Kirubakaran Malapan

Dr Kirubakaran Malapan obtained his MBBS degree from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) in 1999 and completed training in General Surgery in 2008 from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). He subsequently completed Subspeciality training in Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery from Taiwan and Breast & Endocrine Surgery from Malaysia in 2013. He obtained the ESPEN Diploma of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism in 2018. Dr Kiru has served in the Ministry of Health, Malaysia for almost 20 years at various government hospitals. In 2019, he embraced a new challenge and ventured into private practice as a General, Breast & Endocrine and Bariatric Surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital Penang, Malaysia. He has also contributed to the field of academics and published several scientific publications in peer reviewed journals, presented at scientific meetings, workshops, CME's, public talks both locally and internationally. He is a passionate educator and keen to embrace and collaborate on innovative ideas and technology to improve patient outcomes.

21 September 2023 (Thursday): Pre-Congress Workshops

Time	Session

14:00 17:00	Live Surgery Broadcast (2) Allen Buenafe Chairperson Gafoor Mubarak Chairperson Kirubakaran Malapan Chairperson Manish Baijal Chairperson Auditorium, Gleneagles Hospital

23 September 2023 (Saturday)

Time	Session

10:40 12:00	Symposium 8: Challenges in Hernia Surgery Chair: Allen Buenafe Chairperson Kirubakaran Malapan Chairperson Sung Heun Kim Chairperson Hernia Repair : Where Are We Headed? Pradeep Chowbey Speaker Laparoscopic Approach for Strangulated Hernia, What Matters? George Yang Speaker Revision Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair Subsequent to a Previous Lap Hernia Repair Rakesh Gupta Speaker Quality of Life Assessment Before and After Laparo/endoscopic and Open Mesh Herniopalsty-a Prospective Study Bhupinder Singh Pathania Speaker CEQOL In Asian Population Lynette Loo Speaker Ventral Hernia in Morbidly Obese Patients Pakkavuth Chanswangphuvana Speaker eTEP for Type 3 Groin Hernia - Never Been Reported Bharath Cumar M Speaker Q&A Ballroom 1
13:45 15:00	Symposium 12: Hernia Complication Prevention Strategies Chair: KG Mathew Chairperson Lydia Tan Chairperson Thakoon Poonthananiwatkul Chairperson Prevention of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Recurrence Hiroshi Hirukawa Speaker Abdominal Wall Surgery In The Setting Of Complicated Intraabdominal Cavity Infection Pham Minh Hai Speaker Seroma-Prevention Strategies in MIS Inguinal Hernia Repair Kirubakaran Malapan Speaker How To Deal With Mesh-Related Infection After Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair Qin Changfu Speaker IPOM+, Physics, Standardized Procedure and Review of 1000 Cases. Ali Reza Speaker Pain Prevention In Hernia Surgery Marc Soler Speaker Value Driven Outcome in Groin Hernia Repair Lynette Loo Speaker Q&A Room 11 & 12

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Time	Session

08:00 17:00	Live Surgery Broadcast TEP, TAPP, e-TEP, IPOM+ China Ji Zhenling Speaker WANG Qiusheng Speaker Penang (TEP, TAPP) Allen Buenafe Speaker Gafoor Mubarak Speaker Kirubakaran Malapan Speaker Manish Baijal Speaker