Dr. Abirami Krithiga Jayakumar
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon & Urologist
Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Chennai
Dr. Abirami Krithiga J is a distinguished Pediatric Surgeon in Chennai, specializing in minimally invasive and robotic surgery. She completed her MBBS in 2011 and was awarded a Gold medal in General Surgery in 2015. Following her tenure as an assistant professor in surgery, she pursued super-specialization in Pediatric Surgery at Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, and completed a fellowship in robotic surgery from the International College of Robotic Surgeons. Her areas of interest include pediatric minimally invasive surgery, bronchoscopy, and neonatal surgery. Dr. Krithiga has been part of a renal transplant unit in Hyderabad and has received accolades such as the National Minimally Invasive Surgery Quiz prize and Best Paper Awards at national surgical conferences1.
Educational Qualifications
Doctorate of National board (DrNB)
Doctorate of National board (DrNB) Pediatric Surgery from National Board of Examinations in medical sciences at Rainbow children’s hospital, Banjara hills, Hyderabad, India (2021).
Masters of General Surgery (MS)
Masters of General Surgery (MS) from SRM Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, affiliated to SRM University. Gold Medal (2015).
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S)
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S) from Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Enathur, affiliated to MAHER University (2010).
Higher Secondary Certificate
Higher Secondary Certificate from TMHNUM Higher Secondary School, Theni, through Tamil Nadu state Board. Pass with distinction (2005).
Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Secondary School Leaving Certificate from TMHNUM Higher Secondary School, Theni. Pass with distinction (2003).
Education & Fellowships
- MBBS (2011)
- MS in General Surgery (Gold Medalist, 2015)
- DNB in Pediatric Surgery
- FICRS in Robotic Surgery
- Clinical Expertise
Awards & Recognitions
- National Minimally Invasive Surgery Quiz Prize Winner
- Best Paper Award at National General Surgery Conference (2014)
- Best Paper Award at Pediatric Surgical Conference (2021)
Fellowships
- Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Bronchoscopy
- Neonatal Surgery
- Part of Renal Transplant Unit
Additional training
Fellowship from international college of Robotic surgery (FICRS), training and evaluation conducted at world laparoscopy hospital, Delhi in 2022
EFIAGES- Endoscopy Fellowship from Indian association of Gastroenterology surgeons in January 2023.
Vital Anesthesia Simulation Training (VAST) conducted by world federation of society of anesthesiologist in Hyderabad in 2019.
Internship – 2011
Work experience
April 2022 – till date
Associate Consultant in Department of Pediatric Surgery at Rainbow children’s hospital Guindy and Sholinganallur- from April 15, 2022 – till date. (NABH accredited super specialty tertiary care children’s hospital with an integrated perinatal centre).
Independently performing neonatal and pediatric surgical and urological procedure, fluoroscopic studies and urodynamic studies.
August 2021 to January 2022
Registrar in Pediatric Surgery, at Rainbow children’s hospital, Banjara hills, Hyderabad, INDIA.
April 2018 to August 2021
Superspecialty Postgraduation in pediatric surgery from April 2018 to August 2021 in Department of pediatric surgery, at Rainbow children’s hospital, Banjara hills, Hyderabad, INDIA (A 225 + bedded NABH accredited hospital with state of the art NICU, PICU facility, all pediatric super specialties and allied services)
Exposure to pediatric renal transplant including Pre operative work up and post operative care for 3 months.
Exposure to emergency pediatric surgical cases like neonatal laparotomies, intussusception, bronchoscopy and foreign body removal, venous cut down, laparoscopic urological, oncology and GI procedures.
Posted in neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care, one month each during senior residency on 2020.
Exposure in minimally invasive pediatric urological procedures.
November 2017 – APRIL 2018
Assistant professor in Department of General Surgery at Sri Mookambikai institute of medical sciences, Kulasekhram, Kanyakumari dt, Tamil Nadu, from 10th November 2017 – APRIL 2018.
Feb 2017 – September 2017
Assistant professor in Department of General Surgery at Chennai medical college hospital and research centre from Feb 2017 – 26th September 2017.
