

Dr. James Zachariah Pulimuttil
Specialist in General and Bariatric Surgery
Available Tomorrow, from 06:00 at Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital

35 years experience
Dubai
Available Tomorrow, from 06:00 at this clinic
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About
Dr. Zachariah graduated in 1984 and started his surgical career in 1986 at the Christian Medical Colleges in Vellore and Ludhiana. He earned his Master's in General Surgery and was selected to be a faculty member at CMCH Ludhiana, training future surgeons. He trained in laparoscopic surgery in 2002 and later earned his FMAS (Laparoscopic Surgery) fellowship in 2007. He held key positions in various Indian hospitals, including Head of General and Laparoscopic Surgery at CARE Hospital, India, where he established and led the General and Laparoscopic Surgery department for six years. He became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (USA) in 2010. He continued to enrich his qualifications with ATLS certification for Trauma Care (2012), GI Endoscopy training (2013), and a Colorectal Fellowship (2014) under ACRSI. Dr. Zachariah moved to Dubai in 2014, and he has been working for over a decade at Zulekha Hospital Dubai, where he also served as the Head of the Department of General and Laparoscopic Surgery and as the Chairman of the Drugs and Therapeutic Committee.
Dr. Zachariah completed a structured Fellowship in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in 2015 under the renowned Prof. Wei-Jei Lee, at the Asia Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center (Taiwan). He also earned the cherished 'Outstanding International Bariatric Fellow 2015' award for his exceptional clinical and research work in Taiwan. He is trained in the "hidden scar" technique (reduced ports) in bariatric surgery under Prof. W.J. Lee. Later, in 2022, he also received certified training in Endo-bariatric Surgery (endoscopic sleeve gastrectomy) under Prof. Manuel Galva Neto.
Dr. Zachariah's surgical skills and specializations are diverse and comprehensive. He is proficient in bariatric surgeries (sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass, RNY bypass, and revisions), advanced laparoscopic surgeries, hernia surgeries, thyroid surgeries, and colorectal (including proctology) surgeries. He is also adept at managing surgical infections and emergencies and frequently assists his peers in high-risk, multidisciplinary cases. In addition to numerous open surgeries, Dr. Zachariah has performed thousands of laparoscopic, including bariatric procedures, with high success and very low complication rates. His research contributions include multiple publications as both the main and co-author in high-impact international bariatric surgical journals with about 140 citations. He has also presented his work at several regional and international surgical conferences.
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Education
2016
FELLOWSHIP IN BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY certified
APMBSC (by Prof. Wei-Jei Lee, Min-Sheng Hospital, TAIWAN)

2014
FELLOWSHIP IN COLO-RECTAL SUERGERY (FACRSI) certified
ACRSI

Experience

Head of General and Laparoscopic Surgery
General Surgery
CARE Hospital

Vizag, India

Specialist General Surgeon
General Surgery
Zulekha Hospital Dubai

Dubai, UAE
Research & Publication
Comment on:“Prediction of Diabetes Remission in Morbidly Obese Patients After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.” PJ Zachariah, WJ Lee Obesity surgery 26 (12), 3009-3010
2016
Predicting T2dm Remission After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A comparison of dia rem and abcd Scoring system WJ Lee, JJ Tsou, PJ Zachariah, A Almulaifi, M Kuwait, SC Chen, JC Chen, ... Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 11 (6), S69
Hepatocellular carcinoma encountered during laparoscopic bariatric surgery: two case reports and discussion Z Pulimuttil James, L Wei Jei, S Kong-Han J Gastroenterol Res 1 (2)
2017
Single-anastomosis duodenal-jejunal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADJB-SG) versus RY gastric bypass: mixed meal study WJ Lee, PJ Zachariah, JJ Tsou, YC Lee, JC Chen, KH Ser Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 11 (6), S210 1 2015
2015
Award & Recognition
Outstanding International Bariatric Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons Taiwan
2015
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Memberships

KING GEORGE HOSPITAL, VIZAG, INDI
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CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE, VELLORE, INDIA
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CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE, LUDHIANA, INDIA CARE HOSPITAL, AP, INDIA
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DHA License
DHA-P-0050747