Dr. Aniketh Venkataram

Dr. ANIKETH VENKATARAM

MBBS | MS | M.Ch (Plastic Surgery) | FDAFPRS (BELGIUM) | FASAPS (USA)
Consultant: Plastic Surgery | Aesthetic Surgery | Hair Transplant

Dr. Aniketh’s Expertise

Dr. Aniketh Venkataram is a board certified plastic surgeon, and one of the most extensively trained cosmetic surgeons in India. Having graduated from St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, with a Gold Medal, Dr. Aniketh went abroad on multiple fellowships to learn from the best in cosmetic surgery in places like Belgium, Dubai, Istanbul, USA.

Body Contouring

Dr. Aniketh Venkataram has trained in Dubai under Dr. Sanjay Parashar for liposuction and body contouring. He also trained under Dr. Henry Mentz in Houston, USA, the created of abdominal etching, and Dr. Simeon Wall in Shreveport, USA, the creator of SAFELipo technique.

Liposuction

Dr. Aniketh trained in tumescent liposuction under Dr. Jayashree Venkataram. Following this, he trained further in high definition liposuction under Dr. Sanjay Parashar at Cocoona Center, Dubai. He has authored an article with Dr. Parashar on Aesthetic sub-units of the Abdomen. He was also the workshop coordination on ‘Liposuction and fat grafting’ at the World Congress on Cosmetic Dermatology in 2017.

Face surgery

He was selected for the prestigious Dutch Association of Facial Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DAFPRAS) fellowship, with which he trained in Belgium under Dr. Alexis Verpaele and Dr. Patrick Tonnard in Facial Aesthetics, MACS facelift and fat transfer.

Rhinoplasty

Dr. Aniketh Venkataram has a special interest in rhinoplasty. He traveled to Istanbul, the global hub of rhinoplasty surgery to learn the same. He did fellowships in open rhinoplasty under Dr. Nazim Cerkes and closed rhinoplasty under Dr. Baris Cakir. He also trained with Dr. Rod Rohrich in Dallas, USA, author of the textbook ‘DALLAS RHINOPLASTY’.

Breast Surgery

Dr. Aniketh was selected for the prestigious American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) International fellowship to specialize in Breast Surgery. He trained under Dr. Bill Adams in Dallas, the creator of the HIGH 5 system for breast augmentation, and Dr. Roger Khouri in Miami, the expert in breast augmentation by fat grafting.

Brazilian Butt Lift

Dr. Aniketh trained under Dr. Constantino Mendieta, the world leader in this technique in Miami, USA. He has also co-authored a landmark paper on the safety of the technique.

Varicose Veins

Dr. Aniketh has a special interest in venous disease and varicose veins, having done his thesis on this topic. He has also trained in Kentucky under Dr. Hamid Zadeh for the same. He is proficient in all aesthetic surgeries and treatments including lasers, fillers, botox.

Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Aniketh has trained in microsurgery from Taiwan and breast reconstruction from London. He has also traveled to all Indian Centers of excellence in plastic surgery including cancer reconstruction at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, trauma care at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, cleft surgery at Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai.

Burn reconstruction

He has a special interest in burn reconstruction and regularly takes part in free burn reconstruction camps in Mumbai. His interest lies in burn scar remodeling with lasers and fat grafting.

Hair Transplantation

Dr. Aniketh Venkataram has trained in Hair Transplantation under Dr. Venkataram Mysore and has performed over 250 cases. He is an expert in FUE surgery with a speed and transection better than the ARTAS robot. In addition, he has created a new technique for hair implantation.

