Chennai is considered the medical hub of India. So the hospitals in Chennai city are blessed with some of the finest hepatologists for treatment of your liver, biliary tree, gallbladder, and pancreas related problems. Here is the rundown of the Top 10 Best Hepatologists in Chennai.
10 Best Hepatologist in Chennai
Dr. Mohamed Rela
39 years of experience
FRCS - General Surgery (Upper GI), Master of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, MBBS
Hepatologist
- Pioneered the technique of split liver transplantation where one cadaver liver is split into two and transplanted into two individuals
- Performed over 4000+ liver transplant surgeries.
- Performed successful liver transplantation on a five-day-old girl, which made him an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records in 2000.
- Set up a successful Living Donor Liver Transplant program performing over 250+ liver transplants a year, having performed over 1500+ liver transplants in a short span of 8 years.
- Carried out the first living related liver transplant on a patient with acute liver failure in the UK. 18-month-old baby.
Dr. Kannan D
40 years of experience
MCh - Surgical Gastroenterology/G.I. Surgery, MS - General Surgery, MBBS
Hepatologist
- Specialist surgeon for surgical diseases of esophagus (food pipe), stomach, liver, pancreas, gall bladder, colon, and rectum.
- Performed over 1000+ pancreatic surgeries.
- Team member of the first liver transplant done at Govt.Stanley hospital.
- Performed maximum cancer surgeries in the GI tract both open and laparoscopic.
Dr. Thayumanavan
35 years of experience
DM - Gastroenterology, MD - General Medicine, MD - Physician
Hepatologist
- Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Gastritis Treatment, Bladder Cancer Surgery, Ulcerative Colitis Treatment, Peptic / Gastric Ulcer Treatment, and Acidity Treatment, etc
- Involved in patient care, Emergency Endoscopy organizing ICU care for Liver failure patients for the Government and Private sector.
- Special Interest in therapeutic endoscopy, luminal gastroenterology, and hepatology.
- Experience in handling all Endoscopic Emergencies like UGI bleed, Emergency ERCP for Cholangites .etc.
Dr. S. Palaniappan
32 years of experience
DM - Gastroenterology, MD - General Medicine, MBBS
Hepatologist
- Offers treatment for Liver diseases, Stomach problems, Diarrhoeal diseases, Blood vomiting or blood passing in stool, Jaundice, Acidity Ulcer problems, Swallowing difficulty, Pancreas problems, Gallstone diseases.
- Pioneered the Endoscopic Ultrasonography [EUS] in Tamil Nadu.
- Skilled in performing Interventional Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, and Stenting of Oesophagus and Colon Bile Duct.
Dr. Patta Radhakrishna
29 years of experience
MCh - Surgical Gastroenterology/G.I. Surgery, MS - General Surgery, MBBS
Hepatologist
- Pioneered one of the largest series of daycare laparoscopic surgeries in India with excellent results.
- Known for ultra-short stay laparoscopic gall bladder surgery of hospitalization of fewer than 6 hours for a gall bladder removal for gall stones.
- Experience in surgery for Gastro-Intestinal bleeding, hepatobiliary surgery, pancreatic surgery, colorectal surgery, emergency abdominal surgery.
- Well versed with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Appendicectomy, Hernia Repair, Hellerās Cardiomyotomy, Fundoplication, Rectopexy, Colonic resections, Splenectomy, Hydatid excision, etc.
Dr. Joy Varghese
26 years of experience
DM - Gastroenterology, MD - General Medicine, MBBS
Hepatologist
- Played a vital role in setting up a cadaver liver transplant program in various hospitals in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states in both Government & Non-Government Sector.
- Involved in 600+ adult liver (both cadaver & living donor) transplant peri-operative and long-term management.
- One of the very few initiators in the World for therapeutic plasma exchange role in liver disease management.
- Interests lies in Hepatitis B / Hepatitis C / Fatty liver / Cirrhosis/ Liver Transplantation / Liver cancer.
