Dr. Gautam Guha

Prof Dr Gautam Guha is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Salt Lake, Kolkata, currently practising as Consultant at Manipal Hospital (formerly Columbia Asia), Salt Lake. With decades of academic and surgical experience, Prof Dr Guha is widely recognised for his expertise in reconstructive surgery, cosmetic procedures, and burn management.

He specialises in rhinoplasty, cleft lip and palate repair, cosmetic breast surgery, gynecomastia surgery, and complex burn reconstruction. Having served as Professor and Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns at IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Dr Gautam Guha brings extensive academic leadership and operative experience to his clinical practice.

He consults in English, Bengali, and Hindi.

Conditions Treated and Procedures

Cosmetic and Aesthetic Surgery

Patients seeking facial and body contour correction are evaluated and managed by Dr Gautam with structured aesthetic planning:

• Rhinoplasty
• Cosmetic breast surgery
• Gynecomastia surgery
• Facial contour correction
• Scar revision surgery

Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery

Patients with congenital facial anomalies are treated by Prof Dr Guha using reconstructive surgical techniques:

• Cleft lip repair
• Cleft palate repair
• Secondary cleft deformity correction
• Facial soft tissue reconstruction
• Functional and aesthetic restoration

Burn and Post-Burn Reconstruction

Patients with acute burns or post-burn deformities are managed with staged reconstructive procedures:

• Burn reconstruction surgery
• Contracture release
• Skin grafting procedures
• Flap reconstruction
• Axillary contracture management

Head and Neck Reconstruction

Patients requiring reconstruction following trauma, tumour excision, or structural defects are treated with advanced flap techniques:

• Facial artery perforator-based flaps
• Deltopectoral flap reconstruction
• Paraspinal transposition flap
• Post-laryngectomy fistula repair
• Soft tissue defect reconstruction

Reconstructive and Oncoplastic Surgery

Patients with complex soft tissue defects and tumour-related deformities are managed with functional and aesthetic reconstruction:

• Dermatofibrosarcoma excision and reconstruction
• Sacral defect reconstruction
• Pharyngo-oesophageal reconstruction
• Post-tumour reconstructive surgery
• Composite tissue reconstruction

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Prof Dr Gautam Guha currently consults at:

• Manipal Hospital (formerly Columbia Asia), Salt Lake, Kolkata
• UDICHI ENT and Head and Neck Centre, South Dumdum, Kolkata

Academic Career

Dr Gautam completed his MBBS and MS from Calcutta Medical College, followed by MCh in Plastic Surgery from IPGMER, Kolkata.

He served as Assistant Professor at Calcutta Medical College, Associate Professor at RG Kar Medical College, and later retired as Professor and Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns at IPGMER and SSKM Hospital.

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Calcutta Medical College
• MS General Surgery, Calcutta Medical College
• MCh Plastic Surgery, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata

Research and Publications

Prof Dr Guha has 24 publications in national and international journals. Selected works include:

• Posterior Arm in Management of Axillary Contracture
• Evaluation of Facial Artery Perforator-based Flaps in Reconstruction of Facial Defects
• Pharyngo Oesophageal Structures and Reconstruction by Deltopectoral Flaps
• Paraspinal Transposition Flap for Reconstruction of Sacral Soft Tissue Defects
• Surgical Repair of Postlaryngectomy Fistulas
• Surgical Management of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberance of the Face

Book an Appointment with Prof Dr Gautam Guha, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in Kolkata

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