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Professional Title: Plastic Surgery Consultant
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Location: Dhahran
Gender: Male
Languages: English, Hindi
Dr. Ayyappan Thangavel is a plastic surgeon consultant with more than 35 years of experience as a reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon who has a solid foundation in burns, wound healing and reconstructive trauma surgery.
His surgical expertise includes work with post-burn deformities, congenital defects such as cleft lip and palate repair, and traumatic injuries. In aesthetic surgery, his expertise is in Liposuction & Rhinoplasty.
He has done pioneering work on autologous bone marrow for tissue healing and regeneration and authored numerous papers on skin flaps. He has received the Chandrasekhara Mudaliar Gold Medal in clinical surgery from the Stanley Medical College at Madras University, and he is also a member of several professional plastic surgeon associations.
2023-present: Plastic Surgery Consultant, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2020-2022: Plastic Surgery Consultant, King Fahad Hospital, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
2017-2019: Plastic Surgery Consultant, Global Hospital & Research Center, Mt. Abu Rajasthan, India
2010-2017: Plastic Surgery Director and Consultant, Sal Hospital & Research Center, LaDiva Center of excellence for Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, India
2006-2010: Plastic Surgery Consultant, Apollo Hospitals International, Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
2005-2006: Clinical Tutor and Specialist Plastic Surgery, Prince Wales Hospital, Chinese University, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
2002-2005: Associate Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery, Behramji Jeeji Buoy Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
2002: Member National Academy of Medical Sciences Plastic Surgery, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India
1996: Master in Plastic Surgery, Behramji Jeeji buoy Medical College & Civil Hospital Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
1995 Master Chirurgiae, Behramji Jeeji buoy Medical College & Civil Hospital Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
1995: Diplomate National Board in Plastic Surgery, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India
1992: Master's Degree in General Surgery, Gujarat University, Gujarat, India
1992: Master of Surgery, Behramji Jeeji buoy Medical College & Civil Hospital Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
2006: Ahmedabad Plastic Surgeons Association, India
2001: International Society Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
1996: Life Member Association of Plastic Surgeons, India
1996: Life Member National Association of Burns, India
1995: Gujarat State Surgeons Association, India
2004: Fellowship KarlZeiss-Ganga Hand and Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India
1995-1996: Plastic Pediatric Surgery, Behramji Jeeji Buoy Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
1992 -1996 Plastic Surgery Behramji Jeeji Buoy Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
1989-1992: General Surgery, Behramji Jeeji Buoy Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
1988-1989: General Surgery, Sr. House Officer Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India
1983-1987: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), University of Madras, India
Super sural neurofasciocutaneous flaps in acute traumatic heel reconstructions
Paediatric burn prevention: an epidemiological approach
Microsurgical reconstruction in children's burns
Stem cell strategies in burns care
Decompression not escharotomy in acute burns
Super sural neurofasciocutaneous flaps in acute traumatic heel reconstructions
