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The Department was founded in 1991 by Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy after his training in Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Stoke Mandiville Hospital and Canniesburn Hospital in the United Kingdom and at the Louisville hand Surgery, Louisville in Kentucky, USA.

The Department was the first to introduce Reconstructive Microsurgery to this region, when reattachment of a totally amputated hand of a saw mill worker was done on Sept 15th,1991 and we are proud to remain as the premier institution for reconstructive microsurgery in this region. Major fields of interest are Hand surgery and reconstruction of major mutilated injuries to limbs and facio maxillary trauma.

Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy is assisted by Dr. R. Ravindra Bharathi and Dr. Hari Venkatramani, who joined as permanent staff in 1999.
Dr. Ravindra Bharathi completed his Plastic surgical training from Madras Medical College and has special interest in Jaw fractures, facio-maxillary surgery and cosmetic surgery. Dr. Hari Venkatramani completed his plastic surgical training from JJ Hospital, Mumbai and has special interest in Brachial Plexus surgery, correction of Spastic Hand deformity and Microvascular Surgery. All are interested and fully trained in Microvascular surgery. In the year 2007, Dr. Kannan Balaraman, Faciomaxillary Surgeon, joined as a full time consultant after finishing advanced training in UK. We are now happy to take into our fold Dr. Babu Bajantri as a fourth full time Plastic Surgery consultant. Dr. Babu Bajantri has 18 years of practice in Plastic Surgery in ESI Hospital, Banglore. In addition the department has two Post M.Ch Plastic Surgery Registrars who come from various centres in the country for one year training. Five DNB Plastic Surgery and Three FNB Hand and Microsurgery Trainees are in the Department.

Consultants : Dr Kannan Balaraman, Dr Hari Venkatramani, Dr S Raja Sabapathy, Dr V Ravindra Bhat, Dr Ravindra Bharathi

In addition to providing round the clock replanatation services (reattachment of amputated fingers and hands), the department is actively involved in providing soft tissue cover for open fractures. This service has revolutionised fracture treatment and has vastly improved the results and in many instances prevented amputation of the limbs. The department remains the premier centre for this type of surgery and has attracted visitors from all over the country as observers and visiting fellows. The Ganga Microsurgery Training Institute is one of its kind in the country available for training of aspiring microsurgeons with quality microscopes and instruments.

The department is ably assisted by Dr. V. Ravindra Bhat, Consultant anaesthesiologist and his team comprising of Dr G Venkateswaran and V Boopathi who provide round the clock service. Anaesthesia department has attracted many trainees and visitors to observe their special skills of anaesthesia pertaining to upper limb surgery.