Consultant plastic, cosmetic and microvascular surgeon at Kiran Multi-Superspeciality Hospital, Surat. MCh gold medalist, and the surgeon who led Gujarat's first hand transplant.
Dr. Arvind Patel is a consultant plastic, reconstructive and microvascular surgeon based in Surat, Gujarat. He holds MBBS, MS in General Surgery and MCh in Plastic Surgery, which he completed with a gold medal at Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad. He has practised as a consultant since 2005, and he led the team that performed Gujarat's first hand transplant.
Patients usually reach him in one of two ways. Some come for a planned cosmetic procedure, after thinking about it for months. Others arrive in an emergency, often at night, with a crushed hand or an amputated finger. Both situations get the same approach, which is a careful look at the anatomy first, then an honest conversation about what surgery can and cannot do.
That habit comes from his training. Reconstructive microsurgery does not allow shortcuts, because a free flap either connects and survives or it does not. Consequently, the same discipline carries over to cosmetic work, where the margin for error is smaller than most people expect.
Every degree below was awarded by Gujarat University, and the council registration can be verified with the Gujarat Medical Council, Ahmedabad.
| Qualification | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| MBBS | B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad | 1996 |
| MS, General Surgery | Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad | 2000 |
| MCh, Plastic Surgery, Gold Medal | Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad | 2004 |
| Medical registration | Gujarat Medical Council, Ahmedabad, number G-13284 | 2005 |
| Medical council | Maharashtra | 2026 |
Plastic surgery changes quickly, so training does not stop at the degree. These are the programmes that shaped how he operates today.
Fellowship at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, focused on free tissue transfer for cancer reconstruction.
Fellowship training at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, covering aesthetic surgery of the face and body.
International Course on Supermicrosurgery at Jinan, where he also presented on finger tip reimplantation.
Observership at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, for lymphatic supermicrosurgery.
Cadaveric workshop in composite tissue allotransplantation, which preceded the Gujarat hand transplant programme.
Dedicated workshop training in ear reconstruction, an interest that began with his MCh dissertation.
Microsurgical technique moves quickly, so the learning continues well past the degrees. These are some of the congresses, observerships and meetings that keep the practice current.
The practice covers three closely related areas. They overlap more often than patients expect, because a scar after an injury is both a reconstructive problem and an aesthetic one.
Teaching came before private practice, and it still shapes how cases are discussed and documented. Burns and reconstruction run through the published work from the beginning.
He led the team that performed the state's first hand transplant, and six have now been completed. The programme drew regional and national press coverage.
His MCh in Plastic Surgery was awarded with a gold medal by Gujarat University, ranking him first in his cohort.
Lifetime member of the Gujarat Plastic Surgeons Association, with participation in APSI, the Indian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, and the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery.
Reconstruction is judged by whether the part works again, not by how it photographs.Dr. Arvind Patel
Vasta Devdi Road, near Sumul Dairy Road, Tunki, Katargam, Surat 395004. Full theatre, anaesthesia and critical care backup, open twenty four hours from Monday to Saturday.
Call 98980 38191 at any hour for amputation injuries. Replantation is time critical, so the sooner the team knows, the better the chance of saving the part.
Membership of a professional body is not decoration. It sets the standard a surgeon is held to, and it is how peers keep each other accountable.
Yes. The consultation, the operation and every follow-up are handled by the same consultant plastic, reconstructive and microvascular surgeon. Nothing is delegated to trainees, assistants or technicians, so the person who assesses you is the person who operates.
Dr. Arvind Patel is registered with the Gujarat Medical Council under number G-13284, which anyone can verify with the Council directly. The qualifications are MBBS, MS in General Surgery, and MCh in Plastic Surgery awarded with a gold medal. He is also a life member of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India and of the state association.
MCh is the superspecialty surgical qualification in India. It is three further years of training in plastic, reconstructive and burns surgery, taken after MBBS and after MS in General Surgery. In India, a formally trained plastic surgeon holds an MCh in the subject, so it is worth asking for before any cosmetic or reconstructive procedure.
He has worked as a consultant since 2005, which is 21 years of independent practice in plastic, reconstructive and microvascular surgery.
Dr. Arvind Patel led the team that performed the first hand transplant in Gujarat, and six successful hand transplants have followed. That work is vascularised composite allotransplantation, which means bone, vessels, nerves and tendons are joined under the microscope, and it draws on the same microsurgical technique used for replantation and free flap reconstruction.
Yes. He completed a supermicrosurgery observership at the NCGM International Lymphedema Center in Tokyo in March 2023. Within India he holds a microvascular surgery fellowship from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and attended the cadaveric hand and face transplant workshop at K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai, in April 2023.
English, Hindi or Gujarati, whichever you are most comfortable explaining yourself in. Being able to describe the problem in your own words matters more than using the medical term for it.
You describe what is bothering you, the area is examined, and you are told what is realistic in your case rather than what is possible in general. Options are set out with their risks and recovery, and a written estimate follows the examination. Outpatient clinics run from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
Consultations at Kiran Hospital, Katargam, Surat. Outstation and NRI patients can request a video consultation before travelling.