T.S.Ravikumar
Dr T.S.Ravikumar is currently the Director of
JIPMER and Senior Professor of Surgical Oncology
at JIPMER. He is Emeritus John D Mountainendowed chair of surgery at Albert Einstein College
of Medicine New York. He has held several posts in
Harvard Medical School and was Chief of Surgical
Oncology Yale University School of Medicine. He
was the chair, Geisinger Health System Oncology
and Director of the Center for Surgical Innovation
and chief quality officer for Surgery and
Interventional Procedures. He had recently been
the Medical Director of NCI community cancer
centers programme and Chief Quality Officer
(Surgery) in Pennsylvania, USA.
Goro Honda
Dr Goro Honda MD Ph.D FACS is currently the
Director of Department of Hepato-BiliaryPancreatic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer
and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome
Hospital, Tokyo. He has done his basic and
specialized medical training in Kyoto University
Hospital. He was the former Director, Dept. of
Surgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka. He
has done his basic education from Kumamoto
University School of Medicine. His main area of
interest is minimally invasive HPB surgery.
Vishal G Shelat
Dr Vishal G Shelat MS, DNB, MMed,
FRCSEd,FAMS,ECOT is an Associate
Consultant in HPB surgery at Tan Tock Seng
Hospital Singapore and Faculty in the
Department of Surgery at National
University of Singapore. He is a holder of the
Hesperis Diploma in Organ Transplantation
from European College of Organ Transplant.
He is also a faculty member of National
Healthcare Group, Singapore. Pancreatic
diseases and minimally invasive HPB
Surgery are his areas of interest.
R.Surendran
Dr R.Surendran MS, MCh, MNAMS is currently the
Senior consultant and Head, Hepatobiliary &
Pancreatic Surgery at MIOT Advanced Center for
Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Chennai. He
was the former Director, Professor and Head,
Institute of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver
Transplant at Government Stanley Hospital,
Chennai. He is the former President of Indian
Association of Surgical Gastroenterology(IASG). He
was a member of the Governing Body of JIPMER.
V Sitaram
Dr V.Sitaram MS FRCS is currently the Professor
and Head, Department of Hepato-pancreatobiliary surgery at Christian Medical College,
Vellore. He completed his basic medical education
from Vellore and specialised training in Glasgow,
U.K. He underwent Senior Training Fellowship in
the Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
Birmingham, U.K. and also in the Hepatobiliary,
Pancreatic and Liver, Transplantation unit of the
Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. He is currently
the Professor and Head, Department of HPB
Surgery, Christian Medical College & Hospital,
Vellore. He is the secretary, of Indian Chapter of
IHPBA.
George Kurien
Dr George Kurian MD, DM is currently the
Professor and Head, Dept of Gastroenterology,
Pondicherry Institute
of Medical Sciences,
Pondicherry. He is the former Head, Department
of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical
College, Vellore. He has done his basic education
and super-specialization from Christian Medical
College, Vellore. He then spent two years at the
Clinical Research Centre at Harrow, UK under Dr
G.A. Asherson. He was an active leader in
intiating transjugular liver biopsies and to set up
the liver transplantation program in south India.
NASH and Fatty liver are his main areas of
interest.
Swatee Halbe
Dr Swatee Halbe MD PDCC is currently the
Head of Department of Radiology and Imaging
Sciences, SRM Institute for Medical Sciences,
Chennai. She was former Consultant Radiologist
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. She has done her
basic education from B.J.Medical College and
Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, University of
Pune and specialization from Sree Chitra Tirunal
Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology,
Thiruvananthapuram. Her main area of interest
is Interventional Radiology.
Mohammed Rela
Dr Mohammed Rela MS FRCS is currently working
as
the
Head
and
Chief
Surgeon,
HPB
and
Liver
Transplant
Surgery,
Global Hospitals, Chennai. He was also the
Professor of Liver Surgery and Transplantation in
London Bridge Hospital and Professor of Liver
Surgery and Transplantation, King’s College
Hospital, London. He has done his basic
education from the Stanley Medical College,
Chennai. His main area of interest is liver
transplant and complex HPB surgeries.
