KEYHOLE CLINIC - Key Persons


Dr. Jay B Pattam

Job Titles:
  • Cardiology

Dr. K Balachandran

Job Titles:
  • Senior Consultant
Dr. K Balachandran is a Senior Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon and Trauma Specialist at Keyhole Clinic.

Dr. Madhukara Pai

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
Qualification MBBS, MS( Gen.Surgery), FMAS, FCLS, FLHS Dr. Madhukara Pai is a Sr. Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon with 10 years of experience in Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and General Surgery. He has been an operating faculty in various National and international Conferences. Has co-authored various articles at International Journals and a text book on Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery. He has coordinated various events and CME's and was credited with the Best Doctor Award in 2014. He specializes in General Surgeries, Abdominoplasty, Laparoscopic appendectomy, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic Hernia surgeries, Minimally Invasive Surgeries of Hemorrhoids/Piles and Fistula, Laparoscopic Colorectal surgeries, Bariatric and Metabolic surgeries and Endoscopic Surgery for thyroid are his other fields of expertise.

Dr. R. Padmakumar

Job Titles:
  • Bariatric Surgeon Bariatric Surgery Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Roux - En - Y Gastric Bypass Intragastric Balloon Placement Tummy Tuck
  • Consultant Laparoscopic and Metabolic Surgeon
  • Other Information / Director
  • Specialist in Laparoscopy, Hernia
Dr. R. Padmakumar is a specialist in Laparoscopy, Hernia, Cancer, Obesity Surgery or Bariatric Surgery, Diabetes Surgery, Endoscopic Thyroid Surgery, Thoracoscopy, Intragastric Balloon Dr. R. Padmakumar is a Sr. Consultant Laparoscopic and Metabolic Surgeon. He has been changing lives through Keyhole Surgery. He is renowned for new and improved treatment techniques, hailed as a leading Obesity Surgeon in India & UAE. He has got more than 20 years of hands-on experience in laparoscopic Surgery in major hospitals across India and has completed more than 6000 cases of Laparoscopic Hernia Surgeries. With national and international repute, he is one of the pioneers in performing surgical treatment of non-obese diabetics. He is the first surgeon to win approval from the UAE's Ministry of Health to conduct Keyhole surgery for diabetes. He has the unique distinction of being an expert Bariatric surgeon who is highly skilled in endoscopic thyroidectomy, thoracoscopy, laparoscopic colorectal and hernia surgery as well.

Dr. Sudish Karunakaran

Job Titles:
  • Senior Consultant
  • Neurosurgery
Dr Sudish Karunakaran is a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon in Kochi, Kerala. He received his medical degree from the University of Kerala and MCh in Neurosurgery and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neurovascular surgery both at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Sciences and Technology. After MRCS at the Royal College, Edinburgh, he went to England, where he completed FRCS in Neurosurgery from Royal college of surgeons as well as Postdoctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery from Bristol. He was the captain of the University Basket ball team as well as best player for 3 consecutive years in All India Intermedical basketball Tournament. Dr. Sudish Karunakaran is one of the Best Spine Surgeons in Kerala. Experience 20 Years of Experience in Complex Spine and Brain Disorders.