Dr. Gigy Raj Kulangara
HOD & Senior Consultant - Plastic, Reconstructive and Micro Vascular Surgery
MBBS
Government Medical College, Kottayam 1988- 1993
MS General Surgery
Government Medical College, Kottayam 1998-2001
M.Ch. Plastic Surgery
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India 2003-2006
M.R.C.S
Edinburgh, U.K 2012
Fellow of European Board of Plastic Surgery (EBOPRAS)
European Board, European Union 2014
Dr. Gigy Raj Kulangara is a distinguished European Board certified Plastic Surgeon with over 22 years of experience in Plastic Surgery in India and Abroad.
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He currently serves as the Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Rajagiri Hospital, Kochi, where he leads a multidisciplinary team providing advanced surgical care.He is widely recognized for his expertise in complex reconstructions, hand surgery, microsurgery, and aesthetic transformations, and has presented and published extensively at national and international platforms.
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Expertise
- Liposuction, Gyenecomastia correction, Abdominoplasty, Breast reduction & augmentation, Rhinoplasty, Body contouring
- Microsurgery & Hand Surgery
- Trauma Reconstruction
- Cancer Reconstruction
- Breast Reconstruction & Oncoplastic Surgery
- Limb Salvage & Complex Wound Care
Experience
- Head of Department & Senior Consultant, Department of Plastic Surgery – Rajagiri Hospital, Kochi (2015–Present)
- Consultant Plastic Surgeon – RIPAS Hospital, Brunei (2009–2015)
- Consultant Plastic Surgeon – Sunrise Hospital, Kochi (2007–2008)
Education
- Fellow, European Board of Plastic Surgery
- MRCS, Edinburgh
- Microsurgery Fellowship, AIMS Kochi
- M.Ch. Plastic Surgery, Govt. Medical College, Kottayam
- MS General Surgery, Govt. Medical College, Calicut
- MBBS, Govt. Medical College, Kottayam
Awards & Recognitions
- Best Doctor Award in Plastic Surgery , South India – Outlook Magazine (2025 & 2024)
- Best Paper – Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Reconstructive Microsurgery, New Delhi
- Best Paper – South Zone Plastic Surgery Conference, Calicut
Paper Presentations
- Parffinoma - A Silent Epidemic in Brunei
South East Asia Conference of general surgery, Brunei, 2012
- A study to compare Minimal access to open method in Carpal tunnel release - A novel approach
5th South zone plastic surgery association conference, 2006- Received “ Best Paper Award”
- Median & Paramedian forehead flaps for orbital and Periorbital defects
Continuing Medical Education conference, Calicut, Kerala, India, 2005
Leadership & Memberships
- President, Cochin Association of Plastic Surgeons (2023–2024)
- Secretary, Cochin Association of Plastic Surgeons (2021–2022)
- Member, Indian Society for the Surgery of the Hand
- Member, Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
- Member, Association of Surgeons of India