Prof. Dr. Prathap Somanath MS, MCh

A Medical teacher with 32 years of experience and a national level PG teacher for Paediatrics postgraduates for the last 12 years.
An alumnus of Govt Medical College Trivandrum, who did MBBS course between 1980-1986 and thereafter MS General Surgery between 1987-1990 followed by MCh Paediatric Surgery between 1991-1993.
Performed more than 8000 paediatric surgical operations.
Passionate in simplifying the teaching of the subject.
Was Principal of Government Medical College Thrissur between 2021 and 2022 and Vice Principal of Government Medical College Kozhikode for 5 and half years before that. Worked as the Professor & Head of the department of Paediatric Surgery at the Government Medical College Kozhikode for 9 years from 2009 onwards.
First to perform colonic substitution of vagina in a child with vaginal atresia in Kerala in 2009.
First to design an innovative method of kidney saving urinary diversion in 2011 for obstructive uropathy in newborns and infants thereby preventing renal failure and successfully completed 373 such operations over 12 years which was presented in national conferences and published in an indexed journal.
First to describe and publish a new entity called "Partial Gastric Fundal Volvulus" in newborns.
Paper presentation in national Paediatric Surgery conferences in 2006, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and secured best paper awards in many of them.
One of the surgeons to have performed maximum number of intersex and gender conversion surgeries in the state over the last 30 years - more than 100 cases.
Was the health education cordinator for nearly 10 years at SAT Hospital, Medical College Trivandrum and developed more than 30 health education programs and telefilms meant for the public.
Brought revolutionary changes in the Paediatric Surgery Department Government Medical College Kozhikode, improving the infrastructure and protocolising the management of various paediatric surgical conditions especially in paediatric urology.
Author of "Handbook of Paediatric Surgery" published in 2018. Had given several health related TV and radio talks & discussions. Self designed a few appliances to aid in paediatric surgery for cleft lip & cleft palate.