospital), in a sub urban non metro township- Kottayam

First Liver surgeon to do pediatric liver tumor resection in central Travancore (2020) - started pediatric liver surgery program at Caritas Hospital

Started a new HPB and Gastro surgery/Gastro-Onco-surgery center at central Travancore region of Kerala at a mission hospital - with a dedicated liver unit.

First Prize Poster Presentation- IASGCon2014-(Bilary) Bursery Award

Second Prize In National Level Quiz- APASL Summer Course ILBS-2015

First Prize National Level Quiz Competition- In CME- Perspectives In HPB Surgery And LT- ILBS-2013

Presented papers and posters in national and international conferences with award winning presentations.

Won prizes in quizzes conducted at various conferences (General surgery/gastro surgery/HPB surgery conferences- national level/state level)

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