Dr. Deepu Selvaraj
25 years of experience
MCh - Surgical Gastroenterology/G.I. Surgery, MS - General Surgery, MBBS
Hepatologist
- Expertise in minimal invasive Bariatric/Obesity/Metabolic Surgery, Upper GI/Colorectal/Hepato-Biliary Surgery (New GGSSH) and fertility-enhancing laparoscopic surgery
- Well versed with advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Robotic Surgery, and Upper GI & Colorectal Surgery.
- Established a state of the art modular operating theater complex at the new GG Super-Specialty hospitals, including a flagship first of its kind Digital Operating Room (OR1-Karl Storz Germany).
- Performed over 1000+ laparoscopic surgical procedures including the first Scarless / Single port surgery in the southern half of the country.
Dr. Harikumar Nair
25 years of experience
Transplant Hepatology, MRCP, DM, MD, MBBS
Gastroenterology-Hepatologist
Hepatologist
- Performed 15000+ diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures.
- special interest in ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography) done for post-liver transplant biliary complications.
- Areas of Expertise include Hepatic Hemodynamics, Transplant Hepatology, and advanced liver disease with portal hypertension.
- First GI physician in Kerala to undergo Transplant Hepatology(Liver transplant medicine) Training.
Dr. Yamini
22 years of experience
MCh - Surgical Gastroenterology/G.I. Surgery, DNB, MS - General Surgery, MBBS
Hepatologist
- Expert in treating common diseases with unusual presentations, rare problems where patients were cured of ailments which troubled them for years
- Special interest in treating all types of gastro related cancers starting from cancer esophagus, cancer stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreatic cancers, cancers of colon, rectum, and anal canal.
- Performs Key-hole or laparoscopic surgeries with excellent clinical outcomes.
- Performed Bariatric surgeries to assist people who are overweight with metabolic problems like uncontrolled diabetes, severe osteoarthritis of the knee, etc.
Dr. S Srinivas
21 years of experience
Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, DNB - Paediatrics, Diploma in Child Health (DCH), MBBS
Hepatologist
- Best Paper Award In National Pedgastrocon 2004 in 2004.
- Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital.
- Member of Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP).
Questions & Answers on "Hepatology" (22)
WhatsApp the report to me
Dr. Pallab Haldar
Do exactly what your doctor said
Dr. Pallab Haldar
kindly do not take or discontinue medicines without the doctor's advice. Please consult a gastroenterologist or hepatologist for your problems.
Dr. Sumanta Kumar Mishra
Kindly visit a liver specialist for a check-up.
Dr. Sumanta Kumar Mishra
Based on the complaints and elevated bilirubin levels you seem to be suffering from a type of liver disorder, a condition wherein excess accumulation of bilirubin (a brown yellow coloured compound formed in breaking down of red blood cells) occurs. With loss of appetite, vomiting, stomach tightness and bloating; fever, extreme fatigue and abdominal pain can also be seen in liver diseases.
ā¢ There are multiple causes for development of liver dysfunction such as infection, autoimmune liver diseases like cholangitis, Wilsonās disease, cancer, alcoholic liver (due to alcohol abuse) and non-alcoholic (due to excessive consumption of fats) and drug induced.
ā¢ When using a medicine that is known to have the potential to cause liver damage, your doctor may recommend you to have blood tests done on a routine basis after starting the medication so that any signs of liver damage may be recognised before symptoms develop.
ā¢ Common medications that can cause damage to the liver include Paracetamol, Statins ā drugs for lowering cholesterol levels and certain herbs.
ā¢ Other liver function parameters such as AST(aspartate aminotransferase), ALT(alanine transaminase), ALP(alkaline phosphatase) and GGT(gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase) bilirubin are required to be evaluated and additional to this for determining the exact cause of dysfunction especially to confirm presence of jaundice; urinalysis, CT (for distinguishing between biliary obstruction and liver disease including cancer) and liver biopsy (for ruling out concern about possible liver cancer) needs to performed.
ā¢ The treatment is based on the underlying cause and damage levels and can range from dietary changes, medications such as antibiotics, sedatives, etc to liver transplants.
ā¢ Consult hepatologist near you for further assessment and treatment.
Dr. Sayalee Karve
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