About Rajesh Kuruba, MD
Rajesh Kuruba is identified by VA Jackson Health Care as a laparoscopic, gastrointestinal and bariatric surgeon. He is also listed as a UMMC assistant professor associated with the G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Center. The VA program offers sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, with referral through the MOVE weight-management program. The listed practice is VA Jackson Health Care bariatric surgery program. Published appointment locations include G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1500 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, MS 39216-5116. The documented clinical services include Bariatric surgery; Laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery. Published physician directories report medical education at Osmania Medical College, class of 1994, followed by general surgery residency at Providence Hospital / Ascension Providence.
This profile uses selected sourced facts. Current availability and procedure choice should be confirmed with the practice.
Procedures & areas of focus
- Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
- Bariatric revision/conversion
- Laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery
ASMBS’s individual provider page explicitly names sleeve, bypass and revision/conversion and matches the VA Jackson telephone. These are individual society-directory services, rather than an inference from the VA program menu.
Education & training
- Medical school: Osmania Medical College NTR UHS, class of 1994 — reported by Doximity and Vitals.
- General surgery residency: Providence Hospital, 2000–2006 — Doximity reports the program under its current Henry Ford Providence Hospital name.
Historical education is reported by identity-matched physician directories. Doximity and Vitals match the Jackson VA address and telephone; Vitals NPI1770604803 also matches the official NPPES record. Doximity’s current page names Henry Ford Providence Hospital; an older indexed version calls the program Ascension Providence/MSUCHM, with the same2000–2006 dates. No fellowship has been inferred.
Academic & leadership roles
- Assistant Professor, UMMC / G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Center
Medical license & specialist credentials
General surgery certification is not a separate bariatric surgery board certificate. Dates below describe the issuing source on the day checked; a license or certification can change afterward.
- Issuing body
- American Board of Surgery
- Recorded status
- Certified - Meeting CC Requirements
- Public identifier
- 051724
- Issued
- 2006-10-23
- Expires
- 2027-12-31
- Checked on
- 2026-11-03
Practice locations
Hospital campus address for the VA program that names Kuruba; an individual consulting suite is not published.
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1500 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, MS 39216-5116
Get directions ↗Confirm appointment location with the practice.
Research & publications
Epidural analgesia and laparoscopic technique do not reduce incidence of prolonged ileus in elective colon resections.
Questions to ask
Where can I arrange a consultation?
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1500 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, MS 39216-5116. Hospital campus address for the VA program that names Kuruba; an individual consulting suite is not published.
How can I contact VA Jackson Health Care bariatric surgery program?
Call 601-362-4471. VA Jackson hospital operator, not a personal surgeon line. Ask about the bariatric surgery/MOVE referral pathway.
Which procedures or clinical services are documented?
The individual ASMBS listing names laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and revision/conversion of previous bariatric surgery. Confirm current availability and the surgical plan with the VA program.
Source ↗What medical education and surgical training are listed?
Doximity and Vitals report Osmania Medical College, class of1994, and general surgery residency at Providence Hospital. Doximity dates the residency2000–2006 and now labels the program Henry Ford Providence Hospital. These are identity-matched directory reports of historical training.
Source ↗Related patient guides
Profile sources
- Primary content evidence reviewed for this profile · Checked 2026-11-03
- Primary content evidence reviewed for this profile · Checked 2026-11-03
- Primary content evidence reviewed for this profile · Checked 2026-11-03
- Primary content evidence reviewed for this profile ↗ · Checked 2026-11-03
- Primary content evidence reviewed for this profile ↗ · Checked 2026-11-03
- Identity-matched secondary physician directory: historical education only ↗ · Checked 2026-11-03
- Secondary education corroboration and full NPI identity; no license status adopted ↗ · Checked 2026-11-03
- Individual specialty-society operation list, exact Jackson phone match ↗ · Checked 2026-11-03
