Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand & Cosmetic Surgeon
Dr Garikaparthi, the eldest of three children was born to Mr. Uday Sankar and Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi on 23 May 1968 in Hyderabad, India. He is board certified in both General Surgery and Plastic Surgery. He also had additional fellowship training in Hand Surgery and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
He moved to the Bahamas in 1999 to join the Department of Surgery at the Princess Margaret Hospital as a Trauma, General and Plastic Surgeon. He established the Plastic Surgery unit with a dedicated clinic, operating time and burns unit offering a wide array of reconstructive surgery to patients with trauma, infection, cancer or burns. With the return of Dr Colleen Fitzcharles to the Bahamas the plastic surgery services expanded to treat patients with Hand problems and provide comprehensive Hand Surgery.
Dr Garikaparthi also is the Lecturer in Surgery at the University of West Indies, School of Clinical Medicine and Research, Bahamas Campus since 2002. He loves teaching and likes to share his knowledge and skills in training young Bahamian doctors at both the undergraduate (MBBS) and postgraduate (DM) levels.
Dr Srikanth as he is affectionately known and called is happily married since 1996 to Kavita Garikaparthi - a trained Psychological Counselor. They have two kids – Achintya and Anouksha. When he is not busy working at the hospitals and office or teaching he spends his time with family and friends or enjoying reading a book on the pristine beaches of the Bahamas.
SOMETHING ABOUT
MY BIOGRAPHY
- EDUCATION
- BOARD CERTIFICATION
- EXPERIENCE
- PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
- LEADERSHIP
- CLINICAL RESEARCH
- AWARDS / CITATION
MBBS - OSMANIA MEDICAL COLLEGE, HYDERABAD, INDIA
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
NIZAMS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD,INDIA
Residency in General Surgery (M.S.)
GRANT MEDICAL COLLEGE & JJ HOSPITALS, MUMBAI, INDIA
Specialization in Plastic Surgery (M.Ch.)
NIZAMS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD, INDIA
Fellowship in Hand & Microvascular Surgery
Diplomate of National Boards (DNB) in General Surgery 1995
Diplomate of National Boards (DNB) in Plastic Surgery 1997
Fellowship in Hand & Micro Vascular Surgery 1999
FRCS (I) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow 1999
FRCS Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2000
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Osmama General Hospital, Hyderabad, India
1998-1999
CONSULTANT, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGEON
Princess Margaret Hospital, Doctors Hospital
1999 to Present
CONSULTANT, PLASTIC SURGEON
Stat Care, NEBBS (2001 - 2007)
BSAC 2007 to Present
LECTURER IN SURGERY
University of West Indies, SCMR, Nassau, Bahamas
2002 to Present
Indian Association of Plastic Surgeons, 1997
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2000
Medical Association of Bahamas, 2002
Caribbean College of Surgeons, 2002
Indian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, 2003
Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate & Craniofacial Anomalies, 2004
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2011
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2012
Member of PHA Internship Coordination Committee – 2005–to date deals with application, selection and appointment of junior physicians {interns} and their educational and performance evaluation
Council Member of Medical Association of Bahamas 2012–2014
Member of Organizing committee of the Annual Conference of Medical Association of Bahamas - 2008 – 2012
Educational Coordinator/ Supervisor of House Staff 2005-2014 [Interns, SHO] – Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital
Member of the S.A.V.E. Committee – 2005–2011 group that deals with the ordering of medical and surgical tender items
o 2013 Mar – Phase 2 Clinical Trials EURO-KLEAR study- to evaluate the use of Hydrogel Scaffold in prevention of Keloid
o 2011 January – Phase 2 Clinical Trials for Keloids - $ 100,000 grant from Halscion Inc, Atlanta to evaluate the standard treatment of Keloids using Surgery and Intralesional Steroid injections
o 2010 July – Phase 2 Clinical Trials for Keloid Research - $230,000 grant from Halscion Inc, Atlanta to evaluate the use of EMatrix in treating Keloids in indigenous population
o 2009 March – Air Bag injuries – Retrospective analysis of series of cases
o 2004 – Necrotizing Fasciitis in Bahamas – Evaluation of the risk factors, clinical presentation and long term outcome
o 1998 – 1999 – Micro vascular Fellowship – Free Functioning Muscle Transfers in Facial Nerve paralysis, Volkmann’s ischemic contracture and Brachial Plexus injuries
o 1995 – 1997 – Plastic Surgery Residency – Conchal and Septal Cartilage grafts in Rhinoplasty
o 1992 – 1994 – General Surgery Residency – Role of Ultrasound, Computed Tomography and Laparoscopy in the preoperative evaluation of Cancers of the Stomach and Lower third (1/3rd) Oesophagus Publications
o A novel hydrogel scaffold for the prevention or reduction of the recurrence of keloid scars postsurgical excision – Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - November 2013Volume 69, Issue 5, Pages 828–830
o Preventing Keloid Recurrence following Surgical Excision and a Single Treatment with a Hydrogel Scaffold – submitted for publication to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ( White Journal of American Society of Plastic Surgery)
“In Pursuit of Excellence” – Best Physician Award, PMH, PHA 2002
Second in the Phase III Final MBBS Exam [Medicine, Surgery, O&G]
