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Dr. Pradeep Jacob

Head,Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Kochi | Professor, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Kochi

Qualification: MBBS, MS General Surgery
pradeepjacob@aims.amrita.edu

Bio

Dr. Pradeep Jacob joined Amrita Hospital, Kochi in 2002 and was one of the founding members of the General Surgery Department and is now working as Professor and Head of the Department of General Surgery. He had his surgical training at Government Medical College Kottayam and worked in the same institution till 2002. His key area of interest is in Thyroid surgeries and is routinely performing complex thyroid surgeries for benign as well as malignant conditions. He is also involved in surgical training, active research and has numerous publications in national and international journals.

Speciality: General Surgery

Languages Known

  • English and Malayalam
Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Prophylactic Central Compartment Dissection on the Long-Term Outcome of Advanced (N0-T3/T4) Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Cite this Research Publication : Revathy, A., Sekhar, S.R., Gopalakrishnan Nair, C. Riju R Menon, Pradeep Jacob, Misha JC Babu, Anoop V Pillai . Prophylactic Central Compartment Dissection on the Long-Term Outcome of Advanced (N0-T3/T4) Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2024)

Publisher : Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Year : 2022

Impact of Pelvic Bone Anatomy on Inguinal Hernia and the Role of Radiological Pelvimetry

Cite this Research Publication : Akash Rajeev, Ashwin Vinod, George M. John, Pradeep Jacob, Riju Ramachandran, Vishal Marwaha. (January 15, 2022) Impact of Pelvic Bone Anatomy on Inguinal Hernia and the Role of Radiological Pelvimetry. Cureus 14(1): e21269. DOI 10.7759/cureus.21269

Publisher : Cureus

Year : 2022

Serum TSH Level as a Simple Efficient Tool to Assess the Risk of Thyroid Malignancy in Euthyroid Patients with Indeterminate Cytology – A Cohort Study

Cite this Research Publication : Vinod, Ashwin; Ramachandran, Riju; Pillai, Anoop Vasudevan; Padmanabhan, Dakshin Sitaram; Ravindran, Greeshma C.1; Babu, Misha J. C.; Jacob, Pradeep; Nair, Gopalakrishnan C., "Serum TSH Level as a Simple Efficient Tool to Assess the Risk of Thyroid Malignancy in Euthyroid Patients with Indeterminate Cytology - A Cohort Study," Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism: Sep–Oct 2022 - Volume 26 - Issue 5 - p 446-452. doi: 10.4103/ijem.ijem_75_22

Publisher : Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Year : 2021

Solitary thyroid nodules: validity of ultrasonography, fine needle aspiration cytology and sestamibi in detecting thyroid malignancies – a cross-sectional study in Kerala

Cite this Research Publication : Suresh S, Menon RR, Jacob P, et al. Solitary thyroid nodules: validity of ultrasonography, fine needle aspiration cytology and sestamibi in detecting thyroid malignancies - a cross-sectional study in Kerala. J Evid Based Med Healthc 2021;8(31):2885-2889

Publisher : J Evid Based Med Healthc

Year : 2020

Complications following thyroidectomy for benign thyroid diseases and their correlation with clinical, anatomical, and biochemical parameters

Cite this Research Publication : Prabhakaran, Aswin; Ramachandran, Riju; Jacob, Pradeep; Babu, Misha J C; Nair, Gopalakrishnan C., "Complications following thyroidectomy for benign thyroid diseases and their correlation with clinical, anatomical, and biochemical parameters," Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2020;53:81-6.

Publisher : Formosan Journal of Surgery

Year : 2018

Preoperative preparation of Hyperthyroidism for Thyroidectomy – Role of Supersaturartted Iodine and Lithium Carbonate

Cite this Research Publication : Nair CG, C Babu, Menon R, Jacob P. Preoperative preparation of Hyperthyroidism for Thyroidectomy – Role of Supersaturartted Iodine and Lithium Carbonate. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2018 May-Jun:22(3);392-396

Publisher : Indian J Endocrinol Metab.

Year : 2018

The Outcome of Papillary Thyroid Cancer Associated with Graves’ Disease: A Case Control Study

Cite this Research Publication : Riju R. Menon, Gopalakrishnan, N., Babu, M., Pradeep Jacob, and G Krishna, P., “The Outcome of Papillary Thyroid Cancer Associated with Graves’ Disease: A Case Control Study”, Journal of Thyroid Research, vol. 2018, p. 5, 2018.


Publisher : Journal of Thyroid Research .

Year : 2018

Factors influencing adverse outcomes in non diabetic necrotizing fascitis- a retrospective study

Cite this Research Publication : Riju R. Menon, C Nair, G., Misha J. C. Babu, and Pradeep Jacob, “Factors influencing adverse outcomes in non diabetic necrotizing fascitis- a retrospective study”, Medical Journal Medica Innovatica, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 16-20, 2018.

Publisher : Medical Journal Medica Innovatica .

Year : 2018

Acute pancreatitis and primary hyperparathyroidism: Effect of parathyroidectomy

Cite this Research Publication : Riju R. Menon, Nair, G. C., Misha J. C. Babu, and Pradeep Jacob, “Acute pancreatitis and primary hyperparathyroidism: Effect of parathyroidectomy”, Formosan Journal of Surgery, vol. 51, no. 6, pp. 219-222, 2018.

Publisher : Formosan Journal of Surgery .

