Dr. Appou Tamijmarane

Core Competencies

• Advanced laparoscopic surgery
• Laparoscopic surgery for gallstones and bile duct stones
• Laparoscopic and open surgery for hernias (Suture and or mesh repairs)
• Laparoscopic surgery for reflux disorders and hiatus hernia
• Laparoscopic surgery for motility problems (Achalasia Cardia) of Esophagus (Gullet)
• Laparoscopic appendicectomy (for removal of the appendix)
• Therapeutic endoscopies, including dilatation and esophageal stenting
• ERCPs for bile duct stones, stenting for stones and cancers
• Colorectal surgery (except for low anterior and abdominoperineal resections)
• Anal surgeries for skin tags, hemorrhoids, anal fissure and anal fistula
• Surgery for pilonidal sinuses
• Laser treatment for hemorrhoids, anal fissure, anal fistula and pilonidal sinus
• Complex multiorgan resection
• Emergency trauma surgery
• Cancer surgery (laparoscopic and open)
• Stomach cancer
• Esophageal cancer
• Duodenal cancer
• Pancreatic and bile duct cancer
• Liver cancer
• Spleen
• Small bowel (intestine) and large bowel

Brief Profile

Dr. Appou Tamijmarane is a highly skilled Consultant General Surgeon with over 34 years of experience in surgery, including 18 years in the UK as a consultant in general, Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic, and upper gastrointestinal surgery. Dr. Tamijmarane is renowned for his expertise in advanced laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgical techniques, as well as his significant contributions to cancer surgery and trauma care.

Dr. Appou’s surgical career spans prestigious institutions like JIPMER, India, Royal Free Hospital, London, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham, and Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh. He had previously been a consultant surgeon at the Raigmore Hospital, Inverness in Scotland for 18 years, where he led the surgical team and supported multidisciplinary diagnostic cancer management services. He has an excellent track record in terms of patient outcomes following complex major surgeries, a broad aspect of general surgery, cancer, and trauma surgery using innovative techniques and a bespoke approach. He also has expertise in performing ERCP and advanced upper GI endoscopies, including therapeutic scopes.

Beyond his clinical practice, Dr. Tamijmarane is an accomplished educator and trainer. He has guided medical students at the University of Aberdeen and trained surgical trainees and colleagues in advanced procedures like ERCP. He had also extensive experience in both the undergraduate medical students teaching and postgraduate resident surgical training and had also acted as an appraiser for fellow consultants.

QUALIFICATION

• MBBS, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India (1990)
• MS (General Surgery), JIPMER, Pondicherry, India (1993)
• FRCS (Edinburgh), Scotland (1995)
• FRCS (Glasgow), Scotland (1996)
• FRCS (Intercollegiate, Edinburgh) (2002)
• CCT in General Surgery, UK (2006)