International Surgical Ambassadors (ISA's) in South Asia
The College has International Surgical Ambassadors and Tutors based in South Asia. Their role is to act as the representative of the College in their country or region. They can provide advice and guidance on:
- Career development
- Applying for and participating in RCSEd examinations and courses
- Local contacts in the surgical profession
- Access to RCSEd resources such as webinars or eLogbook
- Professional updates and skills development
- Local networking and events
For more information on the network or to connect with a local ambassador, please contact Ms Caroline Berry, International Engagement Manager international@rcsed.ac.uk.
To find your nearest International Surgical Ambassador located in South Asia please find your country in the list below:
India
Dr Krishna Kumar KS - International Surgical Adviser (Kerala)
DEPT of PLASTIC, VASCULAR, AESTHETIC, TRAUMA & HAND SURGERY
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (Glasgow), MCh (Plastic surgery), FRCS (Plastic surgery), CCT in Plastic surgery (UK), Fellow Christine M Kleinert Institute (USA), Examiner & Trainer MRCS (RCSEd & Glasgow), Examiner & Trainer DNB in Plastic Surgery, International External Examiner & Trainer in Plastic surgery (University of Nairobi, Kenya), International Surgical Advisor (RCSED), Member Faculty of Surgical trainers (RCSEd)
Dr Krishna Kumar serves as the HOD & Senior Consultant of the Department of Plastic, Vascular, Hand, Aesthetic & Trauma services in the Kerala Cluster of Aster group.
He is an expert in most advanced reconstructive procedures that include limb, trunk & face defects. He deals with burn injuries to aesthetic enhancements to Cancer reconstructions and peripheral nerve injuries to micro vascular procedures to congenital deformity corrections. He has presented, published and taught extensively in the national and international surgical spheres. Dr Kumar has also been presented with numerous national & International awards. Prior to joining Aster group he was working as HOD & Senior Consultant at Baby Memorial Hospital.
Dr Krishna Kumar is the Regional lead for Smile Train (An International American based charity) in North Kerala, which provides cleft surgeries and treatment completely free of cost. He is an International Trainer & Examiner in Plastic surgery for the University of Nairobi, Kenya. He is also a trainer and examiner for DNB in Plastic surgery in India.
Dr Krishna Kumar is the first Examiner & trainer from Kerala for the MRCS for the Royal College of Surgeons of both Edinburgh & Glasgow. He was singularly responsible for bringing the MRCS examinations to Kerala and the first ever MRCS exams were held in Kerala in 2019. Dr Kumar is an International Surgical advisor for the Royal College of surgeons of Edinburgh. He is also a member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of the Royal College of surgeons of Edinburgh.
Dr Krishna Kumar has obtained MBBS from Trivandrum Medical College, MS (Gen Surg) from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. He secured his FRCS from both Royal College of surgeons of Glasgow & Edinburgh. In addition, he has MCh in Plastic surgery from Trivandrum Medical College. He also possesses an FRCS in Plastic surgery and a CCT in Plastic surgery from the British association of Plastic surgeons, UK. He also has a fellowship in Microsurgery & Hand surgery from Christine M Kleinert institute, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Pakistan
Professor Muhammad Amjad Chaudhary - ISA for Islamabad
He is currently Professor/ Chair Section of Neonatal & Paediatric Surgery at University Children’s Hospital Islamabad. He is a Clinician, Medical Educationist and Researcher. He is mentor/supervisor, assessor, and examiner of Paediatric Surgery. His areas of special interest are Neonatal Surgery and Disorder of Sexual Development (DSD). He remained President, Associate of Paediatric Surgeons of Pakistan. He has academic appointment of Dean/Deputy Dean at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad. Presently, he is Director, Residency Programs SZAB Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad, Pakistan. He is course Director of Hospital Preparedness of Emergencies, HOPE Pakistan. He authored many research papers published in various national and international medical Journals. He remained Additional Secretary of Annals of PIMS. He has fellowship Leadership development Program of University of Glasgow.
