Department of General Surgery

  • Department
  • HOD Profile
  • Faculty Members
  • Publications
  • Activities

Department

We, the department of General Surgery in the prestigious institution of Tagore Medical College have a strong qualified faculty comprising of Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Senior Residents & Junior Residents. We have a nicely equipped outpatient department to cater hundreds of patients every day. Endoscopy & minor operative procedures are done on a day-care basis. The department has got 150 beds, occupying a complete floor in the hospital. We have a fully equipped theatre complex which has a surgical ICU & Post operative ward. Demonstration rooms & Class rooms are available both in the OP and Wards for the benefit of students. CMEs, Seminars, Symposiums, Guest Lectures, Vertical Integration Programmes and Journal Clubs are conducted almost every month for the academic benefit of both students & faculty. Our Head of the Department is Professor A.Periasamy, a veteran surgeon retired from premier institute of Madras Medical College is a great teacher & Skillful Surgeon. He is amply supported by his faculty. Open general surgical procedures & laproscopic procedures are being performed every day. Surgical speciality OPs are also run every day by super specialists.

HOD Profile

Qualification

  • MBBS – University of Madras (1983)
  • MS General Surgery – University of Madras (1986)

Experience

  • UG Teaching – 29 Years
  • PG Teaching – 24 Years

Areas of Interest / Specialization

  • General Surgery
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery

Field of Expertise

  • General Surgery and Surgical Teaching

Membership

  • ASI / FL33930

Publications (in numbers)

  • 3

Dr. K. Thinagaran., MBBS, M.S.
Professor & HOD

Tagore Medical College & Hospital.

Faculty Members

Professor & HOD
Dr. K. Thinagaran
M.S.,
Medical Superintendent
Dr. S. Habeeb Mohammed
MS.,
Professor
Dr. R. Karunanithi
MS.,
Dr. R. Natarajan
MBBS., DNB
Dr. Perumalla Rajasekar
M.S.,
Associate Professor
Dr. P. Harishwaran
MS
Dr. T. Shajee Ganesh
MS.,
Dr. Murali Shanmugam
MS.,
Dr. Vijay Kalimuthu
MS.,
Assistant Professor
Dr. N. Sundharrajan
MS
Dr. S. Preethiya
MS.,
Dr. S. Venkata Krishnan
M.S.,
Dr. J. Abirami Krithiga
M.S.,
Dr. T. R. Raj Kumar
M.S.,
Dr. S. Deepak
M.S.,
Dr. Reshma Sattar
M.S.,
Dr. Adhiyaman Manimaran
M.S.,
Dr. S. Maharaja
M.S.,
Dr. G. Swaminathan
M.S., DNB., DrNB.,
Dr. S. Saravanakumar
M.S.,
Dr. J. S. Athish Pranav
M.S.,
Dr. M. Krishna Abhishek
M.S.,
Dr. J. Jennifer
M.S.,
Senior Resident
Dr. J. Samjaison
MBBS., DNB.,
Dr. M. Vijay
M.S.,
Dr. A. Kabith Vajan
M.S.,
Dr. K. Arun
MBBS., DNB.,
Dr. C. S. Hemavardhini
M.S.,
Dr. S. Bavadharini
M.S.,
Dr. V. Lizzy Bindhiya
MS.,
Dr. U. Ahaziah Nicolus
M.S.,
Dr. P. S. Rithesh Kumar
M.S.,
Dr. Mohamed Azarudeen
MBBS., DNB.,
Dr. S. Siddiq
M.S.,
Dr. S. Dinesh
MS., M.Ch., (Urology)
Junior Resident
Dr. R. Namrutha Shree
MBBS.,
Post Graduate
Dr. J. Hariharan
MBBS.,
Dr. M. Sanjith
MBBS.,
Dr. R. Kumudhini
MBBS.,
Dr. T. K. Chujitha
MBBS.,
Dr. R. Navaneetha
MBBS.,
Dr. A. L. Harikrishnan
MBBS.,
Dr. S. Prithivirajan
MBBS.,
Dr. R. Shyamraaj
MBBS.,
Dr. Bhuvana Rajan
MBBS.,
Dr. Ishana Ismail
MBBS.,
Dr. Abishake Prasanna K K
MBBS.,
Dr. Dharshini A
MBBS.,
Dr. Kavinmark G
MBBS.,
Dr. Vivek Ram C
MBBS.,
Dr. Zaibaa Firdous S K
MBBS.,

Completed Research

  • Suthir Balan Nadar D. Diagnostic criteria and severity assessment of acute cholecystitis: Tokyo guidelines and its correlation with histopathological findings in identifying the severity of acute cholecystitis.
  • Ahaziah Nicolas D. A comparative study of diagnostic accuracy of the urinary trypsinogen-2 strip with serum amylase and serum lipase in early diagnosis of pancreatitis.
  • Santhosh Kumar D. A study comparing laparoscopic retromuscular mesh repair and conventional onlay mesh repair (open) in the treatment of ventral hernia.
  • Bavadharini D. A study to identify type of infective organism and its microbial sensitivity in mesh infection in ventral hernia repair cases.
  • Roshini D. An analysis of multiple fibroadenoma in young females and assessment of associated factors in a tertiary care centre.

Ongoing Research

  • Sanjith D. A comparative study of postoperative complications in anatomical repair versus prosthetic mesh repair in incisional hernias.
  • Navaneetha D. Prospective study on factors affecting morbidity in patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgeries in a tertiary care hospital.
  • Kumudhni D. A prospective study comparing the SCOLA subcutaneous onlay mesh laparoscopic approach versus conventional open hernia repair for umbilical hernia.
  • Hariharan D. Association of Helicobacter pylori in gall bladder specimens with the etiopathogenesis of cholelithiasis and chronic cholecystitis in patients undergoing cholecystectomy.
  • Chujitha D. Evaluating the effectiveness of the LRINEC scoring system versus SIARI scoring system in diagnosing necrotising fasciitis.
  • Shyam Raaj D. Efficacy of modified Alvarado score combined with ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: an ambispective study.
  • Prithiviraj D. A comparative study between Glasgow Coma Scale and FOUR score to predict outcome in head injury patients.
  • Ishana Ismail D. Study of factors associated with difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
  • Harikarishnan D. Randomized controlled trial to study the efficacy of tumescent technique using adrenaline over non-tumescent technique on healing of split thickness skin graft donor site.
  • Bhuvanarajan D. Association of hypothyroidism in patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis undergoing cholecystectomy: a clinical hospital-based prospective observational study.
  • Effectiveness of seton technique versus intralesional steroid with hyaluronidase in the management of ganglion cyst.
  • Effectiveness of intra-operative scrotal hitching technique versus conventional scrotal support in reducing postoperative scrotal oedema in inguinoscrotal surgeries: a prospective comparative study.
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