Dr. Balasubramaniam Ramana

Dr Ramana Balasubramaniam is a senior consultant general, bariatric, and hernia surgeon with 36 years of experience in abdominal wall reconstruction, robotic hernia repair, bariatric and metabolic surgery, and complex laparoscopic procedures

Previously practising at NH Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Belle Vue Clinic, and Medica Gamma Hospital, Kolkata.

He holds FRCS, FACS, and FRACS fellowships, founded a global community of 6,000 abdominal wall reconstruction surgeons, delivered the Rod Jacob Address to the Australia and New Zealand Hernia Society, and has lectured at Harvard, the European Hernia Society, the American Hernia Society, and the Japanese Hernia Society.

He consults in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Hernia Surgery and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Patients with inguinal, ventral, incisional, recurrent, and complex hernias are managed by Prof Ramana Balasubramaniam with open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgical approaches tailored to anatomy and defect complexity:

• Laparoscopic TEP and TAPP for inguinal hernia
• Open Lichtenstein mesh repair
• Rives-Stoppa retromuscular repair for midline hernias
• Transversus Abdominis Release (TAR) and component separation for large or recurrent defects
• Robotic hernia repair for complex abdominal wall reconstruction

Complex and Recurrent Hernia Surgery

Patients with recurrent, infected, or loss-of-domain hernias requiring advanced reconstructive planning are managed by Dr Ramana with specialist training from leading Cleveland hospitals in complex hernia strategies:

• Complex abdominal wall reconstruction
• Recurrent hernia re-do surgery by minimal access approach
• Contaminated field hernia repair
• Loss-of-domain hernia management and planning
• Component separation for large midline defects

Hiatal and Paraoesophageal Hernia Surgery

Patients with stomach herniation through the diaphragm requiring surgical correction are managed with specialist upper GI and diaphragmatic surgical expertise:

• Hiatal hernia repair
• Paraoesophageal hernia surgery
• Fundoplication for reflux-associated hiatal hernia
• Laparoscopic diaphragmatic hernia repair
• Upper GI surgical consultation and management

Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

Patients with obesity and metabolic conditions requiring surgical intervention are managed by Dr Balasubramaniam with evidence-based bariatric surgical techniques including Eastern India's first laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy performed in 2006:

• Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
• One-anastomosis gastric bypass
• Revision and complication surgery after prior bariatric procedures
• Bariatric surgical assessment and metabolic outcome planning

Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery

Patients requiring complex minimally invasive procedures across gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and endocrine surgical domains are managed by Prof Ramana with over 25,000 surgical procedures performed:

• Laparoscopic biliary-enteric anastomosis
• Revision gallbladder and bile duct surgery
• Laparoscopic resection of large cysts and tumours
• Whipple's operation for pancreatic head disease
• Total proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis

Endoscopic Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

Patients requiring thyroid and parathyroid surgery with a minimally invasive approach are managed by Prof Balasubramaniam as India's first surgeon to perform axillary endoscopic thyroidectomy:

• Axillary endoscopic thyroidectomy
• Endoscopic parathyroid surgery
• Minimally invasive thyroid gland surgery
• Thyroid tumour assessment and surgical management
• Parathyroid disorder surgical evaluation and treatment

Upper GI and Complex Gastrointestinal Surgery

Patients with complex upper gastrointestinal conditions requiring surgical intervention are managed with advanced open and laparoscopic surgical expertise:

• Laparoscopic fundoplication for reflux
• Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty
• Gastric ballooning evaluation and management
• Complex re-do abdominal surgery
• Sclerotherapy for varicose veins

Professional Experience

Previous Associations

• NH Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata, Consultant
• Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata, Consultant
• Medica Gamma Hospital, Kolkata, Consultant

Academic and Leadership Roles

• Founder, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction community of 6,000 surgeons globally
• Rod Jacob Address, Australia and New Zealand Hernia Society (ANZHS), Executive Committee, 2025
• Keynote Speaker, Harvard MINT Conference
• Faculty, European Hernia Society
• Faculty, American Hernia Society
• Faculty, Japanese Hernia Society
• Advanced hernia surgery training, Cleveland, USA, in complex and recurrent hernia strategies
• Performed Eastern India's first laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (2006)
• India's first surgeon to perform axillary endoscopic thyroidectomy

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata (1990)
• MS General Surgery, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai (1994)
• FRCS, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (2001)
• FACS, American College of Surgeons (2017)
• FIBC, International Bariatric Club (2017)
• DNB
• FRACS

Professional Memberships and Registrations

• Maharashtra Medical Council (Registration No. 68470, since 1992)
• American College of Surgeons
• American Hernia Society
• Asia Pacific Hernia Society
• International Hernia Collaboration
• International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
• International Bariatric Club
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons
• Association of Surgeons of India
• Indian Medical Association

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