Santosh is a Senior Consultant Transplant surgeon. He works in Nephrology SA providing surgical services privately from Ashford Anzac Suites. Santosh brings with him over 20 years of expertise as a consultant surgeon. His areas of interests are General surgery, Surgeries for End Stage Renal Disease that include Dialysis access (AVF, CAPD), Nephrectomies for polycystic kidney & Transplantation. He has been in the forefront of Minimally invasive surgery as part of the team that did Australia’s first single port laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. He has a Master’s in Minimally Invasive Surgery (University of Adelaide). He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). As a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Adelaide, he is actively involved in the academic teaching of medical students and the fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Santosh specializes in: Surgeries for Chronic Kidney disease (CKD) Dialysis Access – AVF (arterio venous fistulae), CAPD (continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis) Skin lesion excision on fistula arms General Surgery in CKD patients Polycystic nephrectomies lap and open Renal transplantation – adult and pediatric General Surgery Skin lesion excision – cover with skin grafts and flaps Hernia Laparoscopic operations (minimally invasive, key hole) – gall bladder removal, appendectomy, hernia, diagnostic laparoscopy Excision of Lumps, excision of ingrown toe nails Hydrocele surgery Circumcision Vasectomy