• MBBS (2002 – 2008) including one year of rotating internship.
  Institute: Shri B M Patil Medical College, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India
  University: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• MS – GENERAL SURGERY (2010 – 2013)
  Institute: Dr Vaishampayan Memorial government medical college, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
  PG Guide: Prof M M Litake
  University: Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
• SUB SPECIALISATION: SURGICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY (2015-2018)
  Institute: Gem Hospital & Research Centre, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India,
  PG Guide: Prof. C Palanivelu.
  University: National Board of Examinations, Delhi

• Presently, Dr.Bhushan is working as a consultant in division of Upper GI Surgery, Bariatric Surgery & Minimal access surgery, Gem Hospital & Research centre, Chennai, Tamil nadu, India.
• Dr.Bhushan’s career has combined research, education and clinical care. His clinical areas of expertise are on the both the cancerous and non-cancerous disorders of the esophagus and stomach.
• Non-cancerous disorders such as the treatment and diagnosis of GERD, Barrett’s esophagus, achalasia, hiatal hernia and paraesophageal hernia among others.
• Cancerous disease of esophagus and stomach as squamous call carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, GIST, Neuroendocrine carcinoma.
• Dr. Bhushan has extensive experience with new technologies with special interest in advanced Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Surgery including robotic surgery & utilizes technology to benefit his patients so they may enjoy life better.
• He cherish another field of interest in Laparoscopic Gall bladder surgery and hernia surgery such Groin hernias, complex ventral hernias & abdominal wall reconstruction surgery.
• His other clinical skills include diagnostic endoscopies and colonoscopies with ability for basic interventional endoscopies such as biopsies, polypectomies and stent removal.
• He is academically strong with 15 publications in major PUBMED indexed national and international journals, and 7 national/international awards for his academic contributions

• Recipient of KS National Robotic Surgery Video Awards 2021, awarded by Vattikutti foundation, Detroit, United states.
• Best video award for “Robotic McKeown’s esophagectomy with Total 2F Lymphadenectomy in locally advanced Mid Thoracic SCC” in an Annual international Conference, ACRLS 2020, Nov 27-28, Seoul, South Korea, jointly organized by Asia Pacific association of Robotic surgeons and Korean association of Robotic surgeons.
• Best video award for “Robotic McKeown’s esophagectomy” in Annual Conference of Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (India Chapter) CRSA IND 2020.
• Best paper award for “Laparoscopic palliative cervical esophageal bypass for carcinoma esophagus with TEF” in International conference on complex & rare cases in esophagus and stomach, ICES – 2019.
• Best paper award for “Laparoscopic D2-Gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer: surgical and long-term oncological outcomes” in 13th international congress of AMASICON-2018.
• Best poster Award for “Predictors of malignancy in Chronic calcific pancreatitis with head mass” in IASGCON-2017.
• Bursary award from the prestigious India association of surgical gastroenterologist for IASGCON 2017.

• Bhushan Chittawadagi, Sunil Nayak, R Parthasarathi, Chinnusamy Palanivelu et al. Laparoscopic D2 Gastrectomy in Advanced Gastric Cancer: Postoperative outcomes & Long-term survival analysis. Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery. Accepted, Awaiting publication. Feb 2021.
• Shankar B, Bhushan Chittawadagi, Parthasarathi R, C Palanivelu. Propensity matched analysis of short term oncological and perioperative outcomes following robotic and thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy for carcinoma esophagus- the first Indian experience. Journal of Robotic Surgery. Accepted, Awaiting publication. Jan 2021
• Chittawadagi B, Senthilnathan P, Palanivelu C. Chronic encysted giant seroma post‐ventral hernia repair masquerading as peritoneal cyst and its laparo‐seroscopic management: A case report and literature review. J Minim Access Surg.2020 Sep 15. doi: 10.4103/jmas. JMAS_117_20. Online ahead of print.
• Parthasarathi, Sharma Dhawal, Bhushan Chittawadagi, Chinnusamy Palanivelu et al. Gastrointestinal stromal tumour of stomach: Feasibility of laparoscopic resection in large lesions and its long-term outcomes. J Minim Access Surg. 2020 Feb 26. doi: 10.4103/jmas.JMAS_311_18.
• Chittawadagi B, Senthilnathan P, Jankar SV, Palanivelu C et al. Laparoscopic Roux-en Y duodenojejunostomy: A safe and physiological treatment for symptomatic annular pancreas in adults. J Min Access Surg 2020;16:121-5.
• Senthilnathan Palanisamy, Bhushan Chittawadagi, Palanivelu Chinnusamy et al. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of Colon Mimicking Advanced Malignancy: Report of Two Cases with Review of Literature. Indian J Surg (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-020-02215-w.
• Subbiah Rajapandian, Chittawadagi Bhushan, Chinnusamy Palanivelu et al. Single incision multiport versus conventional laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: A matched comparison. J Minim Access Surg 2018 Jan-Mar;14(1):44-51.
• Palanivelu Chinnusamy, Sumanta Dey, Bhushan Chittawadagi et al. First robotic pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy for Frantz’s tumour in an adolescent girl. J Minim Access Surg 2018 May 4. Epub 2018 May 4.
• R Parthsarathi, Samrat V Jankar, Bhushan Chittawadgi, C Palanivelu et al. “Laparoscopic management of symptomatic residual appendicular tip: A rare case report.,” Journal of minimal access surgery, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 154–156.
• S. Rajapandian, Samrat V. Jankar, Darshan S. Nayak, Bhushan Chittawadgi, C. Palanivelu et al. Laparoscopic management of ‘Y-shaped’ gallbladder duplication with review of literature. J Minim Access Surg. 2017 Jul-Sep; 13(3): 231–233.
• Rajapandian S, Jankar SV, Chittawadgi B, C. Palanivelu et al. Laparoscopic excision of rare case of recurrent presacral teratoma. Journal of minimal access surgery. 2017 Oct;13(4):315
• S. Palanisamy, B Chittawadagi, P Chinnusamy et al. Changing pattern of Laparoscopic internal drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst in the era of endoscopy: Experience from a tertiary centre in south India. HPB, volume 18, supplement 1, e339, 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2016.02.877
• Chittawadgi B B, Mhetre S C, Chittawadgi B B, A morphometric analysis of diameter of blood vessels in relation to degree of eosinophils and basophils (mast cells) infiltration for analysis of severity and prognosis of acute appendicitis. Indian J Pathol Oncol 2016;3(3):463-469
• Jaykar R D, Kasabe P, Bhushan C, Kamble P H. Giant Retroperitoneal Lipoma: A Case Report and Review. MedPulse – International Journal of General Surgery; 1(1): 12-14.
• Jaykar R D, Jadhav S C, Bhushan C, Kamble P H. Compound and Multiple intussusceptions caused by inverted Meckel’s diverticulum: A rare case report. Indian Journal of Basic & Applied Medical Research; June 2013: Issue-7, Vol.-2, P. 655-659.