Dr B.K. Prasanna Kumar

OP Timings:

Qualifications:

• MBBS – Guntur Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (2007–2013)
• MD in Internal Medicine – Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh (2014–2017)
• DM in Gastroenterology – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh (2018–2021)

• 3 years of structured clinical teaching during DM at AIIMS, Rishikesh
• 3 years of academic involvement and bedside teaching during MD at PGIMER, Chandigarh

Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, AIIMS Rishikesh (July 2021 – December 2021)
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, Andhra Hospitals, Vijayawada (March 2022 – December 2024)

Area of Expertise:

• Diagnostic upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy
• Advanced therapeutic endoscopy:
  • Variceal band ligation
  • Esophageal and pyloric dilatation
  • Hemoclipping and polypectomy
  • Luminal self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
  • Argon plasma coagulation (APC)
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)