Dr Jayanthi Vishwanathan

Dr Jayanthi Vishwanathan

MBBS, DCH, MRCP ( PAEDIATRICS)

Senior Consultant – Paediatrics

Biography

DDr Jayanthi Viswanathan has extensive experience in the field of paediatrics. She completed her MBBS from Kilpauk Medical College and then went over to the United Kingdom for her higher education. She completed her DCH and then her MRCP Paediatrics from the Royal College of Physicians. She is also a member of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Professional Experience

  • Dr Jayanthi has over 25 years of experience in the field of paediatrics.

  • She is particularly devoted to her work with children and is passionate towards helping NGOs who work with children like MDA India and REACH.

  • She has also been participating in various awareness creation programs at schools and other organization and educating mothers and girls.

Expertise

  • Developmental Paediatrics
  • Asthma and Allergy in children
  • Neuro-muscular Disorders

Dr Clement Joseph

Dr Clement Joseph

MBBS, MS (Ortho).,FAE (Germany), ESSKA – Sports Medicine (Europe)

Senior Consultant – Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine

Dr Kesavan Rajagopalan Amruthur

Dr Kesavan Rajagopalan Amruthur

MBBS, MS (Ortho)

Senior Consultant – Orthopaedics

Biography

Dr. Kesavan A R completed MBBS from Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai and MS (Orthopaedics) from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, University of Mumbai. He is a versatile surgeon with a reputation for excellence in Hip and Pelvic surgery, Joint Replacements and Complex Trauma.

Having been instrumental in starting the MIOT Institute for Disorders of the hip, he was the first director who pioneered programs in hip reconstructive surgery and launched protocols. He is one of the few surgeons who is skilled in providing treatment for any age group, be it a child or a geriatric patient- so that, reconstruction of hip is not limited to replacement but includes preservation and restoration. He has a strong background in Complex Trauma care which has resulted in super specialisation in Pelvic and Acetabular Reconstructive Surgery.

Professional Experience

  • 1988 – 1994

    MBBS, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai

  • 1995 – 1998

    MS (Orthopaedics) Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, University of Mumbai

  • 1998 – 1998

    Senior Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai

  • 1998 – 1999

    Senior Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, V.N. Desai Municipal General Hospital, Santa Cruz, Mumbai

  • 1999 – 2003

    Junior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, MIOT Hospitals, Chennai

  • 2003 – 2005

    Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Director, Trauma, MIOT Hospitals, Chennai

  • 2005 – 2007

    Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Director, Hip Surgery, MIOT Hospitals, Chennai

  • 2007 – 2009

    Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Director, Pelvic and Acetabular Reconstructive Surgery, MIOT Hospitals, Chennai

  • 2009 onwards

    Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Specialist – Hip and Pelvic Surgery- Global Hospitals and Health City, Perumbakkam, Chennai

Memberships

  • Member, Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association
  • Member, Indian Orthopaedic Association
  • Member, Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society
  • Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Member, International Congress for Joint reconstruction
  • Member, Indian Society for Surgery of Hip and Knee

Achievements

  • Recipient of the Mohandas – Weller Gold Medal for Best Paper Presentation at the Indo- German Orthopaedic Foundation meeting, Bangalore, – Oct. 2002

Publications

  • Surgical Approaches to the Acetabulum – Suryanarayan P, Kesavan A R, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Vol. 36, No.1, Jan. 2002
  • Acetabular Reconstruction with a combination of Support Rings, Autogenous Morsellised Graft and Bone Cement – Suryanarayan P, Kesavan A R , IGOF Journal of Orthopaedics and Trauma, June 2002
  • Unstable Trochanteric Fractures- Assessment of Stability in Comminuted Fractures – Kesavan A R, Barry D’Rosario, IGOF Journal of Orthopaedics and Trauma, June 2002

Languages Known

  • English

Dr Ajit Yadav

Dr Ajit Yadav

MBBS, MS (Ortho), MCH (UK)

Visiting Consultant – Orthopaedics

Dr Gitanjali Fernandez

Dr Gitanjali Fernandez

MBBS, DO, DNB

Consultant – Ophthalmology

 

Biography

Dr Gitanjali Fernandez graduated from the prestigious Madras Medical College , Chennai and continued to do her post graduation in the same college. She has immense passion and zeal for Ophthalmology with special interest in Medical Retina. She has been trained under the guidance of big doyens in Ophthalmology – Dr Babu Rajendran and Dr Janakiraman. She has great experience in Fundus fluorescein angiography, Optical Coherence Tomography, Retinal photocoagulation. She has more than 8 years working experience, has vast experience in Ophthalmology.

