Dr. Rajesh Kumar Watts
Experience: Over 25 years
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
New Delhi, India
Introduction
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Watts works at Indraprastha Apollo. He performs from cosmetic enhancements to reconstructive surgery for accident victims and burn survivors needing facial or skin restoration.
About Dr. Rajesh Kumar Watts
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Watts has been part of the Apollo setup for twenty-five years at the same hospital, which is rare for any surgeon. He went to Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan for microsurgery training. Which is basically the world headquarters for microsurgical reconstruction.
He served as Team Doctor and Scientist for the XVI Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica, experiencing two years without hospital support. This permanent exposure shaped his medical and emergency thinking. At Apollo since 1999, he has witnessed the rise of cosmetic surgery in India from its beginning.
Qualifications
- MBBS — Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
- MS (General Surgery) — University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
- MCh (Plastic Surgery) — BHU, Varanasi.
- Microsurgery Training — Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan.
- Aesthetic Surgery Training — Athens, Greece.
Awards & Recognition
- At Indraprastha Apollo since 1999.
- Team Doctor XVI Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica.
- Microsurgery trained at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan.
- APSI Sponsorship Award recipient.
- Active in promoting safe cosmetic practices.
- Life member of APSI and IAAPS.
Specialities & Expertise
- Facial rejuvenation
- Rhinoplasty
- Breast augmentation and reduction
- Hair transplant and restoration
- Maxillofacial trauma reconstruction
- Burns rehabilitation and scar management
- Microsurgical tissue reconstruction
- Microtia ear correction
Patient Experience & Approach
Cosmetic patients say expectations are managed by Dr. Rajesh Kumar Watts before anything happens. Accident victims whose faces were destroyed in crashes mention that the reconstruction brought back the symmetry. Parents of children with microtia appreciate that the ear reconstruction plan was explained clearly with realistic photos of what the rebuilt ear would actually look like.