Dr Mustafa Javed Bhalli – ISA for Islamabad
Dr Mustafa is leading orthopaedic surgeon in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi in Pakistan. He specialises in procedures that include arthroscopy (key-hole surgery) of the knee, shoulder, ankle, and hip. He is an internationally accredited surgeon with FRCS degree in Trauma and Orthopaedics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and obtaining a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) from the prestigious Yorkshire Orthopaedic Rotation Program. Following that he has been on a full time Orthopaedic Consultant Post in the National Health Service (NHS) United Kingdom. Apart from his academic qualifications he is also a Health Executive MBA graduate from the Keele University in the United Kingdom. He has been a member of various societies including the British Orthopaedic Association, British elbow and shoulder Society, British Orthopaedic Training Association. He is currently a member of the internationally renowned AO UK Trauma Society and a long-term member of the Yorkshire Orthopaedic Rotation Trainees. Dr Mustafa completed his medical degree from Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan in 2002 and following this he moved to the United Kingdom where he underwent core and specialist training in various prestigious orthopaedic centres across the United Kingdom culminating to a satisfactory completion of orthopaedic training. Following that he underwent specialist training in joint replacements surgery, trauma and sports injuries and arthroscopy training in centres of excellence in the UK the USA and continental Europe. These included the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, and the San Antonio Orthopaedic Group in the USA. During his training and as a Consultant in the UK, he has gone through various courses relevant to this work including joint replacement courses, trauma courses as well as general courses for effective communication skills and research methodology. Dr Mustafa is also involved in education both locally and internationally. He is a member of the prestigious Chesterfield FRCS revision course and the Hull FRCS course in the United Kingdom where he is invited every year to teach trainees who are undergoing the FRCS exam. He is also a part of the local faculty in his hospital in Islamabad which is soon to be linked with a Medical University and he will be serving his duties as an educator. He has a number of publications that have been published in international and local journals over the period of his service in the United Kingdom as Pakistan and he continues to strive to publish high-quality articles relevant to this field. He is an excellent public speaker and has invited various conferences to present his work locally and internationally.
Professor Muhammad Rizwan Khan – ISA for Karachi
Professor Muhammad Rizwan Khan is a Professor of Surgery at Aga Khan University & Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. He graduated from King Edward Medical College in 1995 and received his FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2002. His primary area of interest and expertise include GI Oncological Surgery and Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic Surgery. He has published around 70 papers in per reviewed journals, presented in numerous surgical congresses worldwide, published book chapters, and organized numerous academic events. His academic contributions are well recognized, and he has recently been appointed as Kulsum Naurozali Rupsi Endowed Chair at the Department of Surgery of Aga Khan University Karachi. He has also completed his Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE) with honours and currently appointed as the Associate Dean of Postgraduate Medical Education at Aga Khan University Karachi. His areas of interest in Surgical Education include Accreditation, Simulation and Assessment.
Dr Muhammad Asad Parvaiz – ISA for Lahore
Dr Muhammad Asad Parvaiz qualified MBBS from Pakistan with a gold medal, and then moved to UK for basic as well as higher surgical training, MRCS followed by FRCS from the RCS Edinburgh. He had the opportunity to do a one-year oncoplastic breast surgical fellowship at The Royal Marsden Hospital, London. His name was entered on GMC specialist register in 2016. He worked as a consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon in Peterborough, UK for a year and then re-located back to Pakistan in 2016. He is a leading surgeon at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore Pakistan, which is a tertiary care cancer hospital in the region. He was instrumental in starting the national fellowship training in Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery (FCPS) in Pakistan in 2019 and became College of Physicians & Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) Supervisor & Examiner for this fellowship. He is Faculty Convenor of CPSP for development of breast surgical training in Pakistan. He regularly arranges oncoplastic breast surgical training courses in various cities of Pakistan and mentor many aspiring surgeons throughout the country. He has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed papers, 102 published abstracts and regularly contributes to public awareness about health issues especially cancer on national media, TV shows and newspapers.
Dr Zeeshan Khan – ISA for Peshawar
Dr Zeeshan Khan completed his basic surgical training in the west midlands and his higher surgical training in the east midland’s regions of UK. After passing his FRCS Tr & Ortho exam, he undertook fellowships in musculoskeletal oncology and arthroplasty in the Royal Orthopaedic hospital Birmingham UK. During his training he was also awarded a post graduate certificate in evidence-based Orthopaedics with distinction from University of Warwick, UK. He moved back to Pakistan in 2016 and is currently working as associate Professor of Orthopaedics in Rehman medical institute and as faculty in Rehman medical college with specialist interest in musculoskeletal oncology and lower limb arthroplasty. He is also an orthopaedic clinical supervisor for college of Physicians and surgeons of Pakistan and has set up the first Musculoskeletal oncology fellowship in Pakistan approved by Pakistan orthopaedic association. He is also currently a member of executive board of Asia pacific orthopaedic association and Pakistan orthopaedic oncology forum. He is a reviewer and editorial board member of various journals and is actively involved as faculty in various musculoskeletal oncology and arthroplasty courses.
Sri Lanka
Dr Jayaindra Fernando – International Surgical Ambassador
Jayaindra trained in Sri Lanka and then in Tauranga, New Zealand. He is currently a Consultant General Surgeon at Lanka Hospitals PLC in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He served many years on the council of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka as a Council member and Treasurer before rising to be its President in 2020. His term of office was marked by the COVID pandemic where he led the college into new areas of COVID guidelines, zoom council meeting and webinars leading up to a fully online Annual Congress, the first of its kind for the college. Jayaindra has served the SAARC Surgical Care Society as its secretary general. This organization links the apex surgical professional organizations of South Asia. He was awarded honorary fellowship of the Association of Surgeons of India as well as Ad Hominem FRCS from the RCS Edinburgh. He is interested in Professionalism and runs a program on the subject for surgical trainees in Sri Lanka.