Fellowships

• ASAPS (American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) International fellowship 2017-2018
  • Rhinoplasty- Dr. Rod Rohrich, Dallas; Dr. Ramtin Kassir, NYC.
  • Body contouring- Dr. Simeon Wall, Shreveport; Dr. Henry Mentz, Houston.
  • Breast surgery- Dr. Bill Adams, Dallas.
  • Facial plastic surgery- Dr. Carlos Wolf, Miami.
  • Facelift- Dr. Stuzin, Miami; Dr. Rohrich, Dallas.
  • Post weight loss plastic surgery- Dr. Kevin Small, NYC.
• Fellowship in Rhinoplasty May 2017. Under Nazim Cerkes and Dr. Baris Cakir at Istanbul, Turkey.
• Fellowship in facial plastic surgery by Dutch Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons (DAFPRS) from January 2017 to March 2017. Under Alexis Verpaele and Dr. Patrick Tonnard at Coupure Centrum and EMC2 at Gent, Belgium.
• Fellowship in aesthetic surgery, 2016 under Dr. Sanjay Parashar at Cocoona Center for Aesthetic Transformation, Dubai, UAE.

Observerships – International

• Breast surgery under Dr. Reha Yavuzer at Amerikan Hospital, Istanbul, May 2017.
• Breast Surgery under Dr. Simon Mackey at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, April 2017.
• Aesthetic surgery under Dr. Ivar Van Heijningen at Duinbergen Clinic, March 2017.
• Microsurgery under Professor Fu Chan Wei at Chang Gung Memorial hospital, Taiwan in October 2015.
• Vascular surgery and phlebology under Dr. Dinker Rai at Interfaith medical center, New York, USA in September 2011.
• Sclerotherapy and endovenous laser ablation under Dr. Hamid Mohammadzadeh at Kentucky vein center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA in October 2011.

Observerships – National

• Aesthetic surgery under Dr. Rakesh Kalra at Ashirwad Hospital, Dehradun, India in February, 2016.
• Cleft surgery under Dr. Jyothsna Murthy at Sri Ramachandra Medical College. Chennai, India in November 2015.
• Cancer reconstruction under Dr. Prabha Yadav at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India in September 2015.
• Trauma and hand surgery under Dr. Raja Sabapathy at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore in August 2015.

Courses

• Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA) course- Fortis Hospital, Mohali October 2018.
• Venous USG and treatment certification course- Fortis Hospital, Mohali July 2017.
• Istanbul Rhinoplasty Workshop June 2017.
• ISAPS (International society of aesthetic plastic surgeons) course on aesthetic surgery at Dubai, November 2016.
• ISAPS course on aesthetic surgery at Agra, February 2016.
• Rhinoplasty workshop at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi November 2015.
• Ear reconstruction workshop with Dr.Francoise Firmin at Topiwala Nair Medical College,  Mumbai, September 2015.
• AOCMF workshop on principles of craniomaxillofacial fracture management in September 2015.
• Microsurgery training course at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore in August 2015.
• Workshop on lasers at Fotona headquarters, Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 2014.

Publications

Dr. Aniketh Venkataram has also published his findings across various formats.

