Dr. (Prof) Kirtikumar Jagdish Rathod is an experienced Consultant Paediatric Surgeon with over 18 years of expertise in managing Neonatal, Infant, and Paediatric Surgical Conditions. He has extensive experience in Advanced Minimally Invasive, Laparoscopic, Thoracoscopic, Robotic, Urological, Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Oncological Surgeries in Children.

Before joining Aster Hospital, he served as Professor of Paediatric Surgery at AIIMS Jodhpur, India, where he was actively involved in Clinical Care, Research, Postgraduate Teaching, and Medical Education. He has also worked at leading institutions in the United Kingdom, Oman, the United States, and India, bringing a wealth of international experience to his Practice.

Dr. Rathod has received several prestigious National and International Awards for Clinical Excellence and Research. He has published over 100 articles, extensively in reputed peer-reviewed Journals, serves on Editorial and Executive Committees of leading Paediatric Surgical Associations, and is a reviewer for internationally recognized Medical Journals.

Dr. Rathod is the first Indian Surgeon on the Executive Board of Europeon Society of Paediatric Endoscopic Surgery.

His Patient-centred approach combines with Advanced Surgical Techniques to deliver the highest standards of Care for Newborns, Infants, Children, and Adolescents.