Colon and Rectal Surgeons
of Kansas City

 

 

 

 

Dr. Sanjay V. Thekkeurumbil

 

 

 

 

 

Excited to establish his surgical practice in the Kansas City Metropolitan area, Dr Thek, as he is referred to, comes to this area from Pennsylvania.  He brings with him the latest technology and innovative techniques in colorectal surgery.  He has expertise in laparoscopic intestinal surgery, colonoscopy and with the revolutionary TEM procedure.

Dr. Thek is dedicated to the personal care of his patients and encompasses their total well being in his treatment.

Education
M.D.  Saba University of Medicine, Netherland-Antilles
B.A.  Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
New Fairfield High School, New Fairfield, CT

Post Graduate Training
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Penn State College Of Medicine
Allentown, PA

Surgical Residency
Huron Hospital,
Cleveland Clinic Health System
East Cleveland, OH

Surgical Internship
Huron Hospital,
Cleveland Clinic Health System
East Cleveland, OH

Honors
Dean’s List
SABA University School of Medicine

Resident of the Year
Department of Surgery, Huron Hospital
East Cleveland, OH

Outstanding Resident Award
Department of Surgery, Huron Hospital
East Cleveland, OH

Certifications    

• American Board of Surgery, BC
  
• American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, BC
  
• Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, BC
  
• Missouri State Board of Healing Arts, BC

Professional Societies

• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  
• American College of Surgeons
  
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
  
• Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America

Presentations

• Resident case presentation competition,Cleveland Surgical
  Society, 2004
• Role of thoracoscopy in trauma, Cleveland Surgical Society, 2005
• Cases presentation and discussion moderator, 11th Annual Trauma Symposium, Huron Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 2005
• Laparoscopic treatment of malrotation/paraduodenal hernia, SAGES meeting, 2006
• Role of endovascular stents in combined skeletal and vascular trauma, Third International Endovascular and Laparoscopic Congress, Manhattan, NY 2006
• Cases presentation and discussion moderator, 12th Annual Trauma Symposium, Huron Hospital, Cleveland, OH 2006

Publications/Research

• Simplified Management of Low-Energy Projectile Extraperitoneal Rectal Injuries. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care: December 2009 – Volume 67 – issue 6 – pp 1270-1271.
  
• “Anticoagulation and polypectomy. Is there optimal timing pre and post colonoscopy?”
  
• “Early thoracoscopy for penetrating wound of the chest.”
  

Interests
Endoscopy, Laparoscopy
Basketball, Tennis, Water Sports, Snow Boarding,
Outdoor Activities, Travel.