Mr Askar Kukkady
Paediatric Surgeon & Paediatric Urologist
QUALIFICATIONS
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh. (Paediatric Surgery), FRCS (Edin), FRACS (Paediatric Surgery)
Languages spoken
English
Malayalam
Hindi
Kannada
Tulu
Dr Askar has specialized in treating infants and children with various surgical problems.
These include Gastro-intestinal conditions including Upper GI Endoscopy Head and Neck Surgery Hernias / Hydrocoeles / Undescended Testes Minimally Invasive Surgery- Laparoscopy & Thoracoscopy Paediatric Urology- Hypospadias, Hydronephrosis & other developmental and acquired Urogenital conditions Chest wall Reconstruction – Pectus Excavatum / Carinatum.
His career highlight was to be the lead surgeon of a team that separated the first set of Pygopagus conjoined twins in Australasia. He was selected as one of the top 10 New Zealanders in 2004 by New Zealand Herald.
Areas of Specialisation
Paediatric Surgery
Paediatric Urology
Hernias
Undescended Testes
Upper GI Endoscopy
Laparoscopy
Thoracoscopy
Gall Bladder Disease
Varicocoele
Hydronephrosis
Hypospadias
Thyroglossal Duct Cyts
Branchial Remnants
Southern Cross Affiliated Provider for
Gastroenterology (Digestive system)
Affiliated Provider services: Banding of haemorrhoids, Colonoscopy, Flexible sigmoidoscopy, Gastroscopy, Paediatric endoscopy
General surgery (Breast, gall bladder, hernia):
Affiliated Provider services: Open repair of umbilical hernia, Paediatric open inguinal herniotomy, Paediatric open repair of inguinal hernia, Paediatric open repair of umbilical hernia, Paediatric repair of epigastric hernia
Skin cancer diagnosis & surgery:
Affiliated Provider services: Skin lesion removal
