Dr. Pinak Dasgupta
Head & Chief Consultant – Robotic, Colorectal, Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgery
Dr. Pinak Dasgupta, a renowned robotic colorectal and hernia surgeon in Chennai, has established himself as a leading expert. With over two decades of experience, he has performed countless complex procedures, including robotic colorectal cancer surgeries, hernia repairs, and abdominal wall reconstructions.
Dr. Pinak Dasgupta’s commitment to patient care and innovative approach to minimally invasive surgery has earned him widespread recognition. As a senior consultant and Head at GEM Hospital in Chennai, he has been instrumental in advancing robotic surgery in India. His expertise in this cutting-edge technology has enabled him to offer patients the benefits of smaller incisions, faster recovery times, and reduced pain. Dr. Pinak Dasgupta’s dedication to excellence and his passion for improving patient outcomes have made him a trusted and respected figure in the medical community. His expertise and experience in robotic surgery make him the best robotic surgeon in Chennai and all over Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Pinak Dasgupta is a Senior Surgeon in Chennai with vast experience in complex operations. He is an expert in Complex Colorectal Cancer and Complex Hernia Surgery Being Multilingual, patients coming from North and Eastern Indian States feel very comfortable expressing their symptoms and also find peace of mind in sharing their post-surgical issues in their own language. Patients traveling to Chennai from other parts of India like Assam, Kolkata and Delhi, Punjab etc. and abroad like Bangladesh, Srilanka, United Kingdom (UK), Nepal follow him for his expertise and care”. Previously, he worked at Fortis Healthcare New Delhi, and Narayana Heal at Guwahati Assam. Dr. Pinak Dasgupta has studied MBBS followed by MS in General Surgery from Govt. Guwahati Medical College in 2007. He achieved a fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery from GEM Hospital Coimbatore in 2012 followed by a fellowship program in Colorectal Surgery from The Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India. He has been granted a fellowship and Gold Medal in Interventional Endoscopy from the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons. He has also joined various training Laparoscopy in 2008, Ethicon Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery in 2011, and Ethicon Endo Hernia in 2013. Dr. Pinak Dasgupta is an active member of the Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India, Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India, Association of Surgeons of India, Association of Innovative and Robotic Surgeon, Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons of India, Abdominal wall reconstruction Surgeons of India, Executive Committee member of Hernia Society of India and the founding member of the Association of Surgical Gastroenterologists of Assam. He Can speak fluently in multiple languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, and Assamese.
- MBBS from Silchar Medical College (Govt) in 2002
- Masters in General Surgery (MS) from Gauhati Medical College (Govt) in 2007
- National Board Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FNB) from GEM Hospital Coimbatore in 2012
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Certificate Course from AIIMS New Delhi in 2014
- Fellowship Of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India (FACRSI) from KEM MUMBAI in 2015
- Endoscopy Fellowship of IAGES (EFIAGES– Gold Medalist) from ERODE in 2016
- Fellowship of AMASI (FMAS) NAGPUR in 2019
- Post Doctoral Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery from MGR Medical University Chennai
- Intuitive DaVinci Robotic Certified Console Surgeon (2021)
Extensive experience and exposure in Gastrointestinal surgery from all major institutions of India, like the AIIMS New Delhi, G B Pant New Delhi, Medanta New Delhi, Fortis Hospital New Delhi, AMRI Hospital Kolkata, GEM Hospital Coimbatore, St. Jone’s Hospital Bangalore, KEM Hospital Mumbai, TATA Medical Centre Kolkata, Narayana Health Bangalore, GEM Hospital Chennai
- Consultant and Head Minimal Access Surgery – Fortis hospital New Delhi 2012-14 Jan
- Consultant and Head Minimal Access Surgery- Narayana Hridalaya Guwahati 2014-2019 Feb
- Best Robotic Surgeon from south India 2024
- Multiple Best Video Presentations in National and International Conferences
- Multiple Publications in leading surgical journals
- While working in Assam, performed several minimally invasive surgeries for the first time in the North-East namely, Choledochal cyst excision, Sleeve Gasterectomy, SILS Hernia repair, Pan proctocolectomy, Roux-en-Y- Y Cystojejunostomy for pseudocyst of the pancreas, Heller’s myotomy, Nissen’s Fundoplication, Posterior component separation with TAR for Multirecurrent hernia, e -TEP Rives Stoppa repair for ventral hernia, LASER procedures for Perianal conditions
- Runners up in ASICON 2006 Varanasi Quiz
- Robotic surgery Best video award CRSA 2020
- International AWR Hernia Quiz 2020 – 2nd Prize
- Award for excellence in Hernia surgery 2021
- Best video award – ANZ AWR 2021
- Best video award – HSICON 2021
- Best video selected in Korean lap society – KSELS 2021 & 2022
- IAGES shining star award 2022 @ IAGES Rajamundry india
Multiple live teaching surgical demonstrations in various national and international conferences
- Ambidextrous – It’s a unique skill and very useful for a minimally invasive surgeon, a definite advantage while performing complex laparoscopic procedures
- Multilingual ( Tamil, Bangla, Assamese, Hindi, English, Sylheti, Punjabi)
- Having worked in various parts of India, picking up local languages so national and international patients are very comfortable during conversation and have peace of mind.
- Robotic Gastrointestinal surgery
- Colorectal Surgery Benign and malignant
- Complex Hernia and abdominal wall reconstruction
- Expertise in Colorectal Surgery with the latest technology like 3D surgery, 4K surgery, and Robotic Surgery for all Cancers related to Colon and Rectum
- High Volume, Affordable Robotic Surgery center
- Da Vinci Surgical Robot Trained Surgeon
- CMR Robot Trained Surgeon
- 3D HD Da Vinci Robotic Platform for cutting-edge surgical performance
- Endoscopy and Colonoscopy procedures
- ERAS protocols applied for early recovery and faster postoperative recovery of patients
- Expertise in Anorectal Problems like Piles, Fistula and Fissure
- LASER procedures for Anorectal conditions
- Day care surgery for Hernia Patients
- General Laparoscopic surgery like surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Gall Bladder and Bile duct stones, Spleen & Appendix etc.
- Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India
- Association of Surgeons of India
- Founder Member – Association of Surgical Gastroenterologists of Assam
- Founder Member Association of Robotic and Innovative Surgeons
- Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons
- Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India
- Rajapandian S, Senthilnathan P, Gupta A, Gupta PD, Praveenraj P, Vaitheeswaran V, Palanivelu C. Laparoscopic extraperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia using two-hand approach–a gold standard alternative to open repair. J Indian Med Assoc. 2010 Oct;108(10):652-4. PMID: 21510548.
- Dasgupta P, Pai A. Laparoscopic subtotal colectomy with complete mesocolic excision, central vascular ligation – A video vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2021 Oct 15. DOI: 10.1111/codi.15955. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34653309.
- Dasgupta P, Pai A. Extraction of Migrated Colonic Stent. Colorectal Dis. 2021 Dec 5. DOI: 10.1111/codi.16014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34865308.
- Dasgupta P, Somasundaram S, Balasubramanian S, Palanisamy S. A rare case of duodenal inversum- A laparoscopically manageable entity. J Postgrad Med. 2021 Oct-Dec;67(4):232-234. DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_1231_20. PMID: 34708698
- Robotic Low Anterior Resection with Liver Wedge Metastasectomy
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