Dr Mahesh Sundaram is one of the best Surgical Gastroenterologists in Chennai with an experience of 9 years in Surgical Gastroenterology.
Apollo Speciality Hospitals O M R
Dr Mahesh Sundaram has worked as a Consultant in Gastrointestinal, Bariatric, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Hepatobiliary Surgery for 2 years. Dr Mahesh Sundaram has received Fellowship in Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplant for 1 year. Dr Mahesh Sundaram was a Senior Resident in Surgical Gastroenterology for 3.5 years. Dr Mahesh Sundaram was a Consultant in General Surgery and Laparoscopy for 2.5 years
Dr Mahesh Sundaram is a Member of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS). Dr Mahesh Sundaram is Fellow of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons(FIAGES). Dr Mahesh Sundaram is Fellow of Indian Association of Endocrine Surgery(FIAES). Dr Mahesh Sundaram is a Member of Association of Surgeons of India
Dr Mahesh Sundaram has received Dr N Rangabashyam Gold medal in Surgical Gastroenterology, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, April 2014. Dr Mahesh Sundaram has received Young Investigator Award, International Association of Pancreatology 2013, Seoul, South Korea
MBBS, DNB (Sur), MRCS(Ed), DNB (SGE) Fellowship in HPB and Liver Transplant
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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.
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.
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.
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.