At present, I am working as the only full time Consultant Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals International Ahmedabad; Gujarat.This is a 400 bedded superspeciality corporate with all state of art facilities and infrastructure.

Prior to that I was an Associate Professor with the Department of Burns & Plastic Surgery at B.J.Medical College & Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, India. This institute is a 2000 bedded Government funded University Teaching Hospital. The Department has a30 bedded Burns Centre and a 70 bedded Plastic Surgery unit, performing a wide range of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery including Acute Burns and Post Burn reconstructions ,Polytrauma, lower limb reconstruction , Hand ,Micro & Brachial plexus surgery, Congenital anomalies including Cleft surgery .

I was on a sabbatical for a year, working as a Plastic Surgeon with Division of Plastic Reconstructive & Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital (Chinese University of Hong Kong).During this period I had attended teaching programmes /academic activities and was appointed twice as an Examiner (Undergraduates) for the Chinese University of Hong Kong..I participated in a Curriculum Retreat ( Chinese University of Hong Kong) with the focus on the New Curriculum ,Clinical Assessment Methods& Quality Improvement (Sep 2005).

I am Co-investigator for a research project titled “Towards skin reconstitution:a study of epithelial-mesenchymal(bone marrow)cell interactions in a three dimensional acellular dermal matrix” submitted to Research Grants Council (2006/2007). I have gained significant experience on the use of Autologous Bone Marrow in varied clinical situations which I had pioneered and in the process of publishing my experience over a period of 4 years.

- Dr. T. Ayyappan