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Dr. R. Muthukumarassamy

Dr. R. Muthukumarassamy

Associate Consultant 
25 Years of Experience
HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon
Rela Hospital, Chennai
MBBS, MS, DNB, FNB, MNAMS, MRCS, FMAS, PhD

English, Hindi, Tamil
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About Dr. R. Muthukumarassamy

  • Dr. R. Muthukumarassamy is a highly skilled Hepato Pancreato Biliary (HPB) and Liver Transplantation surgeon with 24 years of experience.
  • His areas of expertise include the management of abdominal trauma, surgical gastroenterology, liver disease treatment, liver transplantation, pediatric liver transplantation and hepatocellular carcinoma.
  • He completed his MBBS from JIPMER, Pondicherry, in 2000 and pursued MS from the same institution in2003
  • Dr. R. Muthukumarassamy attained a DNB in General Surgery in 2004
  • He has pursued MRCS and FMAS (Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery) in 2009
  • He obtained a Master's in Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic surgery in 2012.

Awards of Dr. R. Muthukumarassamy

  • Best Poster, IASG, Cochin
  • Prize Winner, IX National Level Science Talent Search Examination,1994

Paper Published by Dr. R. Muthukumarassamy

He has numerous publications. Some of his papers published are:

  • Rajakannu M, Sarath SC, Jagdish S. Hematemesis: a rare cause from gangrenous retrograde jejunogastric intussusception. The Internet J of Surgery. 2005; 6 (2).
  • Muthukumarassamy R, Robinson SS, Sarath SC, Raveendran R. Treatment of anal fissures using a combination of minoxidil and lignocaine: a randomized, double-blind trial. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2005; 24(4):158-60.
  • Rajakannu M, Kumar RS, Kate V, Ananthakrishnan N. Necrotising soft tissue infection of fungal origin in two diabetic patients. Mycoses. 2006; 49(5):434-5. (2.247)
  • Rajakannu M, Kate V, Ananthakrishnan N. Necrotizing infection of the breast mimicking carcinoma. Breast J. 2006; 12(3):266-7. (1.643)
  • Rajakannu M, Sri Vengadesh G, Pai D, Jagdish S. Disseminated rhinosporidiosis – an unusual presentation with pulmonary involvement. Int J Dermatol. 2006; 45(3):297-8.(1.141)
  • Muthukumarassamy R, Shankar SR, Sarath SC, Jagdish S. Appendico-cutaneous fistula. Indian J Surg 2006; 68(6):318-9. (0.081)
  • Muthukumarassamy R. Diagnosis and treatment of acute scrotum. Physician’s digest. 2006; Feb-Mar: 57-64.
  • Rajakannu M, Ananthakrishnan N, Madhavan M. Isolated mesenteric fibromatosis: report of a case. Trop Gastroenterol. 2008; 29(3):179-80.
  • Rajakannu M, Venkateshwaralu C. Rapunzel syndrome: report of a case with review of the treatment. Trop Gastroenterol 2010; 31(2):133-134.
  • Elamurugan TP, S.Suresh Kumar S, Muthukumarassamy R, Vikram Kate. Splenic artery aneurysm presenting as extrahepatic portal vein obstruction: a case report. Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2011; 2011:908529. Epub 2011 Aug 1.
  • Elamurugan TP, Sivashanker M, Suresh Kumar S, Muthukumarassamy R, Vikram Kate. Primary tuberculous appendicitis with caecal perforation: a case report. Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2012; 5:834-6.
  • Ramesh A, Muthukumarassamy R, Karthikeyan VS, Rajaraman G, Mishra S. Pseudoaneurysm of internal carotid artery after carotid body tumor excision. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2013; 23:208-11.
  • Pragatheeswarane M, Muthukumarassamy R, Kadambari D, Kate V. Early Oral Feeding vs. Traditional Feeding in Patients Undergoing Elective Open Bowel Surgery—a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014; 5:1017-23.
  • Rajakannu M, Adam R, Pascal G, Mabrut JY, Karam V, Ducerf C, Baulieux J. Enucleation versus anatomical resection in the surgical treatment of hepatic hemangiomas – a report from 20 years’ experience. HPB (Oxford) 2014;16(Suppl):187–188,
  • Rajakannu M, Magdeleinat P, Vibert E, Ciacio O, Pittau G, Innominato P, Cunha AS, Morère JF, Castaing D, Adam R. Sequential liver and lung resection for colorectal cancer metastases: In which patients should surgery be proposed?” JCO 2015;33(Suppl):3524.
  • Bekheit M, Rajakannu M, Bucur P, Adam R, SaCunha A, Castaing D, Cherqui D, Vibert E. Serial volumetric assessment of large for size liver grafts after whole cadaveric liver transplant in adults: do large liver grafts shrink in size? HPB (Oxford) 2016; 2:200-6.
