Dr. Harish Gowda is a senior Laparoscopic and Gastrointestinal Surgeon…read more practising in Basavanagudi, Bangalore, with more than 24 years of experience and over 25,000 surgeries performed. He is the Founder and Chief Surgeon at HIMAS Hospital, a dedicated surgical hospital at No. 3 Kariyappa Road, Basavanagudi, serving patients from across Bangalore since 2002.
Dr. Harish Gowda specialises in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for conditions that patients often delay out of hesitation or fear, including piles, hernia, gallbladder disease, fissure, fistula, appendicitis, and varicose veins. Most procedures are completed in under an hour with same-day discharge and no large incisions.
For over twenty years, word of mouth has been the heart of Dr. Harish Gowda’s practice. Most patients come because someone they know recommended him, and many travel from across India and abroad to consult him. Every procedure they come for is performed by Dr. Harish Gowda himself.
He was awarded the Gold Medal in the Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery by the World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons and is a recipient of the Young Surgeon Award, recognitions that place him among the most decorated laparoscopic surgeons practising in Bangalore today.
Dr. Harish Gowda holds fellowships spanning minimally invasive surgery, gastrointestinal endoscopy, colorectal surgery, abdominal wall hernia, and bariatric and metabolic surgery from India’s and the world’s leading surgical bodies: FMAS, FIAGES, EFIAGES, FALS, FACRSI, FAMAS, and FCLS. He holds an MS in General Surgery from Mysore Medical College and an MBBS from Bengaluru Medical College.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Harish Gowda served as Associate Professor of Surgery at KIMS and Bowring Hospital, Bangalore. He is Honourable Secretary of the Surgical Society of Bangalore and Founder Chairman of HIMAS Charitable Trust.
Dr. Harish Gowda consults in Kannada and English. Patients from across Bangalore, including Jayanagar, JP Nagar, Banashankari, BTM Layout, Girinagar, and Kanakapura Road, visit him at HIMAS Hospital, Basavanagudi. 24×7 emergency surgical care is available.read less