Dr Kona Lakshmi Kumari has been in the field of Surgical Gastroenterology for about 2 decades and has accumulated immense experience and expertise in Minimal Access, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgical procedures. She completed her MBBS and MS (Gen Surgery) in the years 19192 and 1997 respectively from S.C.B Medical, Cuttack. She has been trained in Bariatric surgery at NUH, Singapore and Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA; and also been trained in Minimal Access Bariatric Surgery at Gleneagles Global Hospitals.

 Professional Experience  

• Has performed over 25,000 Minimal Access and more than 1000 Bariatric procedures
• Performed highest numbers in single incision Scar-less Bariatric Surgeries in the state of AP & Telangana
• Extensive experience of performing standard to complex Laparoscopic Hernia Repairs (Inguinal, Incisional, Ventral Hernias & Redo Hernias)
• Has the credit of maximum number in single incision SCARLESS Bariatric Surgery in AP Keen interest in Laparoscopic Upper GI surgeries

 Awards & Achievements  

Vaidya Shiromani Award at Hyderabad in July 2012 Work received best paper awards ASICON – 2001 at Hyderabad IASG – 2010 at Hyderabad