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Dr Surakshith Battina is a reproductive medicine specialist, an endoscopic surgeon and a cosmetic gynecologist with over eight years of experience. He completed his MBBS from Sri Ramachandra University and his MD in Obstetrics and Gynecology from Annamalai University and currently practices at Indigo Womens Center, Chennai. After working at Y.R.G. Care, Chennai for a year under Dr. Sunita Solomon, an icon in the treatment for HIV in India, he completed the FICRS (Fellowship of International College of Robotic Surgeons) at NIH campus, Bethesda, Maryland, US. He also completed a diploma in minimal access surgery at World Laparoscopic Hospital, Gurgaon. He completed his next fellowship in gynec endoscopy at D.Y Patil University, Mumbai, during which he underwent the accredited training program for robotic surgery with the Da Vinci Surgical Systems.
Dr. Battina has presented several papers in national and international conferences. In 2016 he presented an international paper on 3D vs 2D laparoscopy for the American Association Of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) World Congress in Florida. With an enthusiasm to learn new treatment avenues, he completed his first Master course of Cosmetic Gynecology at ILAMED (Affiliated with the University of Greifswald, Germany). His second Preceptorship in Surgical and Non-surgical Cosmetic Gynecology was at IAVA. He attended the international workshop at ESAG, London in 2018 to enhance his skills in cosmetic vaginal surgery.
In Oct 2018, he successfully completed the Master Course in Cosmetic and Functional Gynecology (affiliated with ESAG, London) at Agra. After undergoing the highest level of training for cosmetic gynecology at ESAG, London in Feb 2019 he trained in lasers, fillers, and liposculpting at ALMA headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel. He has extensive experience in setting up hospital infrastructure and is responsible for initiating and running Indigo Womens Center, Chennai where he is the managing director. He was key in setting up the reproductive medicine unit at Westminster Healthcare, where he works as a consultant. His other affiliates include Mehta Hospitals, Cloud Nine hospitals, Needo Clinic and MGM healthcare.
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