Dr. Sindhu R.S. is KIMS Kollam’s HOD & Senior Consultant in Surgical Gastroenterology. She is Kerala’s first female GI surgeon and the first woman in the state to earn a PhD in Surgery (2023). With over 1,500 major GI surgeries—including complex and minimally invasive procedures—she also led the first public-sector liver transplant programs in Kerala. As a polio survivor, she is a notable advocate for perseverance and medical education, with 25+ published papers and multiple conference awards