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Dr. Vasantha Kumar

Dr. Vasantha Kumar

Associate Consultant 
20 Years of Experience
HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon
Rela Hospital, Chennai
MBBS, MS, M.Ch, FMAS, Fellowship

English, Hindi, Tamil
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About Dr. Vasantha Kumar

  • Dr. Vasantha Kumar is an experienced surgeon who specializes in HPB surgery & liver transplantation.
  • He has 19 years of experience in his field.
  • Dr. Kumar has performed numerous surgeries across his specialties, contributing significantly to improving patient outcomes and advancing surgical techniques.
  • His clinical expertise includes:
    • General surgery
    • Liver Transplant surgery (Adult & Pediatric)
    • Liver & HPB surgery
  • He earned his MBBS from Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India, in 2005, followed by an MS from Madurai Medical College, Madurai, India, in 2009.
  • His pursuit of specialized training continued with an MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology from Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, in 2016.
  • Dr. Kumar further honed his skills through prestigious fellowships, including FMAS (Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery) from Gurgaon in 2012.
  • Also, he earned a Fellowship in Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation from the Institute of Liver Diseases and Transplantation, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, in 2018.
  • Dr. Kumar's commitment to advancing medical knowledge is shown through his research, including studies on living donor liver transplantation and new techniques in liver transplantation published in respected journals.

Paper Published by Dr. Vasantha Kumar

  • Gunasekaran, V., Reddy, M. S., Rammohan, A., Shanmugam, N., Thiruchunapalli, D., Kanagavelu, R. G., Kaliamoorthy, I., & Rela, M. (2022). Living donor liver transplantation for Budd?Chiari Syndrome: A Propensity Score?Matched Analysis. World Journal of Surgery, 46(11), 2806–2816.
  • Gunasekaran, V., Reddy, M. S., Rammohan, A., Shanmugam, N., Thiruchunapalli, D., Kanagavelu, R. G., Kaliamoorthy, I., & Rela, M. (2022b). Living donor liver transplantation for Budd?Chiari Syndrome: A Propensity Score?Matched Analysis. World Journal of Surgery, 46(11), 2806–2816.
  • Puri, Y., Gunasekaran, V., Palanisamy, S. K., Elangovan, B., Krishna, P., Balasubramanian, B., Ananth, A., Reddy, M. S., & Rela, M. (2019). A novel technique of physiological portal inflow augmentation during liver transplantation for Yerdel Grade 4 portal vein thrombosis. Liver Transplantation, 26(2), 294–298. https://doi.org/10.1002/lt.25680

Education of Dr. Vasantha Kumar

  • MBBS, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India, 2005
  • MS, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, India, 2009
  • MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, 2016
  • Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS), Gurgaon, 2012
  • Fellowship in Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Institute of Liver Diseases and Transplantation, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, 2018

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