• Dr. Ramesh Makam is a renowned surgeon with more than 30 years of experience in the field of MAS & Bariatric Surgery.
• He is one of the pioneers of Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery in the fields of GI Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology and Thoracic Surgery in Karnataka & Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic surgery for splenectomy, colectomy and donor nephrectomy in India.
• Having performed more than 100 Bariatric surgeries to date, Dr. Ramesh is one of the few surgeons who has established Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in India.
• The world-renowned Bangalore Endoscopic Surgery Training Institute & Research Centre was established under Dr. Makam’s administration.
• He has trained over 600 practising surgeons from 5 continents and has been involved in several innovations including BEST Endotrainer, Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Surgery Simulator, and Circulation pump, used for training in Minimally Invasive Surgery.
• He also started the first Fellowship Course in Minimally Invasive Surgery affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

Area Of Expertise

• His key areas of interest include Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Basic and Advanced GI surgery and Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery.

• M.B.B.S from Bangalore Medical College
• D.N.B. at St. Martha’s Hospital
• He trained in Laparoscopic Surgery at Mumbai & Singapore and later started the first Video-laparoscopic Centre in Karnataka State in 1993.
• Director of Bangalore Endoscopic Surgery Training Institute & Research Centre
• Advisor to the Society of Biomedical Technology.
• Trained in Bariatric Surgery and obtaining Fellowships in USA and Germany, Dr. Ramesh is now actively involved in "Weight-loss" practice.