Dr. Shivakumar S Patil

Dr Shivakumar S Patil is a highly experienced renal and pancreas transplant surgeon in Bangalore with over 10 years of clinical experience in kidney transplantation, pancreas transplantation, vascular access surgery, and complex transplant-related surgical care.

Dr Shivakumar trained at PGIMER, Chandigarh, one of India’s premier academic medical institutions, and later served as Assistant Professor in General Surgery and Associate Professor in the Department of Renal and Pancreas Transplant Surgery.

Patients seeking a highly experienced renal transplant surgeon in Bangalore for living donor and deceased donor kidney transplantation, vascular access procedures, and pancreas transplant evaluation can rely on Dr Shivakumar S Patil’s extensive operative expertise.

His strong academic background is reflected in more than 40 publications in indexed national and international journals.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Shivakumar manages the full spectrum of renal transplant surgery, vascular access, and transplant-related general surgical care.

He treats patients with end-stage renal disease requiring kidney transplantation, patients with renal failure needing dialysis access creation or revision, and complex transplant recipients requiring multi-disciplinary perioperative and long-term management.

Kidney Transplantation

Dr Shivakumar has performed and assisted in numerous living donor and deceased donor kidney transplant procedures, with expertise in ABO-incompatible and paediatric kidney transplantation, immunosuppression management, rejection monitoring, and post-transplant infection control.

• Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
• Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation from DBD and DCD donors
• ABO-Incompatible (ABOi) Kidney Transplantation
• Paediatric Kidney Transplantation
• Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
• Hand-Assisted Donor Nephrectomy
• Native Nephrectomy in chronic kidney disease
• Graft Nephrectomy
• Immunosuppression Management and Rejection Monitoring
• Post-Transplant Infection Control

Pancreas Transplantation and Multi-Organ Retrieval

Dr Shivakumar has active experience in pancreas transplantation and multi-organ retrieval surgery, working within multidisciplinary transplant teams to coordinate complex donor and recipient care.

• Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
• Multi-Organ Retrieval Surgery involving kidneys, liver, and pancreas
• Donation After Brain Death (DBD) and Cardiac Death (DCD) Retrieval
• Ex Vivo Normothermic Machine Perfusion for deceased donor kidneys

Vascular and Dialysis Access Surgery

Dr Shivakumar has extensive expertise in the creation, management, and revision of vascular access for haemodialysis, including complex and dysfunctional access procedures.

• Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula Creation and Management
• Complex and Dysfunctional AV Fistula Surgery
• Peritoneal Dialysis Access
• Tibio-Saphenous Arteriovenous Fistula for failed upper extremity access
• AV Fistula Surveillance and Vascular Mapping
• Ultrasound-Guided Angioplasty for fistula stenosis and thrombosis

Transplant Assessment and Ultrasound-Guided Interventions

• Transplant Kidney Ultrasound Assessment
• Ultrasound-Guided Transplant Kidney Biopsy
• Image-Guided Evaluation of Transplanted Organs
• Flexible and Rigid Cystoscopy for DJ stent removal

General Surgery for Transplant Patients

Dr Shivakumar has performed a wide range of general surgical procedures, enabling him to manage transplant patients with complex concurrent surgical needs.

• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
• Hernia Repair
• Appendectomy
• Colectomy and Laparotomy
• Splenectomy
• Reconstructive Surgical Procedures

Professional Experience

Dr Shivakumar S Patil has independently managed transplant surgery OPD and inpatient care across high-volume programmes, working within multidisciplinary teams of surgeons, nephrologists, intensivists, and transplant coordinators.

He has served as Principal Investigator for research comparing biomarkers in renal allograft recipients and has guided multiple postgraduate theses on transplant outcomes and dialysis access durability.

His ongoing involvement in CMEs, transplant awareness programmes, and academic teaching reflects a sustained commitment to advancing organ transplantation practice in India.

Current Practice

• Consultant, Renal and Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Manipal Hospital, Hebbal, Bangalore
• Consultant, Renal and Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Manipal Hospital, Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore

Previous Positions

• Associate Professor, Department of Renal and Pancreas Transplant Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh
• Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh (Satellite Centre)
• Senior Resident, Renal and Pancreas Transplant Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh

Education and Credentials

Degrees and Institutions

• MBBS, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru
• MS in General Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh

Awards and Achievements

• Best Oral Paper Award, 31st Annual Congress of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT), Kochi, Kerala, October 2021, for the presentation: "Prospective observational study on urinary tract infections in post renal transplant patients at a tertiary care centre from North India"
• Presented papers at various national and international transplant conferences

Research and Publications

Dr Shivakumar S Patil has more than 40 publications in indexed national and international journals, covering organ utilisation, graft outcomes, vascular access optimisation, laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, and transplant complications. Selected publications include:

• "Rationalisation of interpretation of uroflowmetry for a non-Caucasian (Indian) population", Neurourology and Urodynamics.
• "Ultrasound-guided angioplasty for treatment of peripheral stenosis of arteriovenous fistula: a single-centre experience".
• "Subcapsular hematoma in post renal transplant patients: a report of three cases", Indian Journal of Transplantation.
• "Outcome of tibio-saphenous arteriovenous fistula in patients with failed upper extremity dialysis access", The Journal of Vascular Access.
• "Reasons for low utilisation of pancreas for transplantation from deceased donors", Transplantation Proceedings.
• "Analysis of organ utilisation from deceased organ donation in India", Transplantation Proceedings.
• "Risk factors for pulmonary mucormycosis in subjects with diabetes mellitus: A case-control study", Mycoses.

Professional Memberships

• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Indian Society for Organ Transplant (ISOT)
• The Transplantation Society (TTS)
• Indian Society of Transplant Surgeons (ISTS)
• Pancreas Transplant Society

Languages Spoken

Dr Shivakumar S Patil consults patients in English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil, ensuring clear and structured communication with patients and families navigating complex transplant decisions across Bangalore and beyond.

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