Dr. Ananth Pai Kalsank is a lead surgeon in NMC Royal Hospital, DIP, with more than 30 years of experience in General and Laparoscopic Surgery. Widely recognized as a laparoscopic general surgeon in Dubai, he is also considered a trusted daycare surgery specialist with extensive expertise in minimally invasive procedures. Dr. Ananth is also well known as a hernia and gallbladder surgeon in Dubai, delivering high-quality surgical care to patients across the region. With a reputation for excellence, he is frequently sought after as a varicose vein treatment surgeon, a breast and thyroid surgeon, and a hemorrhoids and fistula surgery expert in Dubai.
He has a Master’s Degree from Kasturba Medical College in Manipal, India. Dr. Ananth has a Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons Glasgow, Laparoscopic Surgery (FMAS), as well as in Hernia and Breast Surgery. He is heading the department of surgery for 7 years here in NMC Royal Hospital, DIP.
Dr. Ananth’s main areas of interest are daycare surgery, like laparoscopic hernia, gall bladder, appendix surgeries, and varicose vein treatment with a minimally invasive technique. He routinely performs thyroid, breast, and GI cases. He is also doing surgeries with latest techniques for hemorrhoids and fistula. He has carried out minimally invasive (VAAFT) surgery for anal fistula with collagen treatment with good results. This modified technique is well appreciated by the inventor Piercarlo Meinero from Italy. He has also performed complicated abdominal wall hernia cases, which were live transmitted during APHS conference in Abu Dhabi 2017 and Dubai 2018.
Dr. Ananth has organised the APHS conference in the Middle East and was instrumental in getting the Centre of Excellence in Hernia Care for NMC Specialty Abu Dhabi. He is one of the reviewers for the Hernia Journal. He is a mentor for the Hernia Fellowship in the Middle East. He is in the higher management committee, Chief of the Disaster Management Committee for NMC Specialty Hospital.
Dr. Ananth Pai has conducted various operational drills for the hospital as per DOH guidelines. He is an active member of the Abu Dhabi Surgery Club. He has collaborated with the Royal College, Glasgow for distance learning activities. He has presented many papers in recent conferences and has won the Best Video Presentation Award. He is involved in the management of 3 unique hernia cases in the UAE along with Dr. Tim Tollens from Belgium. These types of cases involved multi-modalities of treatment, which are rarely done in the UAE.
Dr. Ananth can speak English, Arabic, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, and Tulu.
