Fellow in Breast Surgical Oncology at UT Southwestern Center for Breast Care, Dallas, Texas since August 2019.

Board Certification in General Surgery, November 2014

UCSF FRESNO GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM, Fresno, California

Chief Surgical Resident,  2013-2014

UCSF-FRESNO GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM, Fresno, California

Residency in General Surgery, 2009 – 2014

ST. PHILOMENA'S HOSPITAL, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

(DNB) Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations in General Surgery, 2005

GOVT. MEDICAL COLLEGE, Mysore, Karnataka,  India
MBBS, 1999

ST. AGNES MEDICAL PROVIDERS, Fresno, California ~ 2015-current

General Surgeon

Excellence in Patient Care award August 2016

Nominated for Champion in Care award 2018

Busy general surgery and breast surgery practice in hospital-based group practice at a 436-bed hospital.

Emergency call and acute care surgery, including critically ill patients.

Breast surgery offering breast conserving surgery, nipple sparing mastectomy and axillary dissection.

Surgical consultant to the Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic at the SAMC Breast Center

Ad-hoc member of the Cancer Committee

Member of the CME Committee
 

UCSF-FRESNO GENERAL SURGERY PROGRAM, Fresno, California ~ 2009 – 2014

Resident in General Surgery

Surgery Excellence Award for Teaching Medical Students, UCSF Fresno (2013 & 2014)

Performed general surgery, laparoscopic, trauma and vascular procedures for a wide range of patients at a level 1 Trauma Center.

Mentored, managed and taught residents and physician assistants in management of surgical disease.

ST. JOHN’S MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Bangalore ~ 2005 - 2006 

Registrar in Plastic Surgery

Developed and managed comprehensive, multi-disciplinary medical care plans for Plastic Surgery patients with burn, trauma, hand and reconstructive surgeries.

ST. PHILOMENA'S HOSPITAL Bangalore ~ 2001-2005

General Surgery Residency

Medical Licensure, California #A118125

DEA Certification, #FP2819413

Board Certification in General Surgery (2014)

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)/Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)

Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery

Member, American Society of Breast Surgeons, 2013-Present

Member, American Medical Association, 2010-Present

Member, American College of Surgeons Resident Association, 2009-Present

Member, Fresno Madera Medical Society, 2009-Present

Member, Association of Women Surgeons, 2009-Present

Member, Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin, 2009-Present

Grand Rounds: Quality Improvement in Surgical Residency. 2014. Presentation led to QI initiatives in the residency program.

Created teaching plans in conjunction with respective sub-specialty attending physicians and supervised junior residents as Chief Resident in 2013 for series of presentations on Surgery School program topics: Rectum, Exocrine Pancreas, and Transplant Surgery

Two-series presentation on Skin cancers including anatomy and malignancies. 2012

Four-series presentation on “Anal for Surgery School” (2011) (preceptors: W. Carveth, MD & J Garry, MD., Colorectal Surgery) covering anatomy, benign and malignant diseases including surgical management. (Presentations were later used by program as an integral part of medical student and resident teaching.)

Grand Rounds on Basic Science: Cardiovascular System. 2011

Poster: Preliminary Evidence Suggest that Tadalafil (Cialis®) Improve Healing in a Rat Flap Model. Johnathan Wilbanks, D. Lollar, C. Moon, A. Shinkawa, S. Pai, K. Sian, Glenda Polack,PhD. K. Yamaguchi. 31^st Annual Central California Research Symposium, Fresno 2010

Endoscopic Intervention in Obstructive Renal Papillary Necrosis. Rao C, Bhat S (Maiden Name), Shankar R, Vijayan P. Indian Journal of Urology. 2004 Sep.

Excellence in Patient Care, Medical Staff Committee, St Agnes Medical Center, Aug 2016

Surgery Excellence Award for Teaching Medical Students, UCSF Fresno (2013 & 2014)