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Dr. Ashwin Rammohan

Dr. Ashwin Rammohan

Consultant 
23 Years of Experience
HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon
Rela Hospital, Chennai
MBBS, DNB, MRCS, MNAMS, MRCP, M.Ch, FRCS

English, Hindi, Tamil
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About Dr. Ashwin Rammohan

  • Dr. Ashwin Rammohan is an esteemed doctor specializing in HPB surgery and liver transplantation.
  • With 22 years of experience, Dr. Rammohan is highly regarded for his expertise in surgical gastroenterology and HPB surgery.
  • His clinical expertise includes:
    • Surgery of the liver and living donor transplantation
    • Translational research into liver regeneration and hepatocyte transplantation
  • Dr. Rammohan completed his MBBS at Madras Medical College and DNB (General Surgery) from The National Board of Examinations.
  • He is certified by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow.
  • Dr. Rammohan has published over 270 papers in top journals like the Journal of Global Health and the Journal of Hepatology.
  • He has received several awards, including a National Gold Medal in General Surgery and research paper awards from ILTS, ASI, IASG, and IHPBA.
  • Dr. Rammohan also serves on organizational committees and as an associate editor for international journals.
  • He is a member of prestigious organizations such as the National Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Awards of Dr. Ashwin Rammohan

  • National Gold Medal in General Surgery

Certificates of Dr. Ashwin Rammohan

  • D.Chir, L’Université de Strasbourg, France, 2011
  • PDF(LT), TamilNadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai. India, 2016

Paper Published by Dr. Ashwin Rammohan

Dr. Rammohan has written over 270 articles that are published in reputable journals, including the following:

