Profile brief:
Dr. Tejaswinee Sanjeev Sawant is an accomplished General and Minimal Access Surgeon with a comprehensive background spanning gastrointestinal, hernia, and breast surgeries. Holding an MBBS and DNB in General Surgery, she has further specialized through fellowships in laparoscopic techniques (FMAS, FIAGES, FALS). Her expertise includes the management of intestinal obstructions, GI perforations, hernia repairs, breast oncological procedures, and trauma care.
Having served as Consultant Surgeon, Assistant Professor, and Faculty Trainer at various hospitals and teaching institutes across South India, she brings a blend of academic rigor and clinical refinement to her practice. Recognized with multiple awards for her scientific presentations and publications, Dr. Tejaswinee is deeply committed to enhancing patient recovery through safe, precise, and minimally invasive techniques.
Her research includes studies on hernia repair outcomes and laparoscopic surgical safety, earning multiple first-prize awards for paper and poster presentations at prestigious forums like ASICON and the Surgical Society of Bangalore. She is an active member of professional bodies such as the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), AMASI, and IAGES.
At Kauvery Hospital, Marathahalli, Dr. Tejaswinee brings together academic excellence, technical expertise, and a deeply empathetic approach to provide holistic and patient-centered surgical care.
Education:
- MBBS
- DNB (General Surgery)
- FMAS
- FIAGES
- FALS
Experience:
- Consultant - in Surgical Gastroenterology Team at Bharati Infinity Hospitals, Madurai (March 2025 till Sept 2025)
- Senior Consultant (Nov 2021 – June 2022) - in the Department of General Surgery in Dr Kumaran’s Multi-Speciality Hospital, Pondicherry
- Attending Consultant (July 2020 – Nov 2021) - in Minimal Access Surgery Team Fortis Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru
- Junior Consultant (Sept 2019 – March 2020) - General Surgery at Devagiri Hospitals, Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bengaluru
Expertise:
- Intestinal obstruction, GI perforations, Cholelithiasis, Breast Surgery
- Benign and malignant breast diseases: Breast lump evaluation, mastectomy, breast conservation, Hernia Surgery Inguinal, femoral, umbilical, incisional, and other abdominal wall hernias
- Open and laparoscopic hernia repair
- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
- Management of trauma (blunt and penetrating) Emergency laparotomy, splenectomy, bowel repair, etc.
- Diagnostic laparoscopy
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and hernia repair
- Lymph node dissections, resections Anal and rectal disorders (fistula, fissure, haemorrhoids, pilonidal sinus)
- Skin and Soft Tissue Surgery
- Excision of cysts, lipomas, abscess drainage, and skin grafts
- Thyroid surgeries
Research & Publication:
- "Dissertation: "Prospective Evaluation of the effect of Hernia Repair on Testicular perfusion".
- Paper Presentation: "Analysis of Complications in Laparoscopic Surgeries - A Retrospective Study"; "Prospective Evaluation of Effect of Hernia Repair on Testicular Perfusion"; "Long Term Outcome in Ventral Hernias: Retrospective Study".
- Poster Presentation: "Delayed Presentation of Hollow Viscus Perforation in Blunt Abdominal Trauma"; "Synchronous Malignancies at Periampullary Region in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 - A Rare Entity"."
Awards & Achievements:
Surgical Society of Bangalore (ASICC), July 2016
- 1st Prize for paper presentation: "Prospective Evaluation of Effect of Hernia Repair on Testicular Perfusion" (Surgical Society of Bangalore, July 2016).
- 1st Prize for poster presentation: "Synchronous Malignancies at Periampullary Region in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 - A Rare Entity" (Surgical Society of Bangalore, July 2016).
- 2nd Prize for paper presentation: "Long Term Outcome in Ventral Hernias: Retrospective Study"" (Surgical Society of Bangalore, July 2016).
The Association of Surgeons of India: 76th Annual National Conference, Karnataka State Open University, ASICON, Mysuru, Dec 2016
- 1st place in Poster Session: "Synchronous Malignancies at Periampullary Region in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 - A Rare Entity" (ASICON, Dec 2016).
Karnataka State Chapter of the Associations of Surgeons of India, KSCASICON 2017, 35th annual conference, KLE Belgaum
- Paper presentation "Long-term outcome in ventral hernias: A Retrospective study"
Affiliation and Membership:
- Life member Associations of Surgeons of India (ASI)
- Life Member Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI)
- Life Member Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES).
Academics & Training Exposure:
- "Gave a Talk as a Junior Faculty on WHO's Surgical Safety Checklist" (KSCASICON Feb 2020). Attended as Faculty for LAPAROSURG 23-24th Nov, 2022.
- Laparoscopy Training program with Basic Surgical Skills (Velammal Medical College). Attended CMEs on Basic Clinical skills, Pancreatic tumours, Breast Disorders, and Post Graduate Examination Courses. Video Presentation on "Laparoscopic mesh repair of bilateral spigelian hernia" (KSASICON Feb 2018)."
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