Dr. Thomas Joe

Dr Thomas Joe is a consultant plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgeon in Mangaluru with 13 years of experience in reconstructive microsurgery, hand surgery, aesthetic procedures, and transplant surgery, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru.

He has contributed to landmark work in vascularised composite allotransplantation including the Indian subcontinent's first bilateral supracondylar upper limb transplantation, with research presented at the International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation and recognition at national plastic surgery conferences.

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

Area of Expertise

Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery

Dr Thomas Joe performs surgical and non-surgical aesthetic procedures tailored to individual goals with a focus on safe, natural-looking outcomes:

• Facial aesthetic surgery and contouring
• Body contouring and cosmetic surgical procedures
• Aesthetic scar revision and improvement
• Keloid treatment and prevention
• Cosmetic surgical consultation and planning

Scar Management and Keloid Treatment

Patients with disfiguring scars, keloids, and post-surgical skin changes are assessed and managed with medical and surgical scar revision techniques:

• Scar reduction and revision surgery
• Keloid assessment and multimodal treatment
• Post-burn scar management and reconstruction
• Hypertrophic scar treatment
• Pressure therapy and adjunct scar management

Microvascular and Reconstructive Surgery

Dr Joe performs complex microsurgical reconstruction for patients with trauma, cancer, and post-burn deformities requiring tissue restoration and functional rehabilitation:

• Microvascular free flap reconstruction
• Trauma and cancer defect reconstruction
• Post-burn deformity correction and reconstruction
• Soft tissue and bone reconstruction
• Complex wound coverage and reconstructive planning

Transplant Surgery and Vascularised Composite Allotransplantation

Dr Thomas Joe has contributed directly to vascularised composite allotransplantation including bilateral upper limb transplantation, with published research and international conference presentations in this subspecialty:

• Upper limb transplantation surgical management
• Vascularised composite allotransplantation care
• Post-transplant complication assessment and management
• Skin pigmentation and graft behaviour monitoring
• Long-term transplant surveillance and care

Hand Surgery and Peripheral Nerve Surgery

Patients with hand injuries, nerve damage, and upper limb conditions requiring surgical reconstruction are managed with appropriate operative and rehabilitative care:

• Hand trauma and tendon repair
• Peripheral nerve repair and reconstruction
• Nerve grafting and neurorrhaphy
• Complex hand injury assessment and surgical planning
• Post-surgical hand rehabilitation coordination

Arteriovenous Fistula for Dialysis Access

Patients requiring vascular access for haemodialysis are managed with appropriate AVF creation and long-term access maintenance:

• Arteriovenous fistula creation for dialysis
• Vascular access assessment and planning
• Fistula maturation monitoring
• Access-related complication management
• Revision procedures for failing or failed fistulas

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru (2013)
• MS General Surgery
• MCh Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Registered with the Karnataka Medical Council, Registration No. 100687 (since 2013)

Professional Memberships

• Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI)
• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Best Paper Award, KS Shekhar Session, APSICON, 2018
• Paper presented at KPSACON, 2019
• Presented at the 14th Congress of the International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, September 2019

Research and Publications

Dr Thomas Joe has contributed to indexed plastic surgery literature including a landmark case report in the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery:

• Indian Sub-Continent's First Bilateral Supracondylar Upper Limb Transplantation: Technical Details, Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2019
• Severe Cytomegalovirus and Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in a Bilateral Upper Arm Transplant Recipient, presented at the 14th Congress of the International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, 2019
• Skin Pigmentation in Transplanted Hands: Do They Follow the Pattern of the Donor, presented at the 14th Congress of the International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, 2019

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