Founder of SMRF

FOUNDER OF SMRF

SUSRUTA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (SMRF) is founded by service oriented Dr. Perungo ThirumaraiChelvan, MBBS, MS, MRCS(Edin), MCh (SGE) Fellowship in Metabolic and Bariatric surgery (OSSI).

Founder is a gastrointestinal surgeon, as well as Bariatric and Metabolic surgeon from Chennai, India. Dr. T.Perungo obtained his MBBS degree in the year 2004 from the prestigious Stanley Medical college hospital in Chennai. His passion for surgery made him pursue his Master’s in the General Surgery from the famous Chengalpet Medical college hospital between 2006 and 2008. After graduation, Dr. T.Perungo underwent his basic laparoscopic training at the Lifeline multi-specialty hospital - a high volume gastrointestinal surgery center in Chennai. In the year 2013, he went on to super specialize in Surgical Gastroenterology and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery from the renowned Madras Medical College Hospital, Chennai. Dr. Perungo mastered the technique of bariatric surgery at the Asian Bariatrics hospital under the able guidance of the doyens in the field namely Dr. Mahendra Narwaria and Dr.Sanjay Patolia. Asian Bariatrics hospital, being one of the Asia’s largest weight loss surgery center with 20 years of experience and having performed more than 6000 successful Bariatric surgeries, provided Dr. Perungo an opportunity to hone his skills from the very best. Dr. Perungo has a surgical experience of more than 10 years. His bariatric surgical experience spans over 1000 successful procedures including sleeve gastrectomy, Gastric bypass, Revision bariatric surgeries and Metabolic surgery. He has pioneered and excelled in the novel "LapROSE" bariatric surgery, commonly called as the “Week-end bariatric surgery” which is a key hole, minimally invasive, pain free, short stay, tailor made, safe and fast track procedure.Ever since his Master’s program, Dr. Perungo has been an active researcher in the field of Gastrointestinal surgery. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh since the year 2011. In addition, he is a Registered Member of the General Medical Council, UK.

Awards, Recognitions & Research Interest

  • Dr. Perungo’s dedicated research contributions have won him many accolades including the prestigious ‘Sundaram Best Paper’ award in the ASI state conference in 2009.
  • He won the ‘Best e-poster’ award at the National conference IASGCON 2015.
  • Moreover, in the ‘Torrent Young Scholar Award’ competition, he won the second and third prize at the zonal and the national level respectively.
  • He is also an invited faculty to talk on Bariatric and Metabolic surgery at the international, national and state level conferences.
  • Dr. Perungo Thirumaraichelvan is actively involved in performing various public awareness programs including live television interviews.
  • He has served as Unit Head of the Chennai Division of the Asian Bariatrics hospital which is renowned for high quality ‘’Bariatric Surgery”

Other experiences

  • Prof.B.Hanumaiah Memorial National Continuing Surgical education Program by Surgical Society of Bangalore held in November 2005
  • Prof.B.Hanumaiah Memorial National Continuing Surgical education Program by Surgical Society of Bangalore held in November 2007
  • The Apollo Surgical course by Apollo Hospitals,Chennai held in july 2007
  • Surgical CME by ASI Madurai branch & IMA held in February 2008
  • Prof.R.Sarathchandra CME at MMC, Chennai, held in February 2008
  • CHENNAICON 2008 ,32nd annual conference of Tamilnadu& Pondicherry ASI, held in August 2008.
  • AMASICON 2009, 4th international congress of Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India, held in Mumbai during May 2009
  • NAGASICON 2009, 33rd annual conference of TN &Pondy ASI, held in kanyakumari during August 2009.
  • World Anaesthesia Day CME programme at Govt. Stanley Medical College , Chennai, on 25th October 2009.
  • Surgical course by The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, at Hyderabad, during November 2009.
  • ASI Chennai city branch meeting held in March 2010
  • ASI Chennai city branch annual meeting held in April 2010
  • Live video Workshop on a single theme conference on Hepatocellular Carcinoma GH GASTRO UPDATE 2013 held at Chennai –August 24th 2013.
  • CME on Managing Medical Problems in Surgical patients-A Practical Approach Organised by Prof S M Chandramohan at Madras Medical College on 22.09.2013.
  • Indian Medical Association (TN Chapter) conference TAMCON Nov 2013 Chennai
  • International Conference and Workshop on Gastric Cancer – January 24 , 25 2014 with Live demonstrations from Madras Medical College and International Telepanels with participation of 18 international faculties from over 8 countries in 4 continents at Chennai.
  • CME on HepatoHaemato Oncology 2014 at Madras Medical College by Department of Hepatology,Madras medical College ,Chennai 30.01.2014
  • Managing Gastrointestinal Emergencies in Pregnancies –To commemorate international women’s Day at Madras Medical College on March 8 2014
  • Apollo International Upper GI surgery Update 2014 (AIUGISU) at Chennai Organised by Apollo Hospital on 30.03.2014
  • Single theme CME on Hepato Biliary Emergencies at International Medical Conference Hall,Government Multisuperspeciality Hospital Organised by Department of Hepatology,Madras medical College ,Chennai 12.07.2014
  • Association of Surgeons of India,Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Chapter 38th Annual Conference TNP ASICON Aug 2014 Chennai
  • Global interventional Radiology Symposium Organised by Global Hospital , Chennai Sept 2014
  • Association of Surgeons of India 74th Annual Conference ASICON Dec 2014 Hyderabad
  • Master Class in Liver Disease 2015 ,Chennai,India from 28-31 Jan 2015 Organised By Prof.MohammedRela about The Practice of Living Donor Liver Transplantation with Live Workshop
  • GH GASTRO UPDATE 2015 April18,19.. Video workshop on Gastro Esophageal Disorders –Madras Medical College ,Chennai
  • Indian association of Surgical gastroenterology 25th Annual Conference IASGCON Oct 2015 Pune.
  • Master Class in Liver Disease 2016 ,Chennai,India from 22-23 Jan 2016 Organised By Prof.MohammedRela about Acute liver failure and Transplantation in Acute liver failure
  • Presented “How to do Laparoscopic Hernia repair” at chennaicon 2008, 32nd annual conference of ASI Tamilnadu&Pondy
  • Presented a paper for the Gem Foundation award on the topic “My experience with Laparoscopic Fundoplication” at Nagasicon 2009, 33rd annual conference of ASI , TN & P
  • Won an award for paper presented for the Sundaram Best paper award on the topic “Ultrasound guided nerve block for post operative pain relief after laparoscopic surgery” at Nagasicon 2009, 33rd annual conference of ASI , TN & P , held in Kanyakumari.
  • Presented a paper on the topic “Laparoscopic splenectomy “ at ASI Chennai city chapter in March 2010
  • Presented a paper on the topic “SILS – Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery, a technical innovation in Lap Surgery” at ASI Chennai city chapter annual meet in April 2010.
  • Surgical management of Post intubation trachea esophageal fistula- 5 year experience” – ISDE , Vancouver, Canada, September 2014.
