BIOSKETCH
Kapil Satyapal is a Senior Professor and Fellow of the University of Kwazulu Natal. He is a Clinical Anatomist
and Surgeon: he has a Senior Doctorate in General Surgery and Fellowships from the Royal College of
Physicians in Ireland and the US International College of Angiology. He also has a Masters in Medical Law
and is appointed to the Medical and Dental Board of the HPCSA and the South African Medico-Legal Society
Board. He has enjoyed an international reputation in Clinical Anatomy and Related Fields and has been a
visiting Professor to several leading international universities including Mayo Clinic (Rochester, USA). He
enjoys an extensive publication record and has attended several international and national scientific
conferences and a member of various learned societies and editorial boards
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Renal vasculature and application in transplantation
- Coronary vasculature particularly cardiac collaterals & significance in coronary artery
- bypass surgery
- Sympathetic chain: Application in Thoracic sympathectomy
- Human Anatomical Variations and their clinical significance
- Medico-Legal & Ethical application
- Anatomical imaging techniques and clinical correlation/application
- Minimal Invasive surgery and anatomical bases
- Regional Anesthesia and anatomical landmarks
- Segmental nature of the liver and its vascular basis in liver resection
- Chronic pain relief and pain pathways
- Forensic osteology and significance in forensic medicine
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
- Variations of the external and internal jugular veins: A fetal studyP Pillay, S Ishwarkumar, KS Satyapal International Journal of Morphology. 36(1):145-148, 2018
- Factors associated with failed spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean sections in Mthatha general hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa AA Alabi, OV Adenyibi, OA Adeleke, P Pillay, MR HaffajeeSouth African Family Practice 2017; 59(4):128–132
- A study on the role and functions of inspectors of anatomy in South Africa. Pillay P, McQuoid-Mason D, Satyapal KS. South African Journal of Bioethics and the Law 2017; 10(2): 86-92
- Morphometric analysis of the mandible in the Durban Metropolitan population of South Africa
- Ishwarkumar, P. Pillay, MR Haffajee, KS Satyapal Folia Morphologica Vol. 76, No. 1, pp. 82–86. 2017
- The morphometry of the gonial angle and its correlation with age and sex in the eThekwini Metropolitan region: A panoramic study S Pillay, S. Ishwarkumar, BZ De Gama, P. Pillay International Journal of Morphology. 35(2):661-666,2017
- The Plantar Aponeurosis in Fetuses and Adults: An Aponeurosis or Fascia? A Kalicharan, P Pillay, BZ De Gama, C Rennie, KS Satyapal Int. J. Morphol., 35: 2017.
- An osteometric evaluation of the mandibular condyle in Black KwaZulu-Natal population
- Ishwarkumar, P. Pillay, BZ DeGama, KS Satyapal International Journal of Morphology. 34(3):848-853, 2016.
- Sex determination using morphometric and morphological dimensions of the clavicle within the KwaZulu-Natal population S Ishwarkumar, P Pillay, C Rennie, MR Haffajee International Journal of Morphology 34(1) 2016
- The anatomy of the plantar arterial arch A Kalicharan, P Pillay, C Rennie, MR Haffajee Int. J. Morphol., 33(1):36-42, 2015.
- An Osteometric Evaluation of the Jugular Foramen
- Ishwarkumar; N. Naidoo; L. Lazarus; P. Pillay, K. S. Satyapal Int. J. Morphol., 33(1):251-254, 2015
- Osteometry and Morphology of the Human Fibula: A South African Study N Naidoo; S Ishwarkumar; P Pillay; L Lazarus; KS Satyapal International Journal of Morphology 33 (3) 2015 – IJM 127.15
- The common peroneal nerve in fetuses D Chetty, P Pillay, L Lazarus, KS Satyapal Int. J. Morphol., 32(2):455-460, 2014.
- Ansa Cervicalis: A fetal anatomical study Pillay P, Partab P, Lazarus L, Satyapal KS Int. J. Morphol., 30(4):1321-1326, 2012.
- The Great auricular nerve in fetuses Pillay P, Partab P, Lazarus L, Satyapal KS Int. J. Morphol., 30(1):40-44, 2012
- The Lesser occipital nerve in fetuses Pillay P, Partab P, Lazarus L, Satyapal KS Int. J. Morphol., 30(1):140-144, 2012
