Dr. K N K Shetty

A well-known Medical Gastroenterologist in Bangalore, Dr K N K Shetty, is currently working as a Consultant at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road. He has 50 years of experience in Medical Gastroenterology and has been a pioneer in the field of advanced Endoscopy establishing one of India’s finest Gastroenterology & Endoscopy.

Dr K.N.K. Shetty, a leader in advanced endoscopy, pioneered minimally invasive endoscopic and surgical techniques through an endoluminal approach, allowing procedures to be performed without traditional surgery, thereby avoiding any visible external scars.

The speciality interests of Dr K N K include diseases of the:

1. Gastrointestinal Tract
2. Liver
3. Bile Duct
4. Gall Bladder
5. Pancreas
6. Advanced Interventional Therapeutic Endoscopy
7. Pseudocyst Drainage
8. Pancreatic Necrosectomy
9. Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Procedures
10. ERCP Removal of Stone
11. Placement of Stent in Bile Duct
12. Pancreatic Duct
13. Pseudocyst Drainage
14. Pancreatic Necrosectomy
15. Placement of Metal stent in GI Tract and Bile Duct
16. Spyglass Cholangioscopy
17. Laser Lithotripsy for Removal of Stone from Bile Duct & Pancreatic Duct
18. ESD (Endoscopic submucosal dissection and removal of tumour from Gastrointestinal tract)

After earning his MBBS degree from Karnataka University in 1974, Dr Shetty went on to complete his:

• MRCP from UK in 1982
• Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy from Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London in 1984

Dr K N K Shetty, Gastroenterologist, has played a pivotal role in advancing gastroenterology and endoscopy in Karnataka. In 1991, he established and set up the Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy at Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru.

His contributions include organizing the first Therapeutic Endoscopy Workshop and Therapeutic Endoscopy Ultrasound Workshop in the state.

Dr Shetty also performed several first pioneering procedures at Manipal Hospital, including the:

• First TIPPS Procedure
• First Spyglass Cholangioscopy & Laser Lithotripsy
• Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) in Karnataka
  

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