Dr. Swasthik KS

Dr Swasthik KS is a consultant in gastrointestinal, HPB, and liver transplant surgery in Mangaluru with 13 years of experience in surgical gastroenterology, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru.

He has participated in over 200 living donor liver transplant procedures and brings specialised expertise in complex HPB surgery, GI oncology, and robotic and laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery, with fellowship training at the Centre for Liver and Biliary Sciences, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, under Dr Subhash Gupta.

He consults in English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tulu.

Area of Expertise

Liver Transplantation and Complex HPB Surgery

Dr Swasthik KS manages patients with advanced liver disease requiring transplantation and performs complex hepatopancreatic biliary surgical procedures with subspecialty transplant training:

• Living donor liver transplant surgery
• Deceased donor liver transplant coordination and surgery
• Donor hepatectomy for living donor programmes
• Complex liver resection and hepatic surgery
• Post-transplant ICU care and complication management

GI Oncology

Patients with gastrointestinal cancers affecting the liver, pancreas, colon, rectum, and upper gastrointestinal tract are managed with curative and palliative surgical interventions:

• Hepatobiliary cancer resection and surgical management
• Pancreatic cancer surgery including pancreaticoduodenectomy
• Colorectal cancer surgical treatment
• Upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery
• Multidisciplinary GI cancer care planning

Robotic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

Dr Swasthik performs minimally invasive surgical procedures using robotic and advanced laparoscopic platforms for gastrointestinal and HPB conditions:

• Robotic gastrointestinal surgery
• Advanced laparoscopic HPB procedures
• Minimally invasive liver and pancreatic surgery
• Laparoscopic colorectal resection
• Robotic and laparoscopic hernia and abdominal wall surgery

Benign Upper GI and Colorectal Procedures

Patients with benign gastrointestinal conditions requiring surgical correction are managed with appropriate open and minimally invasive techniques:

• Benign oesophageal and gastric condition surgery
• Anti-reflux and hiatal hernia surgical management
• Colorectal benign disease surgery
• Intestinal obstruction surgical management
• Gastrointestinal fistula and stricture treatment

Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

Patients seeking surgical management of obesity and metabolic conditions are evaluated and managed with evidence-based bariatric surgical approaches:

• Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
• Metabolic surgery for type 2 diabetes and obesity
• Pre-bariatric surgical evaluation and counselling
• Post-bariatric surgical follow-up and nutritional monitoring

Proctology

Patients with anorectal conditions are evaluated and managed with appropriate surgical and minimally invasive anorectal procedures:

• Haemorrhoid assessment and surgical management
• Anal fistula evaluation and treatment
• Fissure-in-ano management
• Pilonidal sinus surgery
• Anorectal abscess drainage and care

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (2013)
• MS General Surgery, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (2018)
• MCh Surgical Gastroenterology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (2023)
• MRCS, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Edinburgh
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Liver Transplantation and HPB Surgery, Centre for Liver and Biliary Sciences, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi

Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru

Awards and Academic Contributions

• FIAGES Gold Medal, IAGES National Conference, 2024
• National Finalist, Torrent Young Scholar Award
• Award-winning research presentations at IASGCON, APHPBA, and ASGKCON
• Contributor to the first successful living donor liver transplant at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
• Multiple peer-reviewed publications in indexed surgical journals

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