AS Soin
Dr AS Soin is currently the Chairman,
Institute of Liver Transplantation and
Regenerative Medicine at Medanta,
Medicity, Delhi. He has done his basic
surgical training at AIIMS Delhi and later
trained and worked in the transplantation
units in the Univeristy of Cambridge and
Birmingham. Dr Soin leads the transplant
programme with the highest number of
liver transplants annually in the country.
He is a recepient of Padma Shri by the
Government of India.
Subash Gupta
Dr Subash Gupta MS FRCS is currently the
Senior consultant, Liver Transplant Surgery at
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. He
has done his basic education from AIIMS, New
Delhi. He was a Consultant in Liver
Transplantation in St. James University
Hospital, Leeds, UK. He also worked in
Harrogate Hospital, UK. He was a Senior
consultant for Liver Transplantation programme
at Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi.
S.K.Mathur
Dr S.K.Mathur MS FICS FACS is currently the
Senior Consultant Surgeon, HPB Surgery & Liver
Transplantation at Fortis Hospitals (formerly
Wockhardt Hospitals). He was the former Head of
General Surgical Unit, KEM Hospital, Mumbai
and
Chairman,
Surgical
Gastroenterology
Services, T.N. Medical College & B.Y.L Nair
Hospital, Mumbai. He has done his basic
education from GR Medical College & Associated
Hospitals, Gwalior, MP. His main area of interest is
portal hypertension. He is the past president of
Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology
(IASG).
Peush Sahni
Dr Peush Sahni MS DNB Ph.D is currently the
Professor and Head, Department of GI Surgery,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New
Delhi. He has done his basic education and
superspecialization from AIIMS, New Delhi. He is
the Past Secretary of Indian Association of
Surgical Gastroenterology(IASG). He is the editor
of National Medical Journal of India. His main
area of interest is portal hypertension.
Tarun Piplani
Dr .Tarun Piplani DNB is working as
Senior consultant in Radiology at
Medanta, Medicity, Delhi. He has done
his basic medical education from SN
Medical College, Jodhpur and radiology
training at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,
Delhi where he worked as a consultant
later. Liver radiology, 3D liver
reconstruction and simulation
radiology are his areas of interest.
P Rajasekhar
Dr P Rajasekhar MS,DNB, PDCC, FRCs
is currently the senior consultant in
HPB Surgery and Transplantation at
Global
Hospital,
Chennai
and
Associate Professor, MGR University,
Tamilnadu. He did his basic surgical
training at PGI, Chandigarh and later
worked at St John’s Medical College,
Bangalore and Adayar Cancer Institute,
Chennai. He had been working in HPB
and transplantation units at Liverpool
and Cambridge in UK. Liver
transplantation is his area of interest.
Vibha Naik
Dr Vibha Milind Naik MD DNB is currently the
Senior Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Intensivist,
Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital,
Hyderabad. She has done her basic education from
B.J Medical College, Poona, Maharashtra. She was
the former Consultant Anaesthesiologist, SmileTrain Project and Assistant Professor at Nizam’s
Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. She has
done her research work in University of California,
Los Angeles. She has also worked in Christian
Medical College, Vellore. Critical care is one of her
main areas of interest.
Paari Vijayaraghavan
Dr Paari Vijayaragavan MS, DNB, M.Ch, ASTS is
currently the Consultant, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic
Surgery
at
MIOT
Advanced
Center
for
Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Chennai. He was
the former Associate Professor, department of
Surgical Gastroenterology at PSG Institute of Medical
Sciences and research, Coimbatore. He has done his
basic education from University College of Medical
Sciences and GTB Hospitals, New Delhi and superspecialization from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate
Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. His main
areas of interest are liver transplantation and
Management of complex bile duct injuries and
strictures.
T.D.Yadav
Dr T.D.Yadav is currently the Additional Professor
of Surgery and Surgical Gastroenterology at Post
graduate Institute of Medical Education and
Research, Chandigarh. He
obtained his
specialized training in Surgical Gastroenterology
from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of
Medical Sciences, Lucknow. He had special
exposure in HPB surgery and liver transplantation
at Seoul and Leeds. He was the Organizing
Chairman, Fifth Certificate Course in Hepato
Pancreato Biliary Surgery held in PGIMER,
Chandigarh.
