Dr. Deepak Raghavan
DNB (Urology), MRCS
Urologist, Transplant & Robotic Surgeon

Brief Summary

Dr Deepak Raghavan is a well-known Urologist and Transplant & Robotic Surgeon, with over 15 years of experience. He completed his MBBS from Maharashtra, India in 1996 and DNB (Urology) from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India in 2007. He also did his MRCS (UK) from Edinburgh University, United Kingdom. He is a sought after professional in urology and robotic surgery across various international forums.

Special Interests (or Key Surgical Skills)

· Renal Transplantation

· Robotic Urology ( Both for Benign & Malignant conditions of Genito- Urinary Tract)

· Regular Complex Urological Conditions

Dr V. Sripathi
MBBS, MS, MCh, FRACS(Paediatric Urology)
Senior Consultant Paediatric Urologist and Robotic Surgeon

Brief Summary

Dr V. Sripathy is a senior consultant in Paediatric Urology & Robotic Surgery, with more than 20 years of experience. He is a sought after professional in urology across various international forums and he has extensive training and exposure.

Special Interests (or Key Surgical Skills)

· Hypospadias Reconstructive Urology

· Endourology Urodynamics

· Robotic Surgery

Dr. Revathi Raj
MBBS, DCH, MRCP, FRCPath
Senior Consultant Haematologist & BMT

Brief Summary

Dr Revathi Raj is a senior consultant in Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation and has acquired degrees like MBBS, DCH, MRCP and FRCPath. Over the course of her career, Dr. Revathi Raj has been highly successful in treating conditions like leukaemia, lymphoma, haematological malignancies, blood conditions, bleeding disorders, and bone marrow transplant.

Special Interests (or Key Surgical Skills)

· Childhood Cancers

· Leukaemia

· Thalassemia

· Blood & Marrow Transplantation

Dr. Ramya Uppuluri
MBBS, MD
Haematologist & BMT

Brief Summary

Dr Ramya Uppuluri, is a consultant in Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation. Her clinical

interest lies in Haematology, in diagnosis and management of both benign and malignant haematological disorders including leukemia, lymphomas, multiple myeloma, complicated anaemia, sickle cell disorders etc.

Special Interests (or Key Surgical Skills)

· Childhood Cancers

· Thalassaemia

· Sickle Cell Anaemia

· Primary Immune Deficiency Disorders

· Blood & Marrow Transplantation

Dr. Ajit Pai
M.B.B.S, M.S, M.Ch. [Surgical Oncology], FACS
Senior Consultant Surgical Oncologist and Robotic Cancer Surgeon

Brief Summary

Dr Ajit Pai is a cancer surgeon with a special expertise in cancers of the gastrointestinal tract [stomach, pancreas, colon and rectum], gynaecologic cancers [ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers] and cancers of the food pipe [esophagus]. He also provides comprehensive care for cancers of the breast, head and neck. He underwent advanced training in Gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancer surgery in Japan and at Heidelberg, Germany. Dr Pai has also completed a fellowship in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgical techniques for GI cancers at Chicago, USA. He also specializes in the HIPEC procedure for advanced peritoneal surface cancers. He has published extensively in peer reviewed international journals, presented at international meetings and has written several book chapters

Special Interests (or Key Surgical Skills)

· Laparoscopic and Robotic surgery for esophageal, stomach, colorectal, pancreatic and gynaecological cancers

· Breast conservation surgery for breast cancer

· Cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer, recurrent colon and rectal cancer

· Cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer, recurrent colon and rectal cancer

· Pseudomyxomaperitonei with Heated Intra-peritoneal Chemotherapy [HIPEC procedure]

Dr. P. Mahadev
MD, DNB( Radiation Oncology)
Senior Consultant Radiation Oncologist

Brief Summary

Dr P. Mahadev is the Coordinator and Senior consultant in the department of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Cancer Institutes,

Chennai. Prior to this, he was an Associate Professor in Radiation Oncology at a Cancer Institute, Chennai.

