• More than 30 years of experience in Gastrointestinal Surgery.

• Served in key positions of the GI Surgery and Digestive Diseases Centres at renowned hospitals in the state.

• Performed the first Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the state and pioneered the growth of basic and advanced Laparoscopic Surgery.

• Two gold medals in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Certificates of Merit in Internal Medicine and Forensic Medicine.

• MS - Bronze Medal

• Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1996.

• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England ad eundem 2006.

• PK Sen Memorial Orator, Association of Surgeons of India, 2005 (Jaipur)

• Dr Raghavachari Orator, Association of Surgeons of India, Kerala Chapter, Cochin, May 2006.

• Professor AFA Mascarenhas Memorial Orator, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore, May 2006

• Pfizer Orator, Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Annual Congress, Mumbai, November 2006.

• Pathak Memorial Oration of the Rajasthan Cancer Society, RAMAS 2007, Jaipur, January 2007.

• MASICON oration, ASI, Nagpur, April 2008

• Dr Kalyanasundaram Oration, ASI Madurai City chapter, June 2008.

• Dr Ramesh Nigam oration of the Association of Surgeons of India, Ludhiana, December 2008

• Received the Young Clinicians Award at the World Congress of Gastroenterology in Los Angeles, California, USA in October 1994 (certificate + sponsorship of attendance of the World Congress). Presented the paper ”Tropical pancreatitis - long term results of surgery” to the Educational Center Amphitheater, where papers were grouped according to the subject and the presentations critically appraised by a panel of experts in that field.

• Received the International Award for Young Surgeons at the 95th Annual Congress of the Japan Surgical Society in Nagoya in April 1995 (cash + certificate). The paper presented was “Risk factors for mortality following pancreaticoduodenectomy”.

• Dr. H. Ramesh has to his credit over thirteen book chapters in medical volumes and close to hundred publications in journals.