®Dr Pratap Duggirala
A path to becoming one of India's most respected plastic surgeons that was deliberate, hard-earned, and deeply academic — All India Rank 2, trained at Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi, and still operating on every single case himself, 15+ years on.
Trained Where Indian Plastic Surgery Was Built
He trained in some of the country's busiest government and academic centres, <b>under surgeons whose names sit on the cover of medical textbooks.</b>
Education & Training
Dr Pratap's path to becoming one of India's most respected plastic surgeons wasn't accidental.
MBBS, 2004
Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College (SDUMC), affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka.
MS, General Surgery, 2009
Kurnool Government Medical College — grounding in core surgery in a high-volume government setting.
MCh, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2013
VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi — one of India's most demanding plastic surgery training programs. Secured All India Rank 2 in the entrance and received the Best Outgoing Resident Gold Medal.
Trained Under Names You'd Recognise
Hair Transplantation
Under Dr Manoj Khanna, Kolkata — one of India's pioneers of modern hair restoration.
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
Under Dr Subodh Kumar Singh, Varanasi — whose work has restored the faces of thousands of children across rural India.
What Each One Actually Signals
Not a wall of logos — here's the short list, with what each credential actually means.
Member
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), USAThe world's largest plastic surgery association — international membership requires verified credentials and peer endorsement.
Member
Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ISRM)For replantation and complex flap reconstruction work.
Member
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI)The apex national body for plastic surgeons in India.
Member
Indian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (IAAPS)Peer-verified membership in India's leading aesthetic surgery body.
Member
Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ISSH)Recognition within India's specialist hand surgery community.
Member
National Academy of Burns India (NABI)India's dedicated academic body for burn care and research.
Leadership Member
Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons (APRAS)Currently holds a leadership position within APRAS.
Member
Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate & Craniofacial AnomaliesSpecialist community for cleft and craniofacial reconstructive surgery.
Member
Association of Transgender Health in IndiaReflects his active practice in gender affirmation surgery.
Member
Indian Medical Association (IMA)India's largest voluntary organisation of registered medical practitioners.
Recognised By the Bodies That Matter
Member, Indian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Member, Indian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Dr Pratap Duggirala Is Associated With
Training institutions, partner organizations, and professional bodies that have shaped his practice.
Recognition Earned, Not Requested
Eminent Doctors — South 2025
India Today.
Outlook South India's Best Doctors
Plastic Surgery, 2024 & 2025.
India's Best Doctors Award
Excellence in Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery, Andhra Pradesh.
Alluri Sitaramaraju Award
For contributions to Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery.
Best Outgoing Resident — Gold Medal
MCh Plastic Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital.
All India Rank 2
MCh Plastic Surgery entrance examination.
Recognised Nationally
Eminent Doctors — South 2025 — India Today.
Eminent Doctors — South 2025 — India Today.
Conferences & Workshops Attended
Continuous engagement with professional education across Plastic Surgery, Burns, Microsurgery, Trauma, and Aesthetic Surgery.
Recent Conferences
APRASCON 2025
TRAUMASICON 2025
APASICON 2025
BRASCON 2025
AESURG 2025
APRASCON 2024
APFSRM 2024
IPATHCON 2023
APRASCON 2023
Earlier Conferences
The Big Masterclass
NABICON 2017
APSICON 2016
ISAPS Course
Specialised Workshops & Programmes
Peripheral Nerves & Brachial Plexus Injury Programme
BRACHIALCON
SAFPLAST50CON
Publications
“To Study the Incidence of Electrical Contact Burns and To Evaluate the Pattern of Injury in a Tertiary Burn Care Centre”
Academia Journal of Surgery · 2019“Epidemiology of Facial Bone Fractures — A Three Year Retrospective Study”
International Journal of Health and Clinical Research · 2021“Pyoderma Gangrenosum Complicating a Skin Graft for Burns — Case Report”
Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences · 2015His professional biodata records approximately 20 national and international publications, including textbook chapters. We list the publications we can independently verify here, and will add the remaining citations as we confirm each one.
The Teacher
A surgeon who teaches other surgeons is a surgeon who has nothing to hide. Dr Pratap is consistently invited to national conferences as faculty.
Live Surgical Demonstrations
Liposuction, gynecomastia correction, and trapezius flap reconstruction for electric contact burns.
Workshops Conducted
Workshop on Vascular Anastomosis Suturing Techniques (WOST 2016) for postgraduate trainees.
Guest Lectures
NABICON (Tertiary Burn Care in Rural Setup), ASICON (Plastic Surgery Symposium), and AP-ASICON.
Endowment Lectures
Delivered at APASICON 2020.
Other surgeons trust him to operate in front of them. That's a higher bar than a five-star Google review.