  • Rajakannu M, Awad S, Ciacio O, Pittau G, Adam R, Cunha AS, Castaing D, Samuel D, Lewin M, Cherqui D, Vibert E. Intention-to-treat analysis of percutaneous endovascular treatment of hepatic artery stenosis after orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2016; 7:923-33.
  • Rajakannu M, Cherqui D, Ciacio O, Golse N, Pittau G, Antoine MA, Antonini TM, Coilly A, Cunha AS, Castaing D, Samuel D, Guettier C, Adam R, Vibert E. Liver stiffness measurement by transient elastography predicts persistent hepatic decompensation in patients undergoing hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2017;24(Suppl):100.
  • Rajakannu M, Cherqui D, Ciacio O, Golse N, Pittau G, Antoine MA, Antonini TM, Coilly A, Cunha AS, Castaing D, Samuel D, Guettier C, Adam R, Vibert E. Liver stiffness measurement by transient elastography predicts late post-hepatectomy outcomes in patients undergoing resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Surgery 162:766-774.
  • Rajakannu M, Magdeleinat P, Vibert E, Ciacio O, Pittau G, Innominato P, Cunha AS, Morère JF, Castaing D, Adam R. Is cure possible following sequential resection of hepatic and pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer? Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2017 Jun 23.
  • Rajakannu M, Coilly A, Adam R, Samuel D, Vibert E.  Prospective validation of transient elastography for staging liver fibrosis in patients undergoing hepatectomy and liver transplantation. J Hepatol 2017 Aug 23.
  • Rajakannu M, KaÅ¡?áková S, Goodband S, Laurent-Bellue A, Adam R, Castaing D, Cherqui D, Sa Cunha A, Samuel D, Le Naour F, Guettier C, Vibert E. Quantification of hepatic steatosis in patients undergoing liver resection: A comparative study of preoperative controlled attenuation parameter versus Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy and histopathological estimation on surgical specimens. (Under Review).
  • Rajakannu M, Coilly A, Azrak H, Golse N, Allard MA, Cherqui D, Sa Cunha A, Castaing D, Miette V, Adam R, Samuel D, Vibert E. Liver stiffness-based model predicts hepatic venous pressure gradient in patients undergoing hepatectomy and liver transplantation. (Under Review).
  • Rajakannu M, Cherqui D, Ciacio O, Golse N, Pittau G, Antoine MA, Cunha AS, Castaing D, Samuel D, Guettier C, Adam R, Vibert E. Prospective study of patients undergoing hepatectomy for various indications to develop and validate a nomogram predictive of 90-day severe morbidity and mortality. (Under Review).
  • Rajakannu M, Cherqui D, Ciacio O, Golse N, Pittau G, Antoine MA, Cunha AS, Castaing D, Samuel D, Guettier C, Adam R, Vibert E. Preoperative nomogram to predict post-hepatectomy liver failure in all patients undergoing liver resection. (Under Review).
  • Rajakannu M, Cherqui D, Ciacio O, Golse N, Pittau G, Antoine MA, Cunha AS, Castaing D, Samuel D, Guettier C, Adam R, Vibert E. Prognostic impact of transient elastography by FibroScan® in the surgical management of patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma. (Under Review).
  • Rajakannu M, Cherqui D, Ciacio O, Golse N, Pittau G, Antoine MA, Cunha AS, Castaing D, Samuel D, Guettier C, Adam R, Vibert E. Pre-operative nomogram incorporating indocyanine green test to predict 90-day major complications after major hepatectomy for various hepatobiliary diseases in a Western cohort. (Under Review).

Experience of Dr. R. Muthukumarassamy

  • Associate Consultant, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, 2018
  • Assistant Professor, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India, 2013
  • Assistant Professor, Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Medical College, Pondicherry, 2010
  • Assistant Professor, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry, 2007
  • Assistant Professor, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, 2005

Education of Dr. R. Muthukumarassamy

  • MBBS, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India, 2000
  • MS, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India, 2003
  • DNB in General Surgery, 2004
  • Fellow of National Board (FNB)
  • MNAMS National Academy of Medical Sciences
  • MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK, 2004
  • Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS), 2009
  • PhD

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