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Explore individually sourced roles, affiliations and portraits. Where a portrait is unavailable in reviewed evidence, it is marked below.

Anil Kumar Murarka
Head & Senior Consultant in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm)
Murarka studied medicine and general surgery in Raipur and plastic and reconstructive surgery at Christian Medical College, Ludhiana. He subsequently completed craniofacial fellowship training at the Australian Craniofacial Unit in Adelaide. His clinical focus includes cleft and craniofacial reconstruction.
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Mohit Sharma
Professor in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm)
Sharma completed plastic and reconstructive surgery specialisation at Safdarjung Hospital in 2002 and clinical fellowships in burns and hand surgery at St Andrew’s Centre in the United Kingdom. His Amrita profile describes microvascular reconstruction and involvement in the team that established India’s vascularised composite allotransplantation programme.
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Shikha Gupta
Senior Consultant in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm)
Gupta studied medicine and plastic surgery at Seth GS Medical College/KEM Hospital and general surgery at Grant Medical College/Sir JJ Hospital. Her additional UK training included a microsurgery fellowship at Norfolk and Norwich. Her clinical interests include breast, head and neck reconstruction and aesthetic breast surgery.
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Devajyoti Guin
Senior Consultant & Assistant Professor in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm)
Guin studied medicine at Kasturba Medical College and trained in general and plastic surgery at St John’s, Bengaluru. He completed oncoplastic reconstructive microsurgery training at Tata Medical Center and a hand/reconstructive microsurgery fellowship at Ganga Hospital. His interests include brachial plexus and peripheral nerve reconstruction, hand surgery and lymphoedema.
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Vasundhra Jain
Consultant & Assistant Professor in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm)
Jain studied medicine at Sri Ramachandra in Chennai and completed general and plastic surgery training at Amrita in Kochi. Her official profile describes reconstructive microsurgery, onco-reconstruction, lymphoedema care, hand surgery, trauma and lower limb reconstruction, with participation in Amrita’s hand transplant team.
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Arun Sharma
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm)
The departmental directory says Senior Consultant; the individual profile says Consultant & Assistant Professor. The public role retains the clinical scope rather than choosing an inconsistent rank.
Sharma graduated from Manipal University and completed oral and maxillofacial surgery postgraduate training at KLE University in Belgaum. His Amrita profile describes cleft and craniofacial care, facial trauma, orthognathic surgery and complex dental rehabilitation, including earlier work within the BLK-Max craniofacial team.
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Maithreyi Sethu
Consultant & Assistant Professor in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm)
Sethu’s Amrita profile records MCh plastic surgery qualification, MRCS and fellowship training in burns and hand surgery. Her clinical interests include burns, hand surgery and trauma reconstruction; her work experience includes Ganga Hospital, Royal Adelaide Hospital and humanitarian surgical services with MSF and Mercy Ships.
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Fellowship in Microsurgery in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
- Leadership as published
- Anil Kumar Murarka — Head & Senior Consultant in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm); Mohit Sharma — Professor in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm); Shikha Gupta — Senior Consultant in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm); Devajyoti Guin — Senior Consultant & Assistant Professor in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm); Vasundhra Jain — Consultant & Assistant Professor in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm); Arun Sharma — Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm); Maithreyi Sethu — Consultant & Assistant Professor in the host Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery department (individual fellowship appointment to confirm)
- Evidence reviewed
- 13 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Amrita School of Medicine / Amrita Hospital Faridabad
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Fellowship in Microsurgery in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
A post-specialty fellowship covering microsurgical reconstruction, limb salvage, replantation and complex wounds. The programme page and admissions directory give different durations; confirm the term before applying.
- Location
- Faridabad, India
- Duration
- Programme page states 1 year; some Amrita admissions listings say 2 years — confirm the published term before applying
- Clinical participation
- Hands-on microsurgical training described
- International applicants
- International eligibility must be confirmed with the institution
- Funding
- Stipend paid during the one-year training period; no programme fee stated
- Application timing
- Not publicly listed
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
2 seats; annual pattern
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
MCh/DrNB in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (as listed under eligibility for admission)
Published training
- High-volume microvascular onco-reconstruction, complex defects, limb salvage and replantation under supervision
- Workhorse free flaps (radial forearm, ALT, free fibula), vascular access, revascularisation and nerve repairs
- Lymphology and congenital anomaly reconstructions; animal-lab microvascular skills training
- Expected assist in ~10 cases and perform with/without assistance at least ~25 microsurgery cases by tenure end
- Weekly seminars and journal clubs; OPD and ward duties
Application route
Apply through Amrita admissions / academic outreach for the Faridabad plastic surgery microsurgery fellowship. Confirm the conflicting duration listings, next intake and qualification equivalence with facultyoffice@fbd.amrita.edu.
Published application documents
- Enquiry / application materials as directed by facultyoffice@fbd.amrita.edu for the Faridabad microsurgery fellowship
- Evidence of MCh / DrNB in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (programme eligibility)
Published contact note: facultyoffice@fbd.amrita.edu (published in the admissions directory)
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Amrita — official programme page ↗
- Amrita — admissions directory (duration differs from programme page) ↗
- Maithreyi Sethu — Official host faculty or clinical-team page ↗
- Vasundhra Jain — Official host faculty or clinical-team page ↗
- Arun Sharma — Official host faculty or clinical-team page ↗
Source review: 13 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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