P Jagannath
Dr P.Jagannath MS FACS FAMS FRCS is the
President
Elect
of
the
International
Hepatopancreato
biliary
association(IHPBA).
Currently he is the Chairman, Department of
Surgical Oncology, Lilavati Hospital and Research
Centre and Professor of Gastrointestinal Oncology,
Asian Institute of Oncology, S.L. Raheja Hospital,
Mumbai. He was the former Professor and head,
Gastrointestinal Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital,
Mumbai. He is the founder secretary and president
of Indian Chapter of IHPBA. Served as a chairman of
the 8th World Congress of IHPBA 2008. He has
done his basic education from JIPMER, Pondicherry.
His main areas of interest are Gall bladder and
Pancreatic malignancies.
V K Kapoor
Dr Vinay Kumar Kapoor MS, DNB, FRCS, FACS,
FACG, FICS, FAMS, FAIS is currently the Professor
of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
(SGPGIMS), Lucknow. He has done his basic
education from AIIMS, New Delhi. He had
received “Dr BC Roy National Award" in the field of
Medicine. He is the past secretary of the Indian
Association of Surgical Gastroenterology. His main
areas of interest are carcinoma of Gall bladder and
post cholecystectomy benign bile duct stricture.
Avinash Supe
Dr Avinash N Supe MS, FICS, DNBE,
FCPS, PGDME, DHA, MHPE is working
as Professor and Head, Department of
Surgical Gastroenterology at Seth GS
Medical College and KEM Hospital
Mumbai. He is director of GSMCFAIMER Regional Institute. He also cochairs the Department of Medical
Education, Maharashtra University of
Health Sciences. He is currently the
president of the IHPBA, Indian Chapter.
He has been a Consultant for curriculum
development for Medical Council of
India and National Board of
examinations
S.S.Sikora
Dr Sadiq Sikora MS, FACS, FRCS is currently the
Senior Consultant and Head of Department in
Manipal Institute of Liver & Digestive Diseases,
Banglore.
Formerly
he
was
additional
Professor at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute
of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. He has done his
basic education from AIIMS, New Delhi and
superspecialization
from
Sanjay
Gandhi
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences,
Lucknow. His main areas of interests are
Postcholecystectomy
biliary
injuries
and
Pancreatic diseases. He is currently the Secretary
of the IHPBA, Indian Chapter.
Jagadeesh Singh
Dr Jagadeesh Singh MD PDCC is currently a
Consultant in Interventional Radiology at Asian
Institute Of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad. He has
done his basic education from Lady Hardinge
Medical College (LHMC), New Delhi and
specialization from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate
Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. His main
areas of interest are Radiology Interventions in
Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary disorders.
Mathew Philip
Dr. Mathew Philip MD, DM, DNB is
currently the Director, PVS Institute of
Digestive Diseases, Kochi, Kerala. He is
actively involved in various training
programmes in the application and usage
of endoscopic ultrasound. Therapeutic
endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound are
his areas of interest.
Biswajit Dubashi
Dr. Biswajit Dubashi did his basic
medical education from JIPMER and
later speciality training in Medical
Oncology at Adayar Cancer Institute,
Chennai. Currently he is Working as
Assistant Professor , Department of
Medical Oncology, Regional Cancer
Centre and is in charge of the Bone
Marrow Transplantation Programme at
JIPMER. His areas of Interest are
hematolymphoid malignancies and
bone marrow transplantation.
Dhanapathi Halanaik
Dr.Dhanapathi Halanaik MD is
currently working as Assistant
professor in the Department of
Nuclear Medicine at JIPMER. He did
his speciality training at AIIMS Delhi
and later worked in the department of
nuclear medicine there. He had been
working as a consultant in PET.CT at
SPECT Lab Nuclear Medicine Center
at Pune before joining JIPMER.
His area of interest is PET.CT imaging
and radionuclide therapy.
