Our Doctor

• Working as a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, under the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns. (July 2024 – Present)
• Worked as a Clinical Lecturer at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, under the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns. (April 2022 – April 2024)
• Established Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns in Lumbini Provincial Hospital. Worked as Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Lumbini Provincial Hospital, Butwal. (Feb 2019 – Feb 2022)

• MBBS – College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal – 2068
• Master of surgery (MS) in General Surgery – Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal (2074)

Thesis: “Comparision between Alvarado Score and Pediatric Appendicitis Score in diagnosing acute appendicitis in children”

• Magister Chirurgiae (MCh) in Plastic Surgery – Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal – 2076

Thesis: “Outcomes of glabrous dermal grafting in covering palmar skin defect: a prospective study in a tertiary care center in Nepal”.

Accomplishments:

• Ranked 1st in MCh. Entrance Exam ( plastic surgery ) of 2019 (TUTH, IOM, Kathmandu, Nepal)
• Ranked 9th in MD/MS Entrance Exam of TUTH, IOM, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Ranked 46th in MBBS Entrance Exam conducted by Ministry of Education, 2006
• Played a key role in establishing Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns in Lumbini Provincial Hospital.

Paper Publications:

• Rajbhandari B, Dahal GR, Pokharel RP. Comparison between Alvarado score and paediatric appendicitis score in diagnosing acute appendicitis in children. J Nepal paediatric Soc .2020;40(3):178-84.
• Rajbhandari B, Niraula H, Devkota M etal . Our experience of scalp reconstruction in a tertiary care centre of Nepal .J Soc Surg Nep. 2021;24(2)
• Niraula H, Rajbhandari B etal .Experience in flap reconstruction of lower limb defects in a tertiary care center of Nepal. JIOM Nepal.2021 Dec;43(3):23-30.

Seminars, Presentations, Workshop:

• 2012: leprosy Training, Anandaban
• 2012: Medicolegal training
• 2017: Hand surgery symposium
• 2017: 1st NASG international conference
• 2017: Advanced laparoscopic colorectal surgery workshop
• 2018: 11th national SSN conference, Palpa
  Paper presentation on “Comparision between Alvarado Score and Pediatric Appendicitis Score in diagnosing acute appendicitis in children”
• 2018: Hernia Essentials Workshop, BPKIHS, Dharan
• 2019: Essential burn care training, organized by Nepal Burn Society
• 2019: Health research workshop organized by research department, IOM
  Lasers in plastic surgery, organized by ALMA lasers
  Recent updates on lower limb reconstruction organized by PHECT Nepal , Kirtipur hospital
  3rd national conferences of association of plastic surgeons of Nepal ( APSON)
  Facial plastic surgery today. An overview, organized by NAMS/APSON.
• 2020: Online Ganga hand and microsurgery workshop
• 2021: Fundamental principles in management of Brachial plexus injuries. Phect Nepal. Kirtipur hospital
• 2022: Live workshop in aesthetic Rhinoplasty, Kathmandu Medical College
• 2023: 3rd Kathmandu Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery Course, NAIHS
• 2024 : Inaugural hand symposium, Nepal Hand Surgery Society
  2nd Kirtipur Hand Course, Kirtipur Hospital / IOM

Trainings:

• Trained as MCh Resident under the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.
• Extensive training under various aspects of Plastic Surgery.
• Reconstructive surgery: Burn surgery, Aesthetic surgery, Hand surgery, Microsurgery and Cleft surgery
• May 2018 – Jan 2019: Worked at B and B hospital under Department of Plastic, Cosmetic and Maxillofacial surgery
• Extensive exposure in cleft surgeries and maxillofacial cases.
• April 2015 – March 2018: Trained as a general surgery resident under the Department of General Surgery at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.
• 2012 -2014: Worked as a medical officer at Barhabise PHC under ministry of health and population.
• Managed a wide variety of cases (OPD, emergency /observation cases).
• Handled the administrative duties.
• Conducted various health camps, training to the HA, AHW, CMA.
• Worked as an election officer for 2013 constituent assembly election.