K. P. Haridas Explained

K. P. Haridas
Birth Place:	Kerala, India
Occupation:	Surgeon
Known For:	first successful liver resection
Awards:	Padma Shri BSICC Lifetime Achievement Award Dr. Balsalam Memorial Award

K. P. Haridas is an Indian surgeon specializing in minimally invasive surgeries,^{[1] [2]} and the founder of Chairman of Lords Hospital, a super-specialty healthcare centre in Thiruvananthapuram.^{[3] [4]} He is credited with the first successful liver resection, which he performed at the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.^[5]

He is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the British South India Council of Commerce (2014)^[6] and the Dr. Balsalam Memorial Award.^[7] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian Indian award.^[8]

See also

• Minimally invasive surgery

External links

• Web site: Treatment of Piles, Minimally Invasive Surgery Prof. Dr. K. P. Haridas MS FRCS FMAS . Lords Hospital . YouTube video . 15 April 2013 . February 17, 2015.
• Web site: Dr. K. P. Haridas (Lords Hospital) . Pyarelal Kollara . YouTube video . 12 September 2011 . February 17, 2015.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Treatment of Piles, Minimally Invasive Surgery Prof. Dr. K. P. Haridas MS FRCS FMAS . Lords Hospital . YouTube video . 15 April 2013 . February 17, 2015.
2. Web site: Dr. K. P. Haridas (Lords Hospital) . Pyarelal Kollara . YouTube video . 12 September 2011 . February 17, 2015.
3. Web site: Medical Millennium . Medical Millennium . 2015 . February 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150217075247/http://medicinemillennium.com/kp-haridas/ . 17 February 2015 . dead .
4. Web site: Lords . Lords Hospital . 2015 . February 17, 2015.
5. Web site: The Indian Express . https://web.archive.org/web/20150217073315/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Recognition-for-Malayali-Surgeon/2014/07/14/article2329172.ece . dead . 17 February 2015 . The Indian Express . 14 July 2014 . February 17, 2015.
6. Web site: UK Malayalam News . UK Malayalam News . 13 July 2014 . February 17, 2015.
7. Web site: Balsalam . Balsalam . 2015 . February 17, 2015.
8. Web site: Padma Awards . Padma Awards . 2015 . February 16, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 . January 28, 2015 .