FRCS (GL), FRCS (ENG) is a general surgeon at Manipal Hospital since October 2002. He brings in over 30 years of experience as from reputed medical institutions in India and abroad.

He is a Manipal Alumni, having obtained post graduate degree from KMC Mangalore. He further specialized in general and pediatric surgery and trained at United Kingdom to obtain FRCS (Glasgow) and FRCS (England). He returned to India in 1994 and worked at super-specialty hospitals. He has presented many papers and contributed to various journals and publications on specialized subjects.