Dr. Unmesh Takalkar

Dr Unmesh Takalkar is a highly distinguished General and Laparoscopic Surgeon based in Aurangabad with 39 years of extensive expertise in complex oncological surgeries, gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic procedures, and surgical oncology.

With over 30,000 surgeries performed across multiple specialities including hepatobiliary, colorectal, thoracic, gynaecological, and urological surgery, Dr Takalkar is one of the most experienced surgical consultants in the Marathwada region.

He currently practises as a Consultant at United CIIGMA Hospitals, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

Dr Takalkar holds a Fellowship from the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), Switzerland, and fellowships from the Association of Indian Surgeons (FAIS), the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (FIAGES), the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG), and the Society for Surgery of Alimentary Tract, USA (MSSAT).

He has also received advanced training in General Surgery at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad. A decorated academician and surgeon, he has shaped the careers of over 50 postgraduate surgical residents and has been recognised with multiple gold medals and academic prizes throughout his medical education.

Area of Expertise

Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery

Dr Takalkar specialises in complex abdominal and gastrointestinal surgical procedures:

• Total gastrectomy and oesophagogastrectomy
• Hepatic resections and pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure)
• AP resection for colorectal disease
• Cholecystectomy and biliary surgery

Oncological Surgery

He provides comprehensive surgical management for patients with cancer across multiple organ systems:

• Surgery for breast cancer and thyroid cancer (total thyroidectomy)
• Ileal conduit for bladder cancer and bladder dissections
• Wertheim's hysterectomy for gynaecological malignancies
• Hepatic, pancreatic, and colorectal cancer resections

Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery

With over 1,000 laparoscopic surgeries and 2,000 cystoscopies to his credit, Dr Takalkar is highly skilled in minimally invasive procedures:

• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendectomy
• Laparoscopic hysterectomy and PCOD surgical treatment
• Endoscopic evaluation and therapeutic procedures
• Diagnostic and operative cystoscopy

Urological and Vascular Surgery

He is experienced in urological and emergency vascular surgical interventions:

• Nephrectomy and surgery for urolithiasis
• Emergency vascular procedures including embolectomy
• AV fistula creation for dialysis access
• Decortication and lobectomy for thoracic conditions

Academic Prizes and Recognition

• AIIM Fest Memorial Prize and Palnitkar Memorial Prize for First in MBBS
• Two Silver Jubilee Memorial Prizes for First in Biochemistry and Physiology
• Darak Prize and Shirish Patel Memorial Prize for First in MBBS
• AIIM Fest Memorial Prize for Pharmacology and FMT
• Silver Jubilee Prize for First in 2nd MBBS
• Bhogaonkar Prize and Khose Prize for First in 3rd MBBS
• Dr Kalpana Bardapurkar Gold Medal for Surgery
• Gopichand Nagori Prize
• Scientific Conference Fund Prize
• Silver Jubilee Prize for First in 3rd MBBS

Publications

• Takalkar U, et al. An elderly woman with triple primary metachronous malignancy: A case report and review of literature. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013;4(7):593–6.
• Takalkar U, Rao GV, Reddyddy DN. Adenocarcinoma in first and second part of duodenum - a case report. Int J Biol Med Res. 2013;4(2):3237–8.
• Deshmukh A, Jadhav S, Wadgoankar V, Takalkar U, et al. Airway management and bronchoscopic treatment of subglottic and tracheal stenosis using holmium laser with balloon dilatation. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;71(S1):453–8.
• Borde DP, Joshi S, Asegaonkar B, Apsingkar P, Takalkar U, et al. Mitral annular plane systolic excursion: A simple, reliable echocardiographic parameter to detect left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with transesophageal echocardiography.

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad (1987)
• MS General Surgery, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad (1993)
• Training in General Surgery, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad
• MEDS FUICC, Switzerland
• FAIS (Fellowship of the Association of Indian Surgeons)
• FIAGES (Fellowship of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons)
• FACG (Fellowship of the American College of Gastroenterology)
• MSSAT (Fellowship of the Society for Surgery of Alimentary Tract, USA)

Languages Spoken

• English
• Hindi

Membership

• American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
• The Society for Surgery of Alimentary Tract (SSAT)
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
• European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)
• American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
• European Digestive Surgery (EDS)
• Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
• Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (IAGES)
• Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India (ACRSI)
• Association of Surgical Oncology, India

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Unmesh Takalkar currently consults at:

• United CIIGMA Hospitals, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar - Consultant

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