Dr. Nilesh G Satbhai
Director – Plastic, Reconstructive Microsurgery & Hand Transplantation
Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery , Centre for Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery
Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai
Experience: 18+ Years
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About Dr. Nilesh G Satbhai
- Director – Plastic, Reconstructive Microsurgery & Hand Transplantation, Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai (Sept 2025 – Present)
- Honorary Consultant – Paediatric Plastic Surgery, B.J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai (May 2018 – 2025)
- Senior Consultant & Head – Plastic, Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, Gleneagles Hospital, Parel, Mumbai (Oct 2015 – Aug 2025)
- Consultant – Plastic, Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, Dr L.H. Hiranandani Hospital, Powai, Mumbai (Oct 2015 – Dec 2020)
- Consultant – Plastic, Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, S.L. Raheja Hospital – A Fortis Associate, Mahim, Mumbai (Oct 2015 – Dec 2020)
- Consultant – Plastic, Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Marine Lines, Mumbai (Oct 2015 – Sept 2017)
- Consultant – Plastic, Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, SevenHills Hospital & Health City, Andheri, Mumbai (Sept 2013 – Dec 2019)
- Fellowship – Robert Acland Overseas Travelling, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia (2022)
- Fellowship – Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, New York (2022)
- Fellowship – Reconstructive Microsurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan (2014)
- Clinical Fellowship – Brachial Plexus, Hand & Microsurgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Japan (2013)
- Fellowship – Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals, Coimbatore (2012)
- MCh (Plastic Surgery) – Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai (2012)
- DNB (General Surgery) – B.A.R.C. Hospital, Mumbai (2007)
- MS (General Surgery) – Grant Medical College & Sir J.J. Hospital, Mumbai (2007)
- MO (Community Health Centre) – Dhamane, Dhule, Nashik (2004)
- MBBS – Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Nashik (2000)
- Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI)
- Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ISSH)
- Indian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (ISRM)
- Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
- Indian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (IAAPS)
- National Academy of Burns – India (NABI)
- Best Paper Award – Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI), APSICON 2008, Varanasi.
- McNeal Award for the Best Audio-Visual Presentation, APSICON 2008, Varanasi.
- Best Resident (General Surgery) – Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital & Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai (2007).
- Pioneer of the hand transplant and vascularised composite allotransplantation (VCA) programme in Mumbai and Western India.
- His team has performed 24 successful hand transplant surgeries in 13 patients in less than five years, making it the world’s fastest-growing hand transplant and VCA programme.
- Performed the first bilateral hand transplant in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Western India.
- Performed India’s first successful bilateral hand transplant in a quadruple amputee patient.
- Performed Asia’s first partial hand transplant.
- Performed Asia’s first hand transplant for congenital absence (symbrachydactyly).
- Performed Asia’s first successful bilateral total arm transplant at shoulder level.
- Performed the world’s first shoulder-level arm transplant in a female patient, who was also the youngest recipient globally.
- Recipient of multiple academic awards, including the Medical Excellence Award at the IHH Quality Summit, Kuala Lumpur (2022).
- Hand surgery
- Hand transplantation
- Reconstructive microsurgery
- Functional upper-limb restoration
- Brachial plexus & peripheral nerve surgery
- Lower-extremity salvage & reconstruction
- Paediatric plastic surgery & birth-defect corrections
- Lymphatic microsurgery
- Satbhai N.G., Doi K., Hattori Y., Sakamoto S. “Functional outcomes and quality of life after single vs double free-muscle transfers in traumatic total brachial plexus palsy: a comparative study.”
- Hattori Y., Doi K., Sakamoto S., Satbhai N., Kumar K.K. “Pedicled vascularised flaps for complex hand reconstruction and treatment of infection.”
- Satbhai N.G., Doi K., Hattori Y., Sakamoto S. “Restoration of penile function after total amputation injury – a case report.”
- Satbhai N.G., Doi K., Hattori Y., Sakamoto S. “Techniques in replantation and revascularisation of the upper limb: a practical review.”
- Additional peer-reviewed articles and case reports on brachial plexus reconstruction, lymphoedema surgery, tendon transfers and microsurgical salvage (full list available on request).
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