Dr. Nitish Kr Das

Dr Nitish Kumar Das is a Senior Consultant in General Surgery at Manipal Hospital, Siliguri. He has more than 30 years of clinical experience. Dr Das completed MBBS in 1985 and MS in General Surgery in 1990. He is a member of the Indian Medical Association and West Bengal Medical Council.

His clinical work includes general surgery, laparoscopic surgery, oncological surgery and minimally invasive procedures. These areas cover surgical assessment and treatment for a range of abdominal and general surgical conditions. His professional contributions include work concerning percutaneous drainage of a pancreatic pseudocyst at PGI Chandigarh.

Patients may consult Dr Das for conditions such as appendicitis, gallbladder disease, hernias and selected gastrointestinal disorders. His practice also includes oncological surgery, although individual cancer operations are assessed according to diagnosis, disease stage and the patient’s overall health.

Dr Das speaks English, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali and Punjabi. Patients with previous scans, laboratory reports or surgical records can bring these documents to consultation so the surgical team can review the diagnosis and decide whether further tests or an operation should be considered.