R.A.Sastry
Dr R.A.Sastry MS FRCS is currently the Senior
Consultant, GI and HPB Surgery, Krishna Institute
of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. He has done his
basic education from PGIMER, Chandigarh. He is
the former Professor and Head, Department. of
Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizam’s Institute of
Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. He is the President,
International Hepato-pancreato-biliary Association
(IHPBA, India) and Past President, Indian
Association of Surgical Gastroenterology(IASG).
H Ramesh
Dr H Ramesh MS MCh FACS FRCS is currently the
Director of Surgical Gastroenterology & Liver
Transplantation, Lakeshore Hospital & Research
Center, Cochin. Formerly
he was the chief
Surgeon at PVS Memorial Hospital, Cochin. He has
done his basic education from
PGIMER,
Chandigarh. He is the Past President and past
secretary of the Indian Association of Surgical
Gastroenterology(IASG). He is also the secretary of
Indian Pancreas Club. His main area of interest is
Pancreatic surgery.
Shailesh Shrikhande
Dr Shailesh V. Shrikhande MS MD is currently the
Professor of Surgery and Head of GI and HPB
Surgical Service and the Convener of GI Disease
Management Group at the Tata Memorial Center
in Mumbai, India. He has done his basic
education from LT Medical College, Sion,
Mumbai. He has received specialist training in
Pancreatic Research and Pancreatic Surgery at the
University of Bern, Switzerland and the University
of Heidelberg, Germany. Currently he is the
Chairman of Scientific Committee of Indian
Chapter of IHPBA. He is also member in the
Scientific Committee of International HepatoPancreato-Biliary Association and member of Asia
Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.
Thomas Alexander
Dr Thomas Alexander MD DM is currently
the Senior consultant and Professor,
Department of Medical Gastroenterology,
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences,
Puducherry. He was former Senior
consultant at the Holy Cross Hospital,
Kottiyam, Kerala. He has done his basic
education and superspecialization from the
Christian Medical College, Vellore.
Rajneesh Singh
Dr Rajneesh Singh MS, DNB, MCh is
currently the Additional Professor of
Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi
Postgraduate Institute of Medical
Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow. He has
done his basic education and superspecialization from AIIMS, New Delhi.
Pancreatic diseases is one of his area of
interest.
Shyama Prem
Dr Shyama Prem MD is currently
working as Assistant Professor in the
Department of Radiotherapy at
Regional Cancer Centre,
JIPMER,Puducherry. She did her
speciality training at Regional
Cancer Centre, Trivandrum. She was
working in the field of Intensity
Modulated Radiotherapy at Amrita
Institute of Medical Sciences
Cochin. She was a Research Officer
at Regional Cancer centre
Trivandrum, before joining JIPMER.
C Palanivelu
Dr.C.Palanivelu MS, MCh, DNB, FACS, FRCS,
FICS is currently the Chairman and Director of
GEM
hospital
and
research
institute,
Coimbatore. He has done his basic education
from Coimbatore Medical College and superspecialization from Madras Medical College,
Chennai. "He had received Dr BC Roy National
Award" in the field of Medicine. He has served
as the President of Association of Surgeons of
India(ASI). He is the Founder President of
Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of
India(AMASI).
V Vaithiswaran
Dr V Vaithiswaran MS, MRCS is senior
consultant, Minimally Invasive Surgery at Global
Hospital, Chennai. After completing his basic
surgical training from JIPMER, He did his
speciality training at AIIMS, Delhi. He was
working as a faculty in the Department of
Surgical Oncology at Nizams Institute of
Medical Sciences, Hyderabad and later in the
Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery at
GEM
Hospital
Coimbatore.
Advanced
laparoscopic surgery is his area of interest.
Arvind Krishnamurthy
Dr Arvind Krishnamurthy is
currently Additional Professor of
Surgical Oncology at Adayar
Cancer Institute, Chennai. He
did his basic surgical training
from Madras Medical College
and Speciality Training from Tata
Memorial Centre, Mumbai
where he worked later. Clinical
Nutrition is one of his areas of
interest apart from Head and
Neck and Thoracic Oncology.