{"doctor":{"id":19,"name":"(Prof) S Raja Sabapathy","designation":"Chairman","chennai_designation":"Chairman <br>Division of Plastic Surgery","biography":"Dr S. Raja Sabapathy, Chairman of the Department graduated from Stanley Medical College, Madras as the Best Outgoing Student, standing first in the University in Medicine and Surgery. He counts himself fortunate in having many great men like Prof R.Sarat Chandra, Dr V R Ravi Kumar Prof R, Venkataswami, Mr Bruce Bailey and Dr Harold Kleinert as his teachers and role models during his training period. He values that each of them in their own way, in addition to teaching surgical techniques taught him the skills in setting up a department and leading a dynamic team. This helped him to introduce reconstructive microsurgery to the region in 1991 and build up a world-renowned institution.His core interests and strengths have been in the field of Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery and built up a very busy hand injury and replantation service.","image":"7251619074176.webp","designation_type":"0","s_names":"Chairman, Division of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Reconstructive Microsurgery and Burns","speciality_id":2,"certifications":null,"memberships":"Past President- Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI),Past President-Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ISRM),Past President- Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand (IS","is_active":1,"cv":"20262207171300.pdf","category":"1","meta_title":null,"meta_keyword":"01","meta_description":null,"custom_url":"dr-s.-raja-sabapathy","modify_by":"1","modify_ip":"157.245.105.204","created_at":"2019-06-15T05:07:49.000Z","updated_at":"2022-12-31T16:52:20.000Z","mobile":null,"email":null,"hl_id":1793,"title_headings":"One of the leading Plastic & Reconstructive surgeons in Asia,Expertise in Hand Surgery & Reconstructive Microsurgery,Visiting Professor at Mayo Clinic & Yale University"},"doc_edu":[{"qualification":"Hon FACS","institution":"American College of Surgeons","year_completed":"2020"},{"qualification":"D.Sc Hon","institution":"Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai","year_completed":"2019"},{"qualification":"FAMS","institution":"Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences","year_completed":"2018"},{"qualification":"Hon FRCS (Glasgow), Hon FRCS (Eng)","institution":"Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow","year_completed":"2018"},{"qualification":"Fellowship in Hand & Microsurgery","institution":"Christine M Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery, Louisville, USA","year_completed":"1990"},{"qualification":"FRCS","institution":"Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh","year_completed":"1989"},{"qualification":"M.Ch (Plastic Surgery)","institution":"Stanley Medical College, Madras","year_completed":"1985"},{"qualification":"Dip NB (Plastic Surgery)","institution":"National Board of Exams, New Delhi","year_completed":"1985"},{"qualification":"M.S (General Surgery)","institution":"Madras Medical College, Madras","year_completed":"1982"}],"speclist":[{"id":12,"name":"Hand and Wrist Surgery","custom_url":"hand-wrist-surgery"},{"id":13,"name":"Brachial Plexus","custom_url":"brachial-plexus"},{"id":14,"name":"Breast Surgery & Reconstruction","custom_url":"breast-surgery"},{"id":15,"name":"Cancer Reconstruction","custom_url":"cancer-reconstruction"},{"id":16,"name":"Cleft Lip and palate","custom_url":"cleft-lip-palate"},{"id":17,"name":"Diabetic Foot & Chronic Wounds","custom_url":"diabetic-foot-chronic-wounds"},{"id":18,"name":"Maxillofacial Surgery","custom_url":"maxillofacial-surgery"},{"id":19,"name":"Lower Limb Reconstruction","custom_url":"lower-limb-reconstruction"},{"id":20,"name":"Microsurgery & Replantation","custom_url":"microsurgery-replantation"},{"id":43,"name":"Spastic Hand","custom_url":"spastic-hand"},{"id":44,"name":"Congenital Hand Differences","custom_url":"congenital-hand-differences"},{"id":46,"name":"Cosmetic Surgery","custom_url":"cosmetic-surgery"},{"id":47,"name":"Lymphedema","custom_url":"lymphedema"}],"awards":[{"id":487,"award_name":"Tajima Oration","image":"1757999655_1.webp","description":"Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (APFSSH), the Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (APFSHT), and the Asian Pacific Wrist Association (APWA), held at Mumbai, India from 10th to 13th September 2025.","speciality_id":2}],"award_oration_nat":[{"id":487,"award_name":"Tajima Oration","image":"1757999655_1.webp","speciality_id":2}],"awards1":[{"id":488,"award_name":"Distinguish Horold Kleinert Fellow","image":"1758000182_1.webp","description":"Distinguish Horold Kleinert Fellow at 45th Brazilian Congress of Hand Surgery, which will be held from August 21st to 23rd, 2025 at Brazil","speciality_id":2}],"award_oration_inter":[{"id":488,"award_name":"Distinguish Horold Kleinert Fellow","image":"1758000182_1.webp","speciality_id":2}]}