Dr. Ramesh S M

• Dr. Ramesh Makam is a renowned surgeon with more than 30 years of experience in the field of MAS Bariatric Surgery.

• He is one of the pioneers of Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery in the fields of GI Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology and Thoracic Surgery in Karnataka Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic surgery for splenectomy, colectomy and donor nephrectomy in India.

• Having performed more than 100 Bariatric surgeries to date, Dr. Ramesh is one of the few surgeons who has established Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in India.

• The world-renowned Bangalore Endoscopic Surgery Training Institute Research Centre was established under Dr. Makam’s administration.

• He has trained over 600 practising surgeons from 5 continents and has been involved in several innovations including BEST Endotrainer, Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Surgery Simulator, and Circulation pump, used for training in Minimally Invasive Surgery.

• He also started the first Fellowship Course in Minimally Invasive Surgery affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.