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Dr. Vivekanandan Shanmugam
Director29 Years of Experience
Gastroenterologist
SIMS Hospital, Vadapalani, Chennai
MBBS, FRCS, Fellowship
Reg. No.:60451, Tamil Nadu Medical Council
English, Tamil
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About Dr. Vivekanandan Shanmugam
- Dr. Vivekanandam Shanmugam is a gastroenterologist and liver transplant surgeon with over 28 years of experience in healthcare.
- His areas of expertise include liver transplant surgeries in living, cadavers, and pediatric patients, domino liver transplantation, liver cancer surgeries, pancreatic cancer surgeries, and surgery for cholangiocarcinoma.
- As a skilled transplant surgeon, he has performed over 750 liver transplant surgeries.
- Dr. Shanmugam completed his MBBS at Raja Muthiah Medical College, Chidambaram in 1996.
- He holds fellowships in liver transplantation from reputed institutes in the United Kingdom and South Korea.
- The Government of Tamil Nadu has awarded him an award of appreciation for his contributions to the field of liver transplantation.
- Dr. Shanmugam’s research prowess is seen from the several publications to his name in renowned journals such as the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and the Indian Journal of Anaesthesia.
- He was one of the founders of the Chennai Liver Foundation, which aims to spread awareness about liver disease and its treatment, management, and prevention.
- Dr. Shanmugam is the co-founder of the Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI), a first of its kind in India.
- His professional memberships include organizations such as the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS).
Awards of Dr. Vivekanandan Shanmugam
- Award of Appreciation, Government of Tamil Nadu, 2017
Paper Published by Dr. Vivekanandan Shanmugam
- Sinha, R., & Shanmugam, V. (2019). A heavy metal knocking at the door-Transarterial Embolization with Rhenium-188 as a bridging strategy for treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma. HPB, 21, S769.
- Shanmugam, V., Balakrishnan, S., Kapoor, S., Vaijyanath, P., & Singh, H. (2018). Left gastric artery to Aortic anastomosis for the management of Coeliac Artery Stenosis during pancreaticoduodenectomy. HPB, 20, S302.
- Balakrishnan, S., Kapoor, S., Vijayanath, P., Singh, H., Nandhakumar, A., Venkatesulu, K., & Shanmugam, V. (2018). An innovative way of managing coeliac artery stenosis during pancreaticoduodenectomy. The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 100(7), e168-e170.
- Shanmugam, R. P., Balakrishnan, S., Varadhan, H., & Shanmugam, V. (2018). Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection from a population-based study in Southern India. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 30(11), 1344-1351.
- Bharath, K., Nandhakumar, A., Singh, H., & Shanmugam, V. (2017). Post-reperfusion bronchospasm in a deceased donor liver transplant recipient: An enigma. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 61(11), 939-940.
Experience of Dr. Vivekanandan Shanmugam
- Head, Liver Unit, Kauvery Hospitals, Chennai, 2019
- Head, KMCH Liver Unit, Coimbatore, 2018
- Senior Consultant, Institute of Liver Diseases, Global Hospitals, India, 2014
- Specialist Registrar, Sheila Sherlock Liver Centre, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK, 2010
- Specialist Registrar, The Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospitals, Birmingham, UK, 2008
- Specialist Registrar, West Midlands Surgical Rotation, Birmingham, UK, 2006
Education of Dr. Vivekanandan Shanmugam
- MBBS, Raja Muthiah Medical College, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, 1996
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK, 2007
- Fellowship in Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea, 2010
Membership of Dr. Vivekanandan Shanmugam
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS)
- Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
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