Special Interests (or Key Surgical Skills)

· Proton therapy

· CyberKnife radio-surgery

· Brachytherapy

· IMRT

· IGRT

Dr. Rathna Devi
M.B.B.S, DMRT
Senior Consultant Radiation Oncologist

Brief Summary

Dr Rathna Devi is a senior consultant Radiation Oncologist with hands on Clinical Training from Ingall’s Cancer Care Centre, Chicago, USA. Dr Rathna has extensive experience in radiation oncology and has received special training in radiation oncology with expertise in brachytherapy procedures. She is also specialized in female cancers, cancer screening and CyberKnife, which is the only system in the world to treat tumours in the body with sub-millimeter accuracy. Other than radiation oncology practices, she is a member of many organizations like Association of Radiation Oncologists of India, ESTRO, CyberKnife Society, Association of Medical Physicist of India etc. She has published several papers in Journal of Nucletron, JCRT journal, JCDR journal etc.

Special Interests (or Key Surgical Skills)

· Brachytherapy Procedures

· IMRT, IGRT, 3DCRT

· Stereotactic Conformal Radiotherapy

· Stereotactic Radiosurgery

· Cyber Knife & Gynaec Tumours

· Female Cancers

Dr. Meenakshi Sundaram
MD, DNB (Obs & Gyn)
Consultant Gynaecological Endoscopic & Robotic Surgeon

Brief Summary

Dr Meenakshi Sundaram is a consultant in Gynaecological endoscopic and Robotic surgeon. She has a Diploma in Advanced Endoscopy from Kiel, Germany and Robotic surgery training from Florida, USA. She is a Managing Committee Member of Indian Association of Gynaecological Endocopists - (IAGE). She has also conducted live workshops in various cities and faculty in National and International Conferences and has authored several publications in International and National journals and chapters in various books.

Special Interests (or Key Surgical Skills)

· Robotic hysterectomies & Myomectomies

· Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

· Laparoscopic Myomectomy

· Uterine artery ligation

· Robotic surgeries for uterine and cervical cancers

Dr. Raj Palaniappan
MBBS, MS, MMAS, FICS(GE), DMAS, FMAS, FRS, FIBC, FALS, FLS
Bariatric, Robotic & Minimal Access Gastro Surgeon

Brief Summary

Dr. Raj is a very well-known bariatric (obesity) surgeon from India with distinction of performing almost all types of laparoscopic surgeries described in world literature. He graduated in 1996 from south India and completed his post-graduation in surgery by the year 2000. He did super-specialization in Laparoscopy in the UK and worked under the doyens of laparoscopic and bariatric surgery in the UK, USA, Europe and completed his Surgical Gastroenterology and Robotic fellowships from USA. He runs a state-of-the-art laparoscopic training program in the name of “Forum for Laparoscopic Innovative Practices” (FLIP) and trains around 20 surgeons every year in Bariatrics, Laparoscopy, SILS & Robotics. Dr. Raj has achieved various milestones in his career being one of the few in the world to perform and promote SILS surgeries on a regular basis and has designed his own ergonomic modification for SILS port placement. He also had designed various traction techniques for the same including the “Hiatal Sling” technique. He is fondly and rightfully called by his seniors and colleagues as ‘ERGONOMIC MAN OF INDIA”. His interest in technological advancements made him introduce Robotic and Endoluminal bariatric surgeries into India.

Special Interests (or Key Surgical Skills)

· Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery

· Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery

· Endoscopic Surgery

· Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery

· Surgical Gastroenterology

Dr V. Balaji
MBBS, MS [Gen Surgery], FRCS
Senior Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon

Brief Summary

Dr V. Balaji is a senior consultant in vascular and endovascular surgery. He completed his MBBS and MS [Gen Surgery] from University of Madras. He holds an FRCS from Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1990.

Special Interests (or Key Surgical Skills)

· Carotid artery surgery

· Lower limb reconstructive surgeries

· Diabetic foot syndrome Minimally invasive endovenous procedures

Dr. Madan Mohan Reddy
MBBS, MS(ortho), MD(France), FRCS(UK)
Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Brief Summary

Dr. Madan is one of the most acclaimed orthopaedic surgeons at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai and he has vast experience from renowned centres of Orthopaedics and Trauma from the United Kingdom and France. He has been performing full range of orthopaedic procedures for over 15 years and has been a key player in establishing an Orthopaedic as a Centre of Excellence at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He has attended several courses across worldwide like Switzerland, Australia, Italy and Germany.

Special Interests (or Key Surgical Skills)

· Joint replacement surgery

· Trauma surgery

· Arthroscopic surgery

· Total Knee Replacement Surgery

· Total Hip Replacement