About Dr. N. Jithendran

In brief

Dr. N. Jithendran is a Bengaluru plastic surgeon (MS Ortho, MCh, DNB) who specialises in hand surgery and microsurgery, replantation of severed parts, burns, maxillofacial and limb reconstruction, and cosmetic surgery of the face, breast and body. He consults at five hospitals and is available 24×7 for emergencies.

Education

MBBS — Stanley Medical College, Chennai, 1999
MS (Orthopaedics) — G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, 2003
MCh (Plastic Surgery) — Safdarjung Hospital & VMMC, University of Delhi, 2007
DNB (Plastic Surgery) — National Board of Examinations, New Delhi

Experience

Senior Resident, Plastic Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
Registrar, Department of Hand, Plastic & Microvascular Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, Dehradun
Consultant, Aesthetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Aware Global Hospital, Hyderabad
Consultant Plastic, Hand & Reconstructive Surgeon at hospitals across Bengaluru (current)

Areas of expertise

Cosmetic: rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, face lift, breast augmentation, reduction and lift, gynaecomastia, liposuction, abdominoplasty, arm and thigh lift, genital aesthetic surgery and orthognathic (jaw-line) surgery.

Reconstructive: hand surgery (microsurgery, replantation, revascularisation, brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury), cranial and maxillofacial surgery, upper and lower limb trauma and salvage, acute burn care and its after-effects, oncological reconstruction, diabetic foot care, pressure ulcer management, ear reconstruction and cleft lip and palate management.

Professional memberships

Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI)
Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ISSH)
Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ISRM)
Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Languages

English, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.

Registration

Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, Reg. No. 65967.

Teaching and outreach

Dr. Jithendran lectures at medical colleges, hospitals and industry forums, including sessions on hand injuries and industrial accident prevention, and a guest lecture for the Indian Medical Association, Dharmapuri. More on lectures and medical tourism.