Overview

Dr. Wasim M. Dar is an expert General and Laparoscopic Surgeon with expertise in vascular surgery. Having trained in well known institutions in India and acquired Fellowships from abroad, Dr. Wasim has since practiced extensively honing his skills. His expertise is in general and minimal access surgery as well as vascular surgery.

Education & Qualifications

• MBBS - KBNIMS, Gulbarga,
• MS (General Surgery) - Manipal Hospital, Bangalore,
• MRCS (England)
• MRCS (Glasgow)
• FMAS
• FAIS
• Diploma Hernia Essentials (APHS)
• Associate Fellow Member – American College of Surgeons
• DMAS (Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery)

Experience

• Dec 2021 till date - Manipal Hospital, Jayanagar, Bangalore - Consultant General Surgery
• Oct 2014 till date - Lakeside Medical Centre, Bangalore - Consultant General and Minimal Access Surgery
• Oct 2014 till date - Sri Krishnasevashrama Charitable Hospital, Bangalore - Consultant, General and Vascular Surgery
• Jan 2015 till date – Santosh Hospital, Bangalore - Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgery
• Jan 2015 till date - - Axon Speciality Hospital - Consultant, Dept. of General and Vascular Surgery
• Jan 2018 – Oct 2019 - Vasavi Hospital, Bangalore - Consultant, General and Vascular Surgery
• Jan 2015 - 2017 – Beams Hospital, Bangalore - Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgery
• Apr 2012 – Oct 2014 – Manipal Hospital, Bangalore - Surgical Registrar
• Apr 2009 – Apr 2012 – Manipal Hospital, Bangalore - Surgical Resident
• May 2008 – Mar 2009 – Columbia Asia Hospital, Bangalore - Medical Officer
• Jan 2008 – May 2008 – Mallya Hospital, Bangalore - Casualty Medical Officer
• Sep 2007 – Dec 2007 – Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, Bangalore - Resident

Research & Publications

• Thesis Research during MS training (2009-2012) – “Clinical Profile of patients undergoing Single incision Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: without the use of disposable port device”.
• Journal of Minimal Access Surgery – “Single incision laparoscopic splenectomy with innovative gastric traction suture”. (Srikanth, G., Wasim, M. D., Sajjad, A., & Shetty, N. (2011). Single-incision laparoscopic splenectomy with innovative gastric traction suture. Journal of minimal access surgery, 7(1), 68–70. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.72386)
  
  The Lancet Infectious Diseases – “Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high income, middle income and low income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study”. (GlobalSurg Collaborative. Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018;18(5):516-525. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30101-4)(wasim dar)
• International Surgery Journal (July 2018: Vol5, Issue 7, p2417-21) – “Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair without the use of transfascial sutures: Our experience”. (D Wasim M. et al. Laparoscopic ventral hernia mesh repair without the use of transfascial sutures: our experience. International Surgery Journal 2018; 5(7)7:2417-2421.doi.org/10.18203/2349- 2902.isj20182437)
• International Surgery Journal – “EVLT with foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins: a single unit study”. (D Wasim M. et al. EVLT with foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins: a single unit study. International Surgery Journal 2018;5(7): 2437-2443. doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20182461) • International Surgery Journal – “Prevention of sub-clinical deep vein thrombosis in abdominal surgeries”. (Tazeem MD, Wasim MD, Amin S, Ali T. Prevention of subclinical deep vein thrombosis in abdominal surgeries. Int Surg J 2018;5:2475-8)
• International Journal of Scientific Research – “Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy: Our Experience.” (Dr Wasim M Dar, Uday M Muddebihal, UV Rao, Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy: Our experience, International Journal Of Scientific Research. 2018;7(9): 495-497) • British Journal of Surgery - “Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy”. (GlobalSurg Collaborative. Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy. Br J Surg. 2019;106(2):e103-e112. doi:10.1002/bjs.11051) (wasim dar)
• Journal of Minimal Access Surgery – “Hybrid : Evolving techniques in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair”. (Wasim MD, Muddebihal UM, Rao UV. Hybrid: Evolving techniques in laparoscopic ventral hernia mesh repair. J Minim Access Surg. 2020;16(3):224-228. doi:10.4103/jmas.JMAS_163_18)
• Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Venous thromboembolism in COVID 19 infection: Prevalence and practice of prophylaxis - A narrative (Rao U V, Wasim M D. Venous thromboembolism in COVID 19 infection: Prevalence and practice of prophylaxis - A narrative. Indian J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2021;8:199-204)
• Text Book Chapter – New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol.3 – Varicose Veins: EVLT with Foam Sclerotherapy. (Wasim, M.D. and Rao, U.V. 2021. Varicose Veins: EVLT with Foam Sclerotherapy . New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 3. (Aug. 2021), 11–25. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nfmmr/v3/3170F).
• Annals (Journal of Royal College of Surgeons) - "Acute limb ischemia – Not an uncommon complication of COVID-19 infection & quot; (Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2022 Apr 21. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0342. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35446698)
• Text Book Chapter – Hernia Surgery – Hybrid: Evolving Techniques in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair. (Dar W., Muddebihal U., Rao U V., 2022, Hybrid: Evolving Techniques in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair. Hernia Surgery, IntechOpen, https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102413)

Specializations

• General and Vascular Surgery
• Minimal Access Surgery and Endovenous procedures