Dr. Deepa Kizhakke Veetil

Dr. Deepa Kizhakke Veetil is an alumnus of Christian Medical College Vellore & possesses more than 13 years of clinical and research experience. Her international qualifications include MRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (Edinburgh), and a Masters in Trauma Sciences from QMUL (UK) and she has served as faculty for the Primary Trauma Care Course in the UK and contributes as remote guest faculty for international health students at the University of Leeds, UK. Dr. Deepa is actively engaged in clinical research collaborations with many prestigious organizations.

Work Experience

• Dr. Deepa Kizhakke Veetil is currently working at Max Healthcare
• Consultant - Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka, New Delhi (2022 to 2024)
• Associate Consultant - Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka, New Delhi (2020 to 2022)
• Senior Registrar - Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka, New Delhi (2018 to 2020)
• Data Consultant - Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (2014 to 2015)

Education & Training

• MBBS - Gandhi Medical College, NTR University of Medical Sciences, Telangana (2000 to 2006)
• DNB (General Surgery) - Christian Medical College, Vellore (2008 to 2011)
• MRCS Edin - Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (2014)
• FRCS Edin - Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (2017)
• Masters in Trauma Sciences (Queen Mary University London, UK): Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (2019)
• FALS (Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery) - Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (2022)

Memberships

• Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
• Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons
• Association of Surgeons of India
• Hernia Society of India and Asia Pacific Hernia Society
• Indian Society for Trauma and Acute Care
• Association of Rural Surgeons of India

Speciality Interest

• General Surgery (Hemorrhoids, Fissure & Fistula, Breast Surgery, Trauma and Emergency Surgery)
• Minimal Access Surgery for Gallbladder, Appendix, Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery

Research Papers & Publications

• Multimodal minimally invasive management of retained impacted denture in duodenum. J Minim Access Surg. 2023
• Practice and short-term outcomes in ventral hernia repair: A prospective multicenter data audit of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons Research Collaborative. PubMed
• Complicated femoral hernia: Minimally invasive surgery management. J Minim Access Surg. 2022, PubMed
• Assessing the Rates and Reasons of Elective Surgical Cancellations on the Day of Surgery: A Multicentre Study from Urban Indian Hospitals. World J Surg. 2022, PubMed
• A pilot multicentre cluster randomised trial to compare the effect of trauma life support training programmes on patient and provider outcomes. BMJ Open. 2022 PubMed
• Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on delivery of emergency surgical care in India. Br J Surg. 2021. PubMed