Dr. Sameer Karkhanis

Dr. Sameer Karkhanis, Chief Plastic Surgeon & Director of CCRS, is a Board Certified Aesthetic Plastic surgeon with an experience of over 15 years in the field of Plastic Surgery. He graduated from Grant Medical College in 1995 and did his Superspeciality training in Plastic Surgery from the Lok Nayak Hospital, affiliated with the Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. Following his Superspeciality training in 2004, he pursued his passion for microvascular surgery and free tissue transfers in various post cancer reconstructions. He was appointed as a Specialist Senior Registrar in Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Micro Vascular Services, Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Mumbai, one of the largest tertiary referral oncology centre in Asia.

To rekindle his love and reinforce his skills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, he traveled across the country to visit prominent plastic surgeons to understand the art & practice of cosmetic surgery in the Indian scenario. In 2006, he was awarded a visiting fellowship at the Brazillian Scientific Institute of Plastic & Reconstructive at the Albert Einstien Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Following his return to India, he started this centre in 2006 with a strict focus on his sub speciality interests; dedicated to the science of Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery. In 2008, he was awarded another visiting fellowship in Aesthetic Surgery at the Federal University of Parana and its affiliated clinics at Curitiba, Brazil. This fellowship consisted of advanced training courses in the field of Videoendoscopic Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for the face and breast, under the guidance of a highly distinguished surgeons of international repute. The training in Minimally Invasive Videoendoscopic procedures has since added a unique and exclusive dimension to his skills and practice.