Year : 2017

Lack of Association of B-type Raf Kinase V600E Mutation with High-risk Tumor Features and Adverse Outcome in Conventional and Follicular Variants of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Lalitha Biswas, CG, N., M, B., Pradeep Jacob, Riju R. Menon, AK, R., and K, N., “Lack of Association of B-type Raf Kinase V600E Mutation with High-risk Tumor Features and Adverse Outcome in Conventional and Follicular Variants of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma”, Indian Journal of Endocrinol Metab, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 329-333, 2017.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Endocrinol Metab

Year : 2017

Correlation between the cernea classification of external branch of superior laryngeal nerve in relation to the ultrasound-based volume of thyroid gland

Cite this Research Publication : Riju R. Menon, Murali, S., C. Nair, G., Misha J. C. Babu, and Pradeep Jacob, “Correlation between the cernea classification of external branch of superior laryngeal nerve in relation to the ultrasound-based volume of thyroid gland”, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 845-847, 2017.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Year : 2016

Renal dysfunction in primary hyperparathyroidism; effect of Parathyroidectomy: A retrospective Cohort Study.

Cite this Research Publication : Misha J. C. Babu, Nair, G., Menon, R., Pradeep Jacob, and Jimmy Mathew, “Renal dysfunction in primary hyperparathyroidism; effect of parathyroidectomy: A retrospective Cohort study”, International Journal of surgery, vol. 36 , no. Part A, 2016.

Publisher : International Journal of Surgery.

Year : 2016

Is intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring necessary in symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism with concordant imaging?

Cite this Research Publication : G. C. Nair, Misha J. C. Babu, Jacob, P., Menon, R., and Jimmy Mathew, “Is Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone monitoring necessary in symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism with concordant imaging?”, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2016.

Publisher : Indian Journal of endocrinology and Metabolism

Year : 2015

Inflammatory diseases of the non-lactating female breasts (Original Research)

Cite this Research Publication : G. C. Nair, ,, Pradeep Jacob, Riju R. Menon, and Misha J. C. Babu, “Inflammatory diseases of the non-lactating female breasts (Original Research)”, International Journal of Surgery, vol. 13, pp. 8 - 11, 2015.

Publisher : International Journal of Surgery

Year : 2014

Inflammatory diseases of the non-lactating female breasts

Cite this Research Publication : G. Nair C, ,, Pradeep Jacob, Riju R. Menon, and Misha, “Inflammatory diseases of the non-lactating female breasts”, International Journal of Surgery, vol. 13, pp. 8-11, 2014.

Publisher : International Journal of Surgery

Year : 2014

Graves’ disease in a dialysis dependent chronic renal failure patient

Cite this Research Publication : C. G. Nair, Pradeep Jacob, Riju R. Menon, and Misha J. C. Babu, “Graves' disease in a dialysis dependent chronic renal failure patient”, Indian Journal of Nephrology, vol. 24, pp. 397-399, 2014.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Nephrology, Medknow Publications

Year : 2013

Lithium-induced parathyroid dysfunction: A new case

Cite this Research Publication : Misha J. C. Babu, C Nair, G., Riju R. Menon, and Pradeep Jacob, “Lithium-induced parathyroid dysfunction: A new case”, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 930-932, 2013.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Year : 2013

Hypocalcaemia following total thyroidectomy: An analysis of 806 patients

Cite this Research Publication : G. C Nair, Misha J. C. Babu, Riju R. Menon, and Pradeep Jacob, “Hypocalcaemia following total thyroidectomy: An analysis of 806 patients”, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 298-303, 2013.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Year : 2012

Toxic thyroid carcinoma: A new case.

Cite this Research Publication : Misha J. C. Babu, C Nair, G., Riju R. Menon, and Pradeep Jacob, “Toxic thyroid carcinoma: A new case.”, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 668–670, 2012.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Year : 2010

Gastric Carcinoma-A Rare Presentation

Cite this Research Publication : Sa Vikram, Pradeep Jacob, Nair, C. Gb, and Vaidyanathan, Sb, “Gastric Carcinoma-A Rare Presentation”, Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, vol. 1, pp. 346-348, 2010.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology

Year : 2009

Principles of thyroid surgery

Cite this Research Publication : CG Nair, P Jacob, R Riju. Principles of thyroid surgery.Thyroid Research and Practice. Year 2009, Volume 6, Issue 3 [p. 75-78] http://www.thetrp.net. Review article

Publisher : Thyroid Research and Practice

Year : 2009

Is total thyroidectomy justified in multinodular goitre

Cite this Research Publication : Riju R. Menon, Jadhav, S., Kanthaswamy, R., Pradeep Jacob, and Nair, C. G., “Is total thyroidectomy justified in multinodular goitre”, Journal of the Indian Medical Association, vol. 107, pp. 223-225, 2009.

Publisher : Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Book

Year : 2015

Chronic Venous Disorders of the Lower Limbs

Cite this Research Publication : S. Vaidyanathan, Riju R. Menon, Pradeep Jacob, and John, B., Chronic Venous Disorders of the Lower Limbs. New Delhi, India: Springer, New Delhi, 2015.

Publisher : Springer, New Delhi,

Areas of Expertise
  • Thyroid Disease
  • Hernia Surgery
  • All common General Surgical Procedures
Work Experience
  • Professor and Head, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi 2019 – Present
  • Clinical Professor, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi 2008 – 2019
  • Associate Professor, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi 2004 – 2008
  • Assistant Professor, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi 2002 – 2004
  • Assistant Professor, Government Medical College Kottayam 1999 – 2002
  • Resident, Government Medical College Kottayam 1996 – 1999
Awards and Recognition
  • Invited Speaker at APTS 2023 (4th Congress of Asia-Pacific Society of Thyroid Surgery) – Surgery for Parathyroid Disease
  • Invited Speaker at ASICON 2021(81st National Conference of Association of Surgeons of India) – Thyroglobulin –use and misuse

Membership in Professional Societies

  • Association of Surgeons of India
  • Indian Medical Association
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