ONLINE CONSULTATION · SURGICAL SECOND OPINION

Get an expert surgical second opinion — from anywhere

If you’ve been advised to have surgery and want an experienced surgeon’s honest read on your reports and scans, Dr Ameet Kumar offers online video consultations for patients across India and abroad. AIIMS-trained, FRCS (Glasgow), with over 4,500 surgeries behind him — a clear, unhurried opinion, wherever you are.

Dr Ameet Kumar, gastrointestinal surgeon, reviewing reports for an online second opinion

Who an online second opinion is for

A second opinion isn’t about doubting your doctor. It’s about walking into a big decision with confidence, knowing you’ve had it looked at carefully by an experienced pair of eyes. Dr Kumar’s online consultations are for you if:

  • You’re not in Bangalore. Whether you’re in another city, a smaller town, or living abroad, you can get an expert opinion without travelling first.
  • You’ve been advised to have surgery and want an honest, independent review of your reports and scans before you commit to an operation.
  • You’re facing a complex or cancer diagnosis — a growth on the pancreas, a liver tumour, a stomach, colon or food-pipe cancer, a blocked bile duct — and you want a super-specialist’s view on the plan.
  • You’re asking “do I even need surgery?” Sometimes the most valuable thing a surgeon can tell you is that you can safely avoid an operation, or watch and wait. Dr Kumar will give you that answer just as readily as a recommendation to operate.

If you’re unsure whether your case is suitable, message the team — they’ll guide you.

How it works — three simple steps

What you’ll come away with

Not jargon, and not a rushed verdict. You’ll get a clear, honest, written second opinion that tells you, in plain language:

  • What your reports and scans actually show
  • Whether an operation is genuinely needed — or whether you can safely wait, watch, or treat it another way
  • If surgery is the right path, what the options are and what each one involves
  • Honest, specific answers to the questions that have been keeping you up at night

The aim is simple: that you finish the consultation understanding your situation, and feeling settled about your next step — whatever that turns out to be.

Why patients seek Dr Kumar’s opinion

Dr Ameet Kumar is a senior gastrointestinal, HPB and laparoscopic surgeon with the kind of depth that matters most when the stakes are high:

  • AIIMS-trained M.Ch in GI Surgery, and the FRCS of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
  • Over 4,500 surgeries across 25 years, including some of the most complex operations in the field — pancreatic, liver, bile-duct and GI cancer surgery
  • 56 published papers and an international research and teaching record, including award-winning operative videos watched by surgeons worldwide
  • National and international standing as a super-specialist in hepato-pancreato-biliary and GI cancer surgery — the very cases where a careful second opinion is worth the most

This is experience built on doing the hard cases, again and again — and on a career-long habit of telling patients the honest truth about what they do and don’t need.

Request your online second opinion

Fill in the form below and the team will be in touch to confirm your appointment. The more you can share now, the more useful your consultation will be.

Appointment Request

To share your medical reports, scans and biopsy results securely, you can upload them directly through the form above, or send them via WhatsApp to 919013818845 — the team will confirm receipt and let you know if anything important is missing.

Prefer to message directly? WhatsApp Dr Kumar’s team or call 9013818845 — share your reports there and they’ll set everything up.

Your records stay private

Your medical information is yours. Everything you share — reports, scans, your history and your consultation itself — is treated as strictly confidential and handled with the same care and discretion you’d expect in a doctor’s consulting room. Files are shared over a secure connection and used only for the purpose of giving you your opinion. Your records are never shared with anyone outside your care without your permission.

Common questions about online second opinions

There’s a consultation fee for the review and your video appointment, which the team will explain clearly when you get in touch — before anything is booked, with no surprises. Payment can be arranged conveniently online, including from outside India. Just ask when you reach out.

Once your reports and scans are with the team, a video consultation is usually arranged within a few days, depending on Dr Kumar’s schedule and how urgent your case is. Your written opinion follows shortly after your appointment. If your situation is time-sensitive, say so when you make contact and the team will do their best to prioritise it.

Dr Kumar consults comfortably in English, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil, so you can talk through your situation in the language you’re most at ease with.

No — and it’s important to be clear about this. A remote opinion is based on your reports, scans and our conversation. It does not replace a hands-on physical examination, in-person tests, or treatment, and it is not for emergencies. If you have severe pain, bleeding, breathlessness, high fever or any sudden serious symptom, please go to your nearest hospital or emergency department straight away. An online opinion is here to guide your decisions — not to be your only medical care.

Gather whatever you have: recent scans (CT, MRI, ultrasound or PET — the images and the reports), blood test results, any biopsy or pathology report, endoscopy findings, and discharge summaries or prescriptions from earlier treatment. Don’t worry if something’s missing — share what you’ve got, and the team will tell you if anything important is needed.

Dr Ameet Kumar

Written & medically reviewed by Dr Ameet Kumar, M.Ch (GI Surgery, AIIMS), FRCS (Glasgow), FAIS. Last updated: June 2026.

Ready for a clear, honest opinion?

Wherever you are, you can get an experienced surgeon’s read on your reports and scans. Request a second opinion from Dr Ameet Kumar, or message his team on WhatsApp — they’ll help you take the next step with confidence.