Dr. (Prof) Kirtikumar Jagdish Rathod
Consultant Paediatric Surgery
Aster Hospital, Mankhool
Experience: Over 18 years
Dr. (Prof) Kirtikumar Jagdish Rathod is an experienced Consultant Paediatric Surgeon with over 18 years of expertise in managing neonatal, infant, and paediatric surgical conditions. He has extensive experience in advanced minimally invasive, laparoscopic, thoracoscopic, robotic, urological, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and oncological surgeries in children.
Before joining Aster Hospital, he served as Professor of Paediatric Surgery at AIIMS Jodhpur, India, where he was actively involved in clinical care, research, postgraduate teaching, and medical education. He has also worked at leading institutions in the United Kingdom, Oman, the United States, and India, bringing a wealth of international experience to his practice.
Dr. Rathod has received several prestigious national and international awards for clinical excellence and research. He has published over 100 articles, extensively in reputed peer-reviewed journals, serves on editorial and executive committees of leading paediatric surgical associations, and is a reviewer for internationally recognized medical journals.
Dr. Rathod is the first Indian Surgeon on Executive Board of Europeon Society of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgery.
His patient centred approach combines with advanced surgical techniques to deliver the highest standards of care for newborns, infants, children, and adolescents.
Paediatric Surgery
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Education +
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M.Ch. (Paediatric Surgery), MRCS – Royal College of Surgeons of England, FRCS – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Master of Science in Global Child Health (USA)
DOH License Grade +
Consultant
Type of Physician +
Full Time
Credentials +
- MBBS – S.B.H. Government Medical College, Dhule, Maharashtra, India (1998–2002)
- MS (General Surgery) – Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India (2005–2008)
- M.Ch. (Paediatric Surgery) – Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India (2009–2011)
- MRCS – Royal College of Surgeons of England
- FRCS – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
- Master of Science in Global Child Health – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA (2020 - 2022)
Professional Associations +
- Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons (IAPS)
- British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS)
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Asian Association of Paediatric Surgeons
- European Society of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons (ESPES)
- Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS)
- Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)
Awards & Recognitions +
- Ranked among the top three students during MBBS.
- Gold Medals in Biochemistry, Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Community Medicine, ENT, and General Surgery during undergraduate studies.
- Recipient of the U.C. Chakrabarty Award (2011) for Best Research in Paediatric Surgery by the Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons.
- Selected for the International Outreach Programme in Paediatric Surgical Oncology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA.
- Invited Faculty with Travel Bursary for the Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS IV) Annual Meeting, Johannesburg, South Africa (2020).
- Recipient of the Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (GAPIO) Surgical Excellence Award.
- Karl Storz Best Paediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery Video award on three occasions
- Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI) Gold Medal for best paper
Professional Experience +
- Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Aster Hospital, Mankhool, Dubai
- Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, AIIMS Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
- Specialist Registrar, Paediatric Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, United Kingdom
- Senior Specialist, Paediatric Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
- International Outreach Fellow, Paediatric Surgical Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA
- Associate Consultant, Paediatric Surgery, Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, India
Clinical Expertise & Services Offered +
- Neonatal and paediatric elective and emergency surgery
- Neonatal and paediatric minimally invasive surgery
- Paediatric thoracic and thoracoscopic surgery
- Paediatric gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary surgery
- Paediatric urology (pyeloplasty, laparoscopic and vesicoscopic ureteric reimplantation, undescended testis, inguinal hernia, circumcisions, kidney and other urological cancers)
- Hypospadias surgery
- Paediatric surgical oncology
- Robotic paediatric surgery
- Antenatal counselling for congenital anomalies
Professional Registrations +
- General Medical Council, United Kingdom
- Maharashtra Medical Council, India
- Oman Medical Board
- Dubai Health Authority
Leadership Positions +
- Joint Secretary Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons (IAPS)
- Executive European Society of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons (ESPES)
- Executive Committee Member – Research Section, Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons
- Past Secretary and Treasurer – Paediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India (PESI)
- Past Executive Committee Member – Society of Paediatric Urology, India (SPU-IAPS)
- AIIMS Jodhpur Institute Lead for the ISTP Partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Journal Reviewer +
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- World Journal of Paediatric Surgery
- Journal of Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons
- Indian Journal of Surgery