May 2015 – Feb, 2017
Senior resident in Department of General Surgery at Chennai medical college hospital and research centre – Trichy SRM group (a 750 bedded hospital), SRM UNIVERISTY, Trichy from 27, May 2015 – Feb, 2017.
May 2015 – APRIL 2018:
Role in General Surgery
Exposure to emergency surgical cases.
Individual surgical experience – Major and minor cases including minimal invasive procedures.
Posted in urology, cardiothoracic vascular, plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, neurosurgery and gastroenterology departments for one month in each department during rotational posting as a junior resident from 2012-15.
Publications
Publications
J.Abirami Krithiga, K.Prasanna Evaluation of Breast Diseases by Triple Test, With Advantages of Ultrasonogram over Mammogram e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 15, Issue 4 Ver. X (Apr. 2016), PP 37-44
J. Abirami Krithiga, S. Jeyakumar, R. Jaivinod Complication of blunt thoracoabdominal trauma. IAIM, 2015; 2(3): 179-182.
Krithiga, J. Abirami, et al. “Small bowel gist: case reports and review of literature.” Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, vol. 3, no. 48, 29 Sept. 2014, pp. 11601+
Herle K, Jayaram H, Deb M, Bothra J, Kannaiyan L, Waghmare M, Krithiga AJ. Bedside laparotomy in newborns -A single institute experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec;56(12):2215-2218. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.11.029. Epub 2020 Dec 5. PMID: 33334555.
Abirami Krithiga, Harish Jayaram, and Mainak Deb A surgical cause for chronic intractable diarrhea in a child? A diagnostic challenge Category: GI Surgery 2019 May; 24(Suppl 1): S1–S89.
Harish Jayaram, Mainak Deb, and Abirami Krithiga J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2019 May; 24(Suppl 1): S1–S89. Clean intermittent catheterization induced major lower urinary tract injuries: A report of two cases and their management Category: Urology
Abirami Krithiga, Harish Jayaram, and Mainak Deb J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2019 May; 24(Suppl 1): S1–S89. Intussusception in children due to Burkitt’s Lymphoma: A report of 3 cases Category: GI Surgery
Abirami Krithiga, Mainak Deb, and Harish Jayaram J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2019 May; 24(Suppl 1): S1–S89. Is the vasculature to testis more compromised than the bowel in incarcerated hernia in infants? Category: Urology
Abstracts/Posters
• A RARE CASE OF ISOLATED TB LYMPHADENITIS – POSTER PRESENTATION AT NATIONAL ASICON 2013, HELD AT AHMEDABAD.
• A CASE OF THORACO BILIARY FISTULA – POSTER PRESENTATION AT NATIONAL ASICON 2013, HELD AT AHMEDABAD.
• A CASE OF ADULT MEGACOLON – POSTER PRESENTATION AT NATIONAL ASICON 2014, HELD AT HYDERABAD.
• ROLE OF LAPROSCOPY IN DIAGNOSIS & MANAGEMENT OF NON PALPABLE UNDESCENDED TESTIS – PAPER PRESENTATION AT POPSCON 2014, ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF TAMILNADU & PONDICHERRY CHAPTER OF IAPS.
• EVALUATION OF BREAST DISEASES BY TRIPLE TEST, WITH ULTRASONOGRAM AS 4TH COMPONENT – PAPER PRESENTATION AT ASICON 2014, TN & PY STATE CHAPTER.
• ROLE OF LAPROSCOPY IN DIAGNOSIS OF NON PALPABLE UNDESCENDED TESTIS – AWARD PAPER PRESENTATION AT STATE PEDIATRIC SURGERY CONFERENCE 2014, HELD AT PONDICHERRY.
• INTUSSUSCEPTION IN CHILDREN DUE TO BURKITT’S LYMPHOMA-A REPORT OF 3 CASES – POSTER PRESENTATION AT IAPSCON 2018.
• IS THE VASCULATURE TO TESTIS MORE COMPROMISED THAN THE BOWEL IN INCARCERATED HERNIA IN INFANTS? – POSTER PRESENTATION AT IAPSCON 2018.
• A SURGICAL CAUSE FOR CHRONIC INTRACTABLE DIARRHEA IN A CHILD? A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE – POSTER PRESENTATION AT IAPSCON 2018.