  • Rammohan A, Naidu RM. Laparoscopic port site Richter’s hernia – An important lesson learnt. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2011; 2(1): 9–11. Cited as reference (No.2) for Richter’s Hernia on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter’s_hernia
  • Rammohan A, Manimaran AB, Manohar RR, Naidu RM. Nitrous oxide for pneumoperitoneum: No laughing matter this! A prospective single blind case-controlled study. Int J Surg. 2011;9(2):173 Cited as reference in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.Gases for establishing pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic abdominal surgery. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009569/full. Cited as reference (No.34, 35) for Nitrous Oxide applications in Medicine on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide.
  • Rammohan A, Naidu RM. Capsule Endoscopy: New Technology, Old Complication. J Surg Tech Case Report 2011; 3:91-3. Cited in Bibliography for Capsule Endoscopy on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_endoscopy
  • Rammohan A, Wood JJ. Desmoid Tumour of the breast as a manifestation of Gardner’s syndrome. Int J Surg Case Rep 2012 Jan ;3(5):139-142. Cited as reference (No.7) for Aggressive fibromatosis on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmoid_tumor. Cited as reference (No.7) for Gardner Syndrome on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardner_syndrome
  • Rammohan A, Cherukuri SD, Manimaran AB, Manohar RR, Naidu RM. Kikuchi-FujimotoDisease: A Sheepin Wolf’s Clothing.J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012;41(3):222-6. Cited as reference (No.1) for Kikuchi Disease on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikuchi_disease
  • Rammohan A, Srinivasan UP, Jeswanth S, Ravichandran P. Inflammatory Pseudotumour Secondary to Spilled Intra-Abdominal Gallstones. Int J Surg Case Rep 2012 ;3(7):305-307. Cited as reference (No.3) for Cholecystectomy- Procedural Risks and Complications on ikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholecystectomy#Procedural_risks_and_complications
  • Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Ramaswami S, Lakshmanan A, Senthil kumar P, Srinivasan UP, Ramaswamy R, Ravichandran P. Embolization of liver tumours: Past, present and future. World J Radiol 2012;4(9):405-412. Cited as reference (No.1-4) for Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcatheter_arterial_chemoembolization
  • Rammohan A, Manimaran AB, Jothishankar P, Naidu RM. Two port Vs Three Port Laparoscopic Appendicectomy – A Bridge to Least Invasive Surgery. J Min Access Surg 2012; 8:140-4. Cited as reference (No.3) for Appendectomy on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendectomy
  • Rammohan A, Srinivasan UP, Jeswanth S, Ravichandran P. Gastric Trichobezoar: A Diagnostic Tangle. AGH 2012;3(2):35-36
  • Sukumar R, Rammohan A, Jeswanth S, Ravichandran P. Ultrasound Guided FNAC Of Portal Vein Thrombus: A Novel Diagnostic & Staging Technique for Occult Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Arch Clin Exp Surg. 2014;3(2):129-132
  • Rammohan A, Jeswanth S, Senthil Kumar P, Ravichandran P. Endoscopic Band Ligation for Duodenal Carcinoid Tumors. Euroasian J of Hepato-Gastroenterol 2013; 3(1): 78-80
  • Rammohan A, Jeswanth S, Ravichandran P. Endoscopic Band Ligation for Peptic Ulcer Bleed.Oncol. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. Reports 2013;2(1):15-18. Cited as reference (No.18) for Therapeutic Endoscopy on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapeutic_endoscopy#Variceal_banding
  • Rammohan A, Jeswanth S, Ravichandran P. Episodic Biliary Obstruction: Intrahepatic Biliary Cystadenoma. Arch Clin Exp Surg. 2014;3(4):251-253
  • Senthil Kumar P, Rammohan A, Sateesh J, Jeswanth S, Ravichandran P. Impact of Perioperative Enteral Immunonutrition on Infectious Complications after Major Gastrointestinal Surgery. Arch Clin Exp Surg. 2014;3(1):16-25
  • Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Ramaswami S, Lakshmanan A, Senthil kumar P, Srinivasan UP, Ramaswamy R, Ravichandran P. Percutaneous Ultrasound Guided FNAC of Portal Vein Thrombi as a Diagnostic and Staging Technique for Hepatocellular Carcinoma- A Prospective Study. Abdom Imaging. 2013;38(5):1057-60.
  • Rammohan A, Ravichandran P, Sathyanesan J, Ramaswami S, Lakshmanan A, Senthil kumar P, Srinivasan UP, Ramaswamy R, Sathyanesan J. Haemosuccus Pancreaticus: 15-year Experience from a Tertiary Care GI Bleed Centre ISRN Radiology 2013(2013); 191794: 6 pages. Cited as reference (No.3) for Hemosuccus Pancreaticus on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemosuccus_pancreaticus
  • Rammohan A, Jeswanth S, Ravichandran P, Manoharan G. Macronodular Tuberculosis of the Liver: A Tumour Masquerade Trop Gastroenterol 2014;35(3):180–182
  • Rammohan A, Jeswanth S, Ravichandran P, Manoharan G. Transpancreatic Hepatomesenteric Trunk Complicating Pancreaticoduodenectomy. JOP. J Pancreas (Online)2013;14(6);649-652
  • Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Kamalakannan R, Anbalagan P, Senthil Kumar P, Srinivasan UP, Ramaswamy R, Ravichandran P, Manoharan G. A Gist of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Review. World J Gastrointest Oncol. 2013 15;5(6):102-12
  • Raghavan P, Rammohan A, Mary Lily S, Manoharan G. Omental Lymphangioma: A Diagnostic Conundrum.Epub. Ahead of printBritish Journal of Medicine &Medical Research2013
  • Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Kamalakannan R, Anbalagan P, Senthil Kumar P, Srinivasan UP, Ramaswamy R, Ravichandran P, Manoharan G. Impact of Perioperative Enteral Synbiotics in Hepatic & Pancreatic Surgery: Design and Rationale ofa Single Blind Placebo Controlled Prospective Randomized Control Trial [CTRI/2013/06/003737] Frontline Gastroenterol 2014;5:118-122
  • Rammohan A, Ravichandran P, Anbalagan P, Kamalakannan R, Senthil Kumar P, Srinivasan UP, Ramaswamy R, Sathyanesan J, Manoharan G. Implications of the Presence of an Aberrant Right Hepatic Artery in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy World J Gastrointest Surg. 2014; 6(1): 9-13
  • Narayanan S, Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Palaniappan R, Govindan M. Gallbladder Perforation Presenting as a Hepatic NeoplasmArch Clin Exp Surg.2016; 5(2): 113-115
  • Manoharan G, Rammohan A, Jeswanth S, Ravichandran P. Agenesis of Retrohepatic Inferior Vena Cava with Congenital Cavo-Portal Shunt Med E J2014; 5(13):1-5
  • Rammohan A, Cherukuri SD, Sathyanesan J, Ravichandran P, Manoharan G. Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis Masquerading as Gallbladder Cancer: Can It Be Diagnosed Preoperatively? Gastroenterol Res Pract2014 (2014), Article ID 253645, 5 pages
  • Rammohan A, Cherukuri SD, Ravichandran P, Sathyanesan J, Manoharan G. Preoperative Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Malignancy in Chronic Calcific Pancreatitis with Head Mass: Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio versus CA 19.9. World J Surgery2015;39(9):2323-8
  • Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Kamalakannan R, Anbalagan P, Senthil Kumar P, B Kesavan, Ramaswamy R, Ravichandran P, Manoharan G. Bile Duct Thrombi in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is Aggressive Surgery Worthwhile? HPB(Oxford)2015;17(6):508-13
  • Rammohan A, Cherukuri SD, Ravichandran P, Sathyanesan J, Manoharan G. Incidental Gallbladder Cancers: Are they truly incidental? World J Gastrointest Oncol 2014;6(12):441-443.
  • Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Kamalakannan R, Anbalagan P, Senthil Kumar P, B Kesavan, Ramaswamy R, Ravichandran P, Manoharan G. Synbiotics in Surgery for Chronic Pancreatitis: Are They Truly Effective? A Single Blind Prospective Randomized Control Trial. Ann Surg. 2015;262(1):31-7
  • Rammohan A, Cherukuri SD, Sathyanesan J, Palaniappan R. Acinetobacter: A War Zone in the Hospital. B Microbiol. Res.J.2015;(10)5:1-11
  • Rajamani AS, Rammohan A, Mohan S, Srinivasan P, Arthanari S, Muthuswamy U, Anand V, Palaniappan R. Prospective Evaluation of Innovative Force Assessing Firmware in Simulation to Improve the Technical Competence of Surgical Trainees World J Surg 2016;40(4):773-8
  • Arunachalam R, Rammohan A. Corrosive Injury of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: A Review. Arch Clin Gastroenterol 2016: 2 (1): 056-062
  • Govil S, Bharathan A, Rammohan A, Kanagavelu R, Kaliamoorthy I, Reddy MS, Rela M. Liver resection for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: Why left is sometimes right. HPB (Oxford). 2016 ;18(7):575-9.
  • Rammohan A, Govil S, Rela M. Portosystemic Shunts for “Small for Size Syndrome” Following Liver Transplantation – A Philosopher’s Stone? World J Surg. 2017;41(1):341-342
  • Rammohan A, Govil S, Narasimhan G, Reddy MS, Venugopal K, Rela M. Does Timing of Re-arterialization of Liver Grafts Affect Biliary Complications in Living and Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation? Liver Transpl 2016;22(11):1603-1606
  • Rammohan A, Sachan D, Logidasan S, Sathyanesan J, Palaniappan R, Rela M. Role of Plasmapheresis in Early Allograft Dysfunction Following Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation W J Hematol 2017; 6(1): 24-27
  • Rammohan A, Govil S, Varghese J, Reddy MS, Venugopal K, Rela M. Changing Patterns of Biliary Complications in an Evolving Transplant Unit. Liver Transpl2017;23(4) 478-486
  • Govil S, Rammohan A, Rajasekhar JS, Rela M. Should ‘Early Allograft Dysfunction’ replace ‘Small for Size’ after adult living donor liver transplantation? Under Review Transplantation
  • Velayutham SSR, Sathyanesan J, Palaniappan R, Janakiraman S, Rammohan A. Extrahepatic Intraductal Biliary Cystadenomas: Solving the Mystery of “Idiopathic Biliary Obstruction”? Under ReviewWorld J Surgery
  • Rammohan A, Reddy MS, Narasimhan G, Kota V, Rela M. Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: No Longer Stepping Through the Looking Glass? Under ReviewLiver Transpl
  • Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Palaniappan R, Govindan M. Synbiotics in Surgery for Chronic Pancreatitis: A Hobson’s Choice? Ann Surg 2017;266(1):14-15
  • Rammohan A, Reddy MS, Farouk M, Vargese J, Rela M. Pembrolizumab for Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Live Donor Liver Transplantation: The Silver Bullet? Hepatology. 2018;67(3):1166-1168
  • Rammohan A, Srinivas S, Reddy MS, Rela M. Restoring One Way Traffic Across the Roux Loop: The Nakajo Value. Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2018;22(1):90-92
  • Shrivastav M, Rammohan A, Reddy MS, Rela M. Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure: Selectivity the Key to Success. In printAnn Royal Coll Surg 2018
  • Rammohan A, Gunasekaran V, Reddy MS, Rela M. Graft Reduction in Paediatric Liver Transplantation: The Myth of 4? In print Am J Transpl 2018
