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DR BALACHANDART G
Surgical Gastroenterologist
- Fees: INR 1,000
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Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
(See all timing)Monday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM,
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM,
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM,
Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM,
Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM,
Saturday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Introduction
Dr Balachandar T G is one of the best Gastroenterologist in Chennai and is currently associated with Apollo Hospitals Greams Road Chennai.
Hospital Associations
Apollo Hospitals Greams Road Chennai
Services/Interest
- Gastroenterology
- GI medicine
- Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound and Liver Biopsy
- Management of End-Stage Liver Disease / Cirrhosis
- Fatty Liver Disease and Non - Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Management
- Treatment for Peptic Ulcer Disease
- UGI Endoscopy
- Acidity
- Hepatitis and Gastroesophageal Reflux Treatments
- Colonoscopy
- Colon Polyps Treatment
- Upper GI Surgery
- Cancer Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
Experience
Dr Balachandar T G is one of the best Gastroenterologist in Chennai and has a total of experience of 45 years.
Awards and Recognitions
Meritoriously passed MBBS with 7 gold medals. He was Awarded the Pfizer gold medal for M.S Surgery. Member of the Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, The U.K. Conferences Organized for Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital: HEPTOCON - 2001,PANCON -2004, ASCICON TN & P - 2005, HBPCON - 2008 - Conferences Organized for Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai: ACRU-2013, AIGISU-2014, AIPU- 2015, AIBU-2016. He has Contributed around 50 scientific publications in National and International journals. Took part as the Chairperson and presented papers in ASI, IASG, IHPBA, IAGES, ISG and AMASI
Education
Dr Balachandar T G completed his MBBS from Government Medical College, Jabalpur in year 1972. Dr Balachandar T G completed his MS in General Surgery from Government Medical College, Jabalpur in year 1975. Dr Balachandar T G completed his MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology/G.I. Surgery from Madras Medical College, Chennai in year 1995.
I Speak
English, Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Hindi
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Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Who is a GI surgeon?
Surgical gastroenterologists or GI surgeons are the physicians who have extensive training in surgically treating of conditions that affect the large intestine, small intestine, stomach, esophagus, and biliary system which is made up of liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts.
What does a GI Surgeon do?
Gastrointestinal surgery is divided into two parts: Upper gastrointestinal surgeries and lower gastrointestinal surgeries. The GI surgeon surgically treats the diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, pancreas, liver, gall bladder, colon and surgery of the small intestine.
What diseases do GI surgeons treat?
A surgical gastroenterologist treats many conditions affecting the gut, such as achalasia, Barrett's esophagus, benign and malignant diseases of the biliary tract, benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas, gastrointestinal tumors, hiatal hernia, infectious diseases of the colon and rectum, inflammatory bowel disease and continent reconstruction, peptic ulcer disease, primary and metastatic liver tumors, primary neoplasms of the stomach, small bowel, colon, and rectum, radiation bowel injury and reflux esophagitis (or GERD) and its complications.
What surgeries do GI surgeons perform?
- GI surgeons perform procedures such as:
- Abdominal surgery
- Adrenalectomy
- Breast biopsy
- Colon resection
- Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
- Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Open Appendectomy
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
- Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Multidisciplinary Treatment Approach
- Nissen fundoplication
- Roux en-Y
- Whipple
What separates a GI surgeon from a general surgeon?
A general surgeon practices broad surgical specialty comprising parotid gland, thyroid, breast, hernia, urinary tract, digestive tract, and trauma surgeries. He or she carries out a range of secondary level surgeries in these fields and knows and practices surgeries from several fields. A gastrointestinal surgeon is also called a GI surgeon or surgical gastroenterologist. His or her specialization focuses on everything that is involved with the digestive tract. Some of the complex gastrointestinal surgeries associated with spleen, liver, pancreas, and intestines including rectum are done by these experts.