She underwent her Medical Retina training at The Eye Research Foundation, Vijaya Hospitals, Chennai. She also underwent a 3 month training in Retinal Lasers and Intravitreal injection at MN Eye Hospitals, Chennai . She successfully completed her Phaco training at Arvind Eye Hospitals, Madurai. She periodically updates herself by attending workshops, CME and conferences

Professional Experience

  • 1997 to 2003 : MBBS

    MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, Dr MGR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

  • 2004 to 2006: DIPLOMA IN OPHTHALMOLOGY (D.O)RIOGOH

    MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, Dr MGR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

  • 2006 to 2009: DIPLOMATE IN NATIONAL BOARD(DNB)

    THE EYE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, VIJAYA HOSPITALS, CHENNAI

  • 2009 to 2011: JUNIOR CONSULTANT

    THE EYE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, VIJAYA HOSPITALS, CHENNAI

  • 2012 : CONSULTANT

    GLOBAL HOSPITALS, CHENNAI

Memberships

Life Member

  • All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
  • Tamilnadu Ophthalmological Society (TNOA)

Achievements

  • Won the ARC YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD at the All India Ophthalmology Conference at Ahmedabad, 2011

Research Publications

  • Indian Journal of Ophthalmology- 2008 , 56, 17-22
  • Gitanjali Fernandez, Shaun Dacosta, Babu Rajendran, P.Janakiraman
  • Assessment of anterior segment parameters under photopic and scotopic conditions in
    Indian eyes using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence

Languages Known

  • English, Tamil, Hindi

Dr Ravindramohan E

Dr Ravindramohan E

MBBS, DM, FRCS (Ed)

Visiting Senior Consultant – Ophthalmology

Dr Nigel Symss

Dr Nigel Symss

MBBS, DNB (Neurosurgery), Fellowship Paediatric Neurosurgery Japan, Fellowship Spine and Functional Neurosurgery Australia

Senior Consultant – Neurosciences

Biography

Dr Nigel Peter Symss got his degree in medicine from Bangalore University. He later completed his DNB in Neuro-Surgery form National Board of Examinations. Dr Symss is currently practising at Gleneagles Global Hospital in Chennai. He has also received multiple fellowships in his career in the field of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Spinal and Micro neurosurgery, and Functional Neurosurgery from Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan and Flinders Medical School, Australia respectively.

Apart from the conventional education, Dr Symms has gained certification and upgraded his skill set by attending workshops on Skull Base Microsurgery, Neuro Endoscopic Surgery, Neuro endoscopic Spine Surgery, and Neuro-vascular Interventional Surgery. Dr Nigel has also had experience in teaching and his research has been published in many peer-reviewed national and international publications.

Expertise in

  • Functional Neurosurgery
  • Neuro-oncology Surgery
  • Skull Base Neurosurgery
  • Spinal Neurosurgery
  • Paediatric Neurosurgery

Dr K Lakshminarayanan

Dr K Lakshminarayanan

MBBS, MD (PAED), DM (PED NEURO), Fellowship in Epilepsy

Consultant – Paediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist

Biography

Dr Lakshminarayanan K. graduated with M.B.B.S. from Govt. Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai and later obtained a Masters in Paediatrics and Doctorate of Medicine in paediatric neurology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Being a bright student throughout his academic life, Dr Lakshminarayanan has received many awards of excellence. He was awarded as the ‘Best Outgoing Student 1999-2005’ by Dr Rathnavel Subramanian Endowment. He then completed his fellowship in Epilepsy at The Royal Childrens’ Hospital, Melbourne. He has actively participated in 11th International Course on Epilepsy: Brain exploration and epilepsy surgery, ANZAN EEG Course, ESA Clinical Epilepsy Course and 9th European Stereo-EEG Course.

Dr Lakshminarayanan K has worked as a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist at great Hospitals in past years. He is an active member of American Academy of Neurology, Epilepsy Society of Australia (ESA), Indian Epilepsy Society (IES), International Child Neurology Association (ICNA), Association of Child Neurology (India) (AOCN), American Association of Neuromuscular and Electro diagnostic Medicine (AANEM) and American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM). He has delivered oral presentations and poster presentations at various well renowned conferences all around the globe. He has been a principal investigator and lead author of research projects based on neuromuscular disorders. He has 13 publications in reputed national as well as international journals. He was an assistant professor in department of paediatrics at Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute. He has worked as a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist at great Hospitals in past years.

Expertise in

  • Uncontrolled Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Stereo EEG
  • Genetic and inherited metabolic disorder
  • Autoimmune encephalitis

Dr Sathish Kumar V

Dr Sathish Kumar V

MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Neurology)

Senior Consultant – Neuro physician and Stroke Neurologist

Biography

Dr Sathish Kumar V completed his graduation from Tirunelveli Medical College. He did is post graduation in General Medicine from GVSM Medical College, Kanpur and later did super specialisation in Neurology from Post Graduate Institute of Medical, Education & Research in Chandigarh. Dr Sathish has also completed a certification course by AHA NIH Stroke Scale & mRS Scale.

Dr Sathish is experienced in handling the management of acute stroke including thrombolysis and interventions, managing in-patients, critical care neurology, and muscle and nerve sampling for histopathology. He is an active member of various learned societies like Neurological Society of India, Indian Academy of Neurology, American Association of Neurology, and American Stroke Association among others.

Clinical Expertise

  • Stroke & Interventions
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Epilepsy & Epilepsy Neurophysiology For Surgery
  • Electrophysiological Studies
  • Movement Disorder
  • Sleep Disorders

Membership

  • Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN)
  • American Association of Neurology (AAN)
  • American Stroke Association (ASA)
  • Indian Stroke Association (ISA)
  • Movement Disorder Society of India (MDSI)
  • Neurological Society of India (NSI)