Building a Department, Training the Next Generation
Dr Pratap established and led the Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at NRI Medical College & Super Speciality Hospital, Mangalagiri, contributing to postgraduate education and specialist training as Professor and Head of Plastic Surgery. His teaching there covered flap surgery, vascular techniques, wound care, burns, and aesthetic procedures — alongside hands-on surgical workshops for young surgeons.
Excellence Guided by Responsibility
For Dr Pratap, plastic surgery extends beyond appearance. His practice combines surgical precision, patient safety, functional restoration, and aesthetic judgment — approaching each patient according to their individual anatomy, condition, and goals, across reconstructive surgery, burns, microsurgery, trauma, and aesthetic procedures.
Restoring Function, Rebuilding Confidence
Through Pratap Hospital, Dr Pratap has brought together reconstructive microsurgery, burns, trauma, hand surgery, cleft surgery, and aesthetic surgery within a dedicated Plastic Surgery institute. His commitment extends to accessible reconstructive care, including initiatives supporting burn-deformity treatment and cleft surgery for deserving patients — alongside continued contribution through research, teaching, and professional leadership, including his current leadership position within APRAS.
Beyond the Operating Theatre
Teaching, community outreach, and conference contributions from Dr Pratap Duggirala.
Procedures Dr Pratap Performs
Most surgeons specialise narrowly. He hasn't — because the patients who walk into Pratap Hospital don't get to choose what their problem is.
Gender Affirmation Surgery
At the only Central Government–approved centre in Andhra Pradesh for MTF and FTM surgeries in Vijayawada.
View ProceduresFacial Aesthetics
Rhinoplasty, facelift, brow lift, thread lift, blepharoplasty, otoplasty, split earlobe repair, dimple creation, cheek reduction, chin & cheek implants, lip enhancement, periorbital rejuvenation.
View ProceduresBreast Surgery
Augmentation (implant and fat-grafting), reduction, lift (mastopexy), reconstruction after cancer.
View ProceduresBody Contouring
Liposuction (including HD and 360°), abdominoplasty, thigh lift, arm lift, mommy makeover, six-pack etching, gynecomastia — one of his most-performed procedures.
View ProceduresHair Restoration
FUE and FUT hair transplantation — trained directly under Dr Manoj Khanna.
View ProceduresReconstructive Surgery
Post-cancer reconstruction, post-trauma reconstruction, cleft lip and palate, microvascular free flaps, diabetic foot reconstruction, limb salvage.
View ProceduresBurns
Acute burn management, Burns ICU care, skin grafting, post-burn contracture release, reconstruction of burn deformities.
View ProceduresHand Surgery
Trauma repair, tendon and nerve injuries, replantation, congenital hand differences, carpal tunnel.
View ProceduresThe Burn Healing Foundation
Pratap Hospital partners with the Burn Healing Foundation to provide free reconstructive surgery to burn survivors who cannot afford treatment. Burns has been Dr Pratap's clinical and personal focus since his MCh dissertation.
Every year, the foundation funds reconstructive procedures — contracture releases, skin grafts, scar revisions — for patients who would otherwise live for decades with deformities they could be free of.
If you're reading this and you (or someone in your family) has a burn injury you've been carrying for years because you couldn't afford treatment, please reach out to Pratap Hospital regardless of your finances. That is the entire point of the foundation.
What It's Like to Meet Dr Pratap
Here's what walking into a consultation with him actually looks like.
He Listens Before He Examines
You'll spend the first 10 to 15 minutes simply talking — what's bothering you, when it started, what you'd like changed, what you're afraid of.
He'll Tell You the Unflattering Truth
If a surgery isn't right for you — too soon, not necessary, too risky given your health — you will hear that honestly. A meaningful number of his consultations end without a surgery booking.
He Explains in Your Language
Telugu, Hindi, or English — whichever is most comfortable. He will draw on paper, show models, and use simple analogies.
He Gives You Space
No same-day pressure to book. He expects you to go home, talk to your family (or not, if discretion matters), and come back with more questions.
He'll Be in the Operating Theatre Himself
From the first incision to the last suture. No handover to a junior. The same is true at every follow-up.
That's the man. That's the practice. That's why patients come to Pratap Hospital from across Andhra Pradesh and beyond.
Follow Along or Reach Out Directly
No Pressure. No Commitment. Just a Conversation.
You can sit across from him and tell him what's bothering you. He will listen. He will tell you honestly what can and cannot be done. And whether or not you choose Pratap Hospital, you will leave with clarity — and that itself is something.
Request a Consultation
Tell us a little about what you're looking for and the best way to reach you. Dr Pratap Duggirala reviews every enquiry personally before your appointment is confirmed — so the time you spend with him is well used.
Pratap Hospital, Vijayalakshmi Colony, Mahanadu Road, Vijayawada – 520008
Telugu · Hindi · English. In-person and secure video consultations for outstation and NRI patients.