Journals

1. Del Vecchio DA, Villanueva NL, Mohan R, Johnson B, Wan D, Venkataram A, Rohrich R. Clinical Implications of Gluteal Fat Graft Migration – A Dynamic Anatomic Study. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. 2018 Aug.
2. Parashar S, Venkataram A. Abdomen Aesthetic Subunits: Anatomy and behaviour of skin and adipose tissue in each unit.’- AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY. (Invited Original Article).
3. Venkataram A, Ellur S, Victor J, Shetty N, Kujur A, Joseph V. Reconstruction of limbs after free flap failure- maximizing the second chance’ PLASTIC SURGERY. (Provisionally Accepted Original Article).
4. Parashar S, Venkataram A (2017) Structured Analysis of Nose to Achieve Natural Results in Rhinoplasty. Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 7:293 (Original article).
5. Venkataram A , Ellur S, Muninarayana D, Joseph V.^. Radial Artery Forearm Flap Anomaly: A Rare Anomaly and the Importance of the Proximal Exploratory Incision. J Hand Microsurg. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593750. (Online ahead of print).
6. Venkataram A, Shetty M, Ellur S, Manikavachakan N. Smart apps for the smart plastic surgeon-An update. Indian J Plast Surg. 2016 Jan-Apr;49(1):123-4.
7. Venkataram A, Shetty N, Mashalkar NS, Dsouza N. Forequarter Replantation and the Lessons Learnt. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2015 Sep 9;3(9):e509.
8. Venkataram A, Ellur S, Kujur AR, Joseph V. Smart apps for the smart plastic surgeon. Indian J Plast Surg. 2015 Jan-Apr;48(1):66-74 (Review Article).
9. Venkataram A, Santhosh S, Dinakar D, Siddappa S, Babu R, Shivaswamy S. Postoperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis by general surgeons in a developing country: a survey. 2013;2013:873750. doi: 10.1155/2013/873750. Epub 2013 Sep 19. (Original article)
10. Venkataram A, Shivaswamy S, Babu R, Santhosh S. Hernia uteri inguinalis in a case of ovotesticular disorder of sexual differentiation. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2013 Feb;26(1):e17-9.
11. Dinakar, D, Venkataram A, Santhosh S. et al. Negative pressure wound therapu: current practice in India. Eur J Plast Surg (2013) 36: 567.
12. Babu R, Venkataram A, Santhosh S, Shivaswamy S. Giant Tuberous Xanthomas in a Case of Type IIA Hypercholesterolemia. J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2012 Jul;5(3):204-6.
13. Venkataram A, Babu R, Santhosh S, Shivaswamy S. Clear cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses. Arch Int Surg (2013); 3(1):79-80.

Editor

• Associate editor for JOURNAL OF COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY (January 2017- present).
• Assistant editor for HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, Jaypee Publisher, New Delhi, 2016.
• Assistant editor for ACSI (ASSOCIATION OF CUTANEOUS SURGEONS OF INDIA) TEXTBOOK ON CUTANEOUS AND AESTHETIC SURGERY, Jaypee Publisher, New Delhi, 2016.

Chapters

1. ‘History of hair transplantation’ for HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, Jaypee Publisher, New Delhi, 2016.
2. ‘Logic of hair transplantation’ for HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, Jaypee Publisher, New Delhi, 2016.
3. ‘Antithrombotic therapy and hair transplantation’ for HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, Jaypee Publisher, New Delhi, 2016.
4. Coauthored chapter on ‘Laser Lipolysis’ for TEXTBOOK OF LASERS IN DERMATOLOGY, edited by Koushik Lahiri, Jaypee Publisher, New Delhi, 2016.
5. Coauthored chapter on ‘Varicose veins- an overview’ for ACSI (ASSOCIATION OF CUTANEOUS SURGEONS OF INDIA) TEXTBOOK ON CUTANEOUS AND AESTHETIC SURGERY, Jaypee publisher, New Delhi, 2012.
6. Coauthored chapter on ‘Implantation methods in hair transplantation’ for TEXTBOOK ON HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IN ASIANS, edited by Dr. Pathomvich, under publication.
7. ‘Circumcision’ for ACSI (ASSOCIATION OF CUTANEOUS SURGEONS OF INDIA) TEXTBOOK ON CUTANEOUS AND AESTHETIC SURGERY, Jaypee publisher, 2^nd edition under publication.
8. ‘Venous anatomy’ for textbook on sclerotherapy, under publication.

Award Papers

• ‘Reconstruction after free flap failure- Maximizing the second chance’ – awarded BEST PAPER at APSICON 2015, Mumbai (National conference of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India.

Conferences organized

• Workshop coordinator – Liposuction at World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, May 2017, Bangalore, India.
• Junior organizing secretary for Bangalore Surgical Society meet, September 2011.
• Assistant organizing secretary for Bangalore Surgical Society meet, September 2012.

Traveling Fellowships

Awarded Myovatec Traveling Fellowship in cosmetic surgery at APSICON 2015, Mumbai.

