Dr. Rakesh Kumar Khazanchi

Over 25 years of surgical experience

Specializes in cosmetic surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, vascular malformations, replantation of amputated parts and head & neck reconstruction

Undertaken twenty-two national and international research projects

Dr. Rakesh Khazanchi is the secretary General of 15th World Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS 2009). He has over 25 years of surgical experience and specializes in cosmetic surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, vascular malformations, replantation of amputated parts and head & neck reconstruction. He has also undertaken twenty-two research projects, published more than 60 papers in national and international journals, contributed 4 chapters in textbooks and edited and authored a book on Plastic Surgery for General Surgeons.

• Fellowship (Microsurgery) St. Vincents Hospital, Melbourne, Australia 1987

• Mch & (Plastic Surgery) CMC Ludhiana, Punjab University 1983

• MS (Surgery) CMC Ludhiana, Punjab University 1980

• MBBS CMC Ludhiana, Punjab University 1975

• Gave a “Master class on Rhinoplasty”, Vancouver, Canada, 2011

• Visiting professor to Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore and King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Gen Sanyal Visiting Professor,, 2010

• Visiting Professor to Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Ethicon Visiting Professorship in Microsurgery, 1997

• Peet Prize for Best paper presented- “Salvage of Chronic Limb Ischaemia by microvascular omental auto transplantation", Annual Conference Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Goa, 1999

• Visiting Professor to Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Ethicon Visiting Professorship in Microsurgery, 1997

• Gold Medal by Punjab University, Chandigarh (MBBS), CMC Ludhiana, Punjab University, 1983

• Distinction in MS (Surgery), CMC Ludhiana, Punjab University,, 1980

• Life member Association of Surgeons of India

• Life member Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

• Life member Indian Society of Head and Neck Oncology

• Life member Delhi State Chapter of Association of Surgeons of India

• Life member Delhi State Chapter of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

• Founder Life member Indian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery

• Life member Indian Society for surgery of Hand

• Life member of Indian Association of Aesthetic plastic surgeons of India

• Member Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies

• Founder Life member of Brachial Plexus surgery group of India

• Life Member Indian Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery