About the Doctor
Dr. Shashikanth Tumma is a Consultant Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon at Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet, with over 16 years of experience. He received his training in Plastic Surgery at Hyderabad’s Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences. He worked as a Senior Resident in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at NIMS in 2006 and has been working as a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Yashoda Hospital in Malakpet since 2007.
A specialist in microvascular surgery, he has used microvascular free tissue transfers to reconstruct complex post-oncological defects and reimplant numerous amputated fingers as well as many complex traumatic injuries to the upper and lower limbs. He has extensive experience in treating craniomaxillofacial injuries and is skilled in reconstructing post-burn deformities.
Special Interest and Expertise
- Reconstructive Microsurgery (Reconstruction of Complex Wounds, Limb in Trauma)
- Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction
- NCO Reconstruction
- Surgery of the Hand (as a Subspecialty of Plastic Surgery)
- Arthroplasty of Large and Small Joints, Wrist or Hand, including Implants
- Bone Graft pertaining to the hand
- Carpal Tunnel Decompression
- Fasciotomy and Fasciectomy
- Fracture Fixation with Compression Plates or Wires
- Open and Closed Reductions of Fractures
- Removal of Soft Tissue Mass, Ganglions on Palm or Wrist, Flexor Sheath, etc
- Repair of Lacerations
- Repair of Rheumatoid Arthritis Deformity
- Skin Grafts
- Tendon Reconstruction (free graft, staged)
- Tendon Release, Repair and Fixation
- Tendon Transfers
- Treatment of Infections