  • Shankar S, Rammohan A, Reddy MS, Rela M. Living Donor Liver Transplantation and Situs Inversus Totalis: Cutting the Gordian Knot. Under Review BMJ Case Reports 2018
  • Gunasekaran V, Rammohan A, Reddy MS, Rela M. Liver Transplantation for Inferior Vena Cava Leiomyosarcoma: From A Maslow’s Hammer to The Occam’s Razor. In print BMJ Case Reports 2018
  • George A, Rammohan A, Reddy MS, Rela M. Ex-Situ Resection with Liver Auto-Transplantation for Locally Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma Causing Secondary Budd-Chiari Syndrome: An Occam’s Razor? Under Review BMJ Case Reports 2018
  • Rammohan A. Pembrolizumab and Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Tunnel at the End of the Light? In printDig Med Res 2018
  • Rammohan A. Liver Transplantation for Nonresectable Colorectal Metastases. In Print Ann. Colo. Res 2018
  • Shankar S, Rammohan A, Reddy MS, Rela M. Liver Transplantation in Situ Inversus Totalis: Cutting the Gordian Knot. In print BMJ Case Reports 2018
  • Rammohan A. Consultancy Corner: Healthy growth of paediatric liver transplantation in India. DTnext May 2017. http://www.dtnext.in/Lifestyle/Wellbeing/2017/05/24130147/ 1034604/Consultancy-Corner-Healthy-growth-of-paediatric-liver-.vpf
  • Rammohan A. Liver Allograft: Cadaver & Living Donor Transplantation. In: Shanmugam N, Dhawan A (Eds). Pediatric Liver Intensive Care: Springer Nature. 2018
  • Rela M, Rammohan A. The Doctor-Patient Relationship: A Sisyphean Endeavour? In: Bhaskar AG (ed)Kaleidoscope- Heartfelt stories about doctor patient relationships. 2018
  • Rela M, Rammohan A. Pediatric Liver Transplantation. In: Haribhakti S(ed) Surgical Gastroenterology. Paras Medical Publishers 2018
  • Rammohan A. Consultancy Corner: Advanced Surgical Techniques Improve Liver Transplantation Outcomes. DTNext. 018.https://www.dtnext.in/Lifestyle/Wellbeing/2018/05/22001909/1073277/Consultancy-Corner-Advanced-surgical-techniques-improve-.vpf
  • Rammohan AConsultancy Corner: Hepatitis B & Liver Transplantation. DTNext2018
  • The Efficacy of Nonoperative Management in Traumatic Surgical Emergencies of the Abdomen. Research Thesis submitted to The National Board of Examination and successfully defended for the partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of Diplomate of the National Board in General Surgery 2005
  • Impact of Perioperative Synbiotics in Surgery for Chronic Pancreatitis: A Single Blind Prospective Randomized Control Trial. Research Thesis Submitted to The Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University in the partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) 2014
  • Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Rajendran K, et al. A gist of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A review In: Ma L, Mei-Sze C, So S (eds.) Progress In Digestive System Neoplasms, World Clinical Gastroenterology 1st ed. Pleasanton (CA): Baishideng Publishing Group; 2014. P652 – 662
  • Co-investigator & Joint Collaborator, Body Area Wireless Sensor Network for Remote Health Monitoring of patients. Department of Instrumentation Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai, India & University of Ballarat, Sydney, Australia – Part of the Australia-India Strategic Research Funding. 2013-2014
  • Co-Investigator, Virtual Reality Based Laparoscopic Simulator with Touch Feedback. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. 2014
  • Co-investigator, Innovative Force Assessing Firmware in Surgical Simulation. Centre for Medical Electronics, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai. 2011-2014
  • Rammohan A. Unknown Citizen’s Aadhar Agony Outlook Apr 2015 http://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/unknown-citizens-aadhar-agony/294168
  • Govil S, Rammohan A. Liver Metastases. In: Mishra PK (ed) Textbook of Surgical Gastroenterology.2016;73: 830-841
  • Rammohan A. The Chennai December Deluge- Lest We Forget! Outlook Nov 2016. http://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/the-chennai-december-deluge-lest-we-forget/297367
  • Rammohan A, Govil S. Benign Tumours of the Liver.In: Nandakumar G(ed). Evidence Based Practices in Gastrointestinal, Colorectal & Hepatobiliary Surgery: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers(P)Ltd.2017;1(27):416-429.

Experience of Dr. Ashwin Rammohan

  • Clinical Fellow, Plastic Surgery, Govt. Stanley Hospital
  • Gyan Burman Fellow in Surgical Gastroenterology & Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Associate Consultant, Surgical Gastroenterology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India
  • Consultant, Surgical Gastroenterology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India

Education of Dr. Ashwin Rammohan

  • MBBS, Madras Medical College, 2002
  • DNB in General Surgery, The National Board of Examinations, India, 2005
  • MRCS, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK, 2004
  • MNAMS in General Surgery, The National Academy of Medical Sciences, India, 2006
  • MRCS, The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow, UK, 2009
  • MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology, Government. Stanley Medical College Hospital, 2014
  • FRCS, The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow, UK, 2014

Membership of Dr. Ashwin Rammohan

  • National Academy of Medical Sciences
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

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