Dr.R.K.Sharma is a Senior Consultant and Plastic Surgeon who is currently serving as the Professor and Head of Plastic Surgery at PGI Chandigarh. He has special interests in Craniofacial surgery, Breast reconstruction, Faciomaxillary Trauma, Head & Neck reconstruction, Burns & Cosmetic surgery. He is also the Chairman Hospital Infection Control Committee & Director “Smile train PGI Cleft Center” since 2007.

Clinical Research: 

New Techniques :

• Breast reconstruction after implant removal
• Role of Buccal pad of fat in TM joint Ankylosis
• Role of tensor tenopexy in cleft palate repair
• Posterior tibial cross leg islanded fasciocutaneous flap
• Vermillion reconstruction
• Hybrid suture technique
• Medial canthal fixation
• Frontogaleal flap for nose reconstruction
• Extended posterior auricular artery flap for scalp defects
• Islanded occipito-galeal flap for posterior scalp defects
• A web based flap for syndactyly release
• V-Y advancement for forehead defects
• “Perforator plus” flaps
• Mega flap for abdominal wall defects
• Islanded scalp flaps
• V-Y flaps for extensive axillary hideradenitis
• Retromolar intubation in maxillofacial trauma

Ideas and innovations 

• Clinical photography
• Angled knife for palatal surgery.
• Retrograde submental intubations in difficult airways
• Bedside pictogram for patient information in burns patients.
• Portable vice grip for craniofacial surgery
• Recording operation notes
• Chewing gum test for cleft palate fistula repair
• Preventing fogging of spectacles
• Fixation of endotracheal tube in patients with extensive burns of head and neck
• Reducing citation errors
• Turbaned forehead flaps  New classifications
• Abdominal wall defects
• Perforator flaps.
• Frontobasilar fractures. 

Editorial Reviewer: 

• Indian Journal of Plastic surgery.
• Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
• Indian Journal of Medical Research.
• Journal of Burn Care and rehabilitation.
• Journal of Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg.
• Indian Journal of burns