Presentations

1. A new technique for hair implantation, APSICON 2018, KOCHI
2. Hair transplantation in patients on antithrombotics, HAIRCON 2015, LONAVALA
3. Smartphone apps for hair transplant surgeons, HAIRCON 2015, LONAVALA

Free Paper Presentations

• ‘Nanofat grafting’ at WCOCD 2017, Bangalore
• ‘Donor sire complications in hair transplant’ at WCOCD 2017, Bangalore
• ‘Smartphone apps for plastic surgeons’ presented at APSICON 2015, Mumbai
• ‘Smartphone apps for hair transplantation’ at HAIRCON 2015, Lonavala
• ‘Hair transplantation in a patient on antiplatelet drugs’ at HAIRCON 2015, Lonavala
• ‘Smartphone apps for aesthetic surgeons’ at AESTHETICS 2015, New Delhi
• ‘Effect of delay on survival of reverse sural flap’ at APSICON 2014.
• ‘Postoperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis practice in South India’ at IASGO (International association of surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists) Annual Conference, BANGKOK December 2012 (international conference)
• ‘Postoperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis practice in Bangalore’ at ASICON Kolkata, December 2012 (national conference).
• ‘Operative management of stage III esophageal carcinoma’ presented at ASICON Kochi, December 2011 (national conference).
• ‘Postoperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis practice in Bangalore’ at Bangalore surgical society meet, September 2012

Poster Presentations

• ‘Liposuction in Indian patients’ at WCOCD 2017, Bangalore.
• ‘Forequarter replantation and the lessons learnt’ presented at APSICON 2015, Mumbai. Shortlisted for best poster award.
• ‘Paraspinous muscle and double Limberg skin flap for lower midline back defect post spine stabilization’ at APSICON 2014.
• ‘Hernia uteri inguinalis in a case of OT-DSD’ presented at IASGO (International association of surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists) Annual Conference, Bangkok December 2012 (international conference)
• ‘Clear cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses’ presented at Bangalore surgical society meet, September 2011. Won ‘BEST POSTER’ award.
• ‘Giant tuberous xanthomas in a case of type IIa hypercholesterolemia’ presented at ASICON 2011, December 2011 (national conference).

Awards

Medals

• University Gold Medallist in MCH Plastic Surgery exams.
• University Gold Medallist in MS General Surgery exams.
• Gold medal in Anatomy in 1^st year MBBS exam.
• Gold medal in Biochemistry in 1^st year MBBS exam.

Quizzes

• First place at Karnataka state level postgraduate Surgery quiz held at Prof.Hanumaiah Memorial CME, Bangalore, November 2012
• First place in south zone paediatrics quiz held by Indian association of pediatricians in 2009
• Second place in national pediatrics quiz held by Indian association of paediatricians in 2010

Scholarships

• Scholarship from the department of science and biotechnology, Govt of India for having secured highest marks in Biology in CBSE class XII exam, 2004.

Dissertations

Dissertation on ‘Role of sclerotherapy in the management of varicose veins’ under Dr. Shivaswamy and Dr.Sachchidanand at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) for Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), 2010-2013.

Community Service

• Volunteer for Operation Restore (Burn reconstruction camp) at National Burn Center, Mumbai, August 18-20, 2016
• Volunteer for Operation Restore (Burn reconstruction camp) at National Burn Center, Mumbai, December 9-11, 2016
• Rural service postings for 2 months at various primary health centers in Karnataka, Oct-Nov 2010
• Volunteer for Pulse Polio Immunization program by Government of India, 2007
• Volunteer for Pulse Polio Immunization program by Government of India, 2006

Life Member

1. Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI),
2. Indian association of aesthetic plastic surgeons (IAAPS),
3. Association of cutaneous surgeons of India (ACSI)
4. Association of hair restoration surgeons of India (AHRSI)
5. Venous Association of India (VAI)