Dr Sumita Pradhan Gastro Surgery Medex

Dr Sumita Pradhan

Dr Sumita Pradhan completed MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology from Institute of Medicine. She has over 12 years of experience as surgeon. She has done several trainings and fellowships and has mastered several surgical skills. She is adept at general abdominal surgery, including urologic and basic laparoscopic surgeries, gastrointestinal endoscopies and basic endoscopic procedures. She also has keen interest in teaching and learning, and is involved in academics as Assistant Professor in Department of Surgical Gastroenterology Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.

Medical Qualification

MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology)
MS (General Surgery)
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)

Training / Certification

IHPBA Gyan Burman Fellowship on hepatobiliary and liver transplant
Gastric Cancer Surgery: Prof Yang. Seoul National University Hospital
Liver Transplant: Fortis Hospital Delhi/ Global Hospital Chennai
FISCP
FIAGES
FMAS
Instructor course, conducted by Primary Trauma Care Nepal on 2011
Medical Thoracoscopy and VATS Hands on wet lab workshop (organized by NAMS, Bir hospital)
Laparoscopy workshop by ELSA and Society of Surgeons, Nepal
Laparoscopy workshop by Dhulikhel hospital endorsed by Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Disaster management course by Dhulikhel hospital and Embassy of Israel
HPBA Course BHU, Varanasi

Special Interest & Expertise

Minimally invasive surgery in gastrointestinal and visceral surgery and transplant surgery

Research Publication

Pradhan S, Phuyal S, Kumar A, Ghimire B, Singh Y P. Solitary skull metastasis as initial presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma.Journal of Institute of Medicine, 2017, 39:3,105-107
Sah R, Khadka S, Lakhey PJ, Pradhan S, Shah N. P, Singh Y. P, & Mas-Coma, S. Human case of Fasciola gigantica-like infection, review of human fascioliasis reports in Nepal, and epidemiological analysis within the South Central Asia, Acta Parasitologica, 2018, 63(3), 435- 443
Pradhan S, Adhikari A, Bhandari RS. Rectal injury due to enema. Journal of Institute of Medicine,2017, 39:2, 115-117
Pradhan S, Kandel B, Lakhey P. Stentolith of common bile duct – a case report. Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2016, 19(2), 28-29.
Pradhan S, Ghimire B, Kansakar P, Bhandari RS, Lakhey P, Singh YP, Vaidya P, Mishra P. Laparoscopic management of hydatid cyst of liver. Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2016, 18(3), 48
Pradhan S,RudraDahal, Suman Phuyal, Bikal Ghimire and YP Singh. “Primary Hydatid Cyst of Pancreas: Case Report”. International Journal of Medicine and Clinical Research 2.1 (2017): 14- 16.
Pradhan S, Kharel A, Lakhey PJ, Singh KP. Synchronous dual primary gastric and colon cancer – an uncommon entity.Journal of Institute of Medicine,2016, 38:2, 129-130
Pradhan S, Shakya Y, Batajoo H, Malla B, Joshi H, Thapa L, &MakajuR. Laparoscopic versus oprn appendectomy: a prospective comparative study. Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2017,18(2), 29-32.
Pradhan S, & Shah J. Presence of choledocholithiasis in patients undergoing cholecystectomy for mild biliary pancreatitis. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 2016,15(4), 517-521
Karmacharya RM,Pradhan S, Shakya YR, Shrestha B, Batajoo H. Study of Open Surgical Method and Radio Frequency Ablation of Varicose Vein Cases at Dhulikhel Hospital, a Tertiary Care Center of Rural Nepal. Int J Health Sci Res. 2014;4(10):43-46.
Karmacharya RM, Batajoo H, Pradhan S,Shakya YR, Shrestha B. Analysis of blunt chest trauma cases requiring admission in a tertiary care level hospital of Nepal. Int J Health Sci Res. 2014;4(12):331-334.
Thapa, M., Saha, R., Pradhan, S., Thakur, S., & Rana, A. (1). Active management of third stage of labor. Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1(2), 25-27.
Shrestha N, & Pradhan, S. On demand caesarean section: What’s women’s attitude? Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2(2), 12-15.

Awards

Kanodia Awardfor the second best paper presentation in the National Surgical Conference of the Society of Surgeons of Nepal in 2012
B and B Young Surgeon award 3 rd 2016
Late Prof A K Sharma Travel Grant award 2016
Global Health Travel Grant Award 2018
FISCP Fellow 2023
Gyan Burman Fellow

Professional Membership

Nepal Medical Council – permanent and specialist registration
Society of Surgeons of Nepal – life member and Treasurer
Nepal Medical Association - life member
Nepalese Association of Surgical Gastroenterology – life member
IAGES Member
AMASI member
Nepalese Society of Organ Transplantation – life member