Dr. Govind Nandakumar
Senior Consultant
24 years of experienceSurgical Gastroenterologists
BSc, MD, Fellowship
Manipal Medical Centre, Millers Road, Bangalore
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Dr. Govind Nandakumar is a senior surgical gastroenterologist and clinical oncologist. With a career spanning more than 24 years, his specializations include surgical gastroenterology, gastrointestinal oncology, and minimal access surgery. His areas of interest in the latest GI surgery include robotics, colon and dorsal surgery, laparoscopy, and HPB surgery. He has earned great acclaim for carrying out hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery, laparoscopic surgery, upper and lower gastrointestinal surgery, and colorectal surgery. He is particularly interested in the treatment of inflammatory bowel illness as well as treatment for liver cancers. Dr. Nandakumar holds a BSc. from the Univ. of Michigan, USA, and an MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He has also completed fellowships from the American Coll. of Surgeons and the American Society for Colon and Rectal Surgeons. He also pursued surgical advanced training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in Manhattan, New York City. Throughout his career, Dr. Nandakumar has served as recognized for excellence, receiving prestigious accolades such as the Alpha Omega Alpha Resident Teaching accolade, the Hassan Nama Chief Resident Teaching accolade, and the Leading Health Professionals of the World accolade. Additionally, he has served as published in several peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Surgical Oncology, the Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, and the Journal of Surgical Endoscopy. Dr. Nandakumar is a part of several professional associations, such as the American Coll. of Surgeons (ACS), the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ASCRS), the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), and the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA).Education
BSc, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2000 MD,(Internal Medicine), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, 2004 Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Washington Univ., USA, 2010 Fellowship in Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Cornell Univ., USA, 2011Training & Certificates
Surgical advanced training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, Manhattan, New York CityPast Experience
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Weill Medical Coll., Cornell Univ., 2020 Chief Resident in General Surgery, Weill Medical Coll., Cornell Univ., 2009 Resident in General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Weill Medical Coll., Cornell Univ., 2008Awards
Hassan Nama Chief Resident Teaching accolade, 2009 Alpha Omega Alpha Resident Teaching accolade, 2009
Associations/Membership
American Coll. of Surgeons (ACS) American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ASCRS) International Heapto-PancreatoBiliary Association (IHPBA) Society of Surgeons of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
Paper Published
Dr. Nandakumar brings more than 40 publications in indexed journals. Some of them are: Smith, J. D., & Nandakumar, G. (2016). Hindgut Neuroendocrine Neoplasia. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, 7(1), 73–78. Nandakumar, G., Seastedt, K. P., Trencheva, K., et al. (2014). Accuracy of CTE and MRE imaging to detect lesions preoperatively in patients with Crohn’s disease. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 57(11), 1341-1348. Milsom, J. W., Trencheva, K., Sonoda, T., Nandakumar, G., et al. (2014). A prospective trial is evaluating the clinical performance of a novel surgical energy device in laparoscopic colon surgery. Surgical Endoscopy, 28(9), 2531-2538. Nandakumar, G., Shukla, P. J., Trencheva, K., Milsom, J. W., & Lee, S. W. (2013). Laparoscopic management of rectal cancer: Pushing the envelope. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 107(7), 724-731. Popa, E., Schnoll-Sussman, F., Jesudian, A., Nandakumar, G., & Shah, M. A. (2012). Textbook of Uncommon Cancer, Fourth Edition.
Area of Expertise
- Gastrectomy