• VEIL IN THE MOUTH – EPOSTER PRESENTATION AT IAPSCON 2019. (I PRIZE POSTER)
• OUTCOMES OF NEWBORNS UNDERGOING BEDSIDE LAPAROTOMY, A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE – K.K.SHARMA AWARD PAPER SESSION AT IAPSCON 2019.
• UNEXPECTED COMPLICATION OF LAPROSCOPIC ORCHIOPEXY – POSTER PRESENTATION AT IAPSCON 2019.
• APPENDICITIS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN- A CLINICAL CHALLENGE – PAPER PRESENTATION AT IAPSCON 2019.
• OUTCOMES OF INFANTS UNDERGOING LAPARASCOPIC PYELOPLASTY – PAPER PRESENTATION AT IAPSCON 2021.
• PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN – POTENTIAL RISK OF DOMESTIC ACCIDENTS IN CHILDREN –PAPER PRESENTATION AT IAPSCON 2021.
• OUTCOMES OF INFANT WITH LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY- PAPER PRESENTATION IN virtual BAPES (British association of pediatric endo surgery).
• VEIL IN THE MOUTH – POSTER PRESENTATION IN WORLD FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF PEDIATRIC SURGEONS (WOFAPS) 2022 CONDUCTED IN PRAGUE.
• A NOVEL EC GRADING TECHNIQUE TO EVALUATE THE OUTCOME OF PYELOPLASTY – POSTER PRESENTATION IN WORLD FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF PEDIATRIC SURGEONS (WOFAPS) 2022 CONDUCTED IN PRAGUE.
• WILL BE PRESENTING ONE PAPER IN UPCOMING ASIAN AND OCEANIC SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY (AOSPR) 2023 TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG.
Other
Other
Teaching Experience
• Theory and clinical classes for under graduate students and interns during my tenure as a Senior Resident & Assistant professor in Chennai Medical college and hospital (SRM group), Trichy From 27, May 2015 – 26, September 2017
• Theory and clinical classes for post graduate students, under graduate students and interns during my tenure as an Assistant professor in Sri Mookambikai institute of medical sciences, Kulasekhram, Kanyakumari dt from 10th November 2017 – APRIL 2018.
• Theory and clinical classes for DNB pediatrics students at Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Chennai.
• Regular operative room essentials education for OT nurses and preoperative and postoperative neonatal and pediatric care classes for Nurses at Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Chennai.
Honours and Awards
2. IAGES (2014) QUIZ – I PLACE (National conference)
3. Best poster award 2014 by ASI (2014) (National conference)
4. Gold medal in MS General surgery university examination conducted by SRM university (2015)
5. Best Poster award in IAPS national conference 2019 conducted in AIIMS Delhi
6. Best Paper award in Telangana state chapter IAPS in 2019 conducted in Hyderabad
SPECIAL MENTIONS
- Conducted SmAWR Talk Webinar, as Moderator on “Surgery of fascia transversalis”, held on 18th September 2020.
- Will be participating as a national faculty and delivering a talk on pediatric hernia in AWR Deep Impact 2023, organized by the AWR Surgeons Community from 23rd to 26th March 2023, at the Vivanta Hotel, Dwarka, New Delhi.
- Article on “Maternal anxiety during Child’s surgery” published in famous Tamil language weekly Magazine – Anandha vikatan.
- Member of International women pediatric surgery association formed during WOFAPS 2022 in Prague.
Societies and Memberships
• Life Member, IAGES
• Life Member, IMA
• Life Member, INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC SURGEONS -No:1614.
• Life Member, INDIAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS.
• Life Member, World association of Laparoscopic surgeons.
References
- Dr. Mainak Deb M.S, MCh (Pediatric surgery), Senior Consultant, Department of Pediatric surgery, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Banjara hills, Hyderabad.
- Dr. Harish Jayaram M.S, MCh (Pediatric surgery), Head of the department of Pediatric surgery, Rainbow Children’s hospital, Banjara hills, Hyderabad.
- Dr.K. Lavanya, M.S, MCh (Pediatric surgery), Consultant, Department of Pediatric surgery, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad.
Contact!
Dr. Krithika is available for consultations at Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Sholinganallur, Chennai. Please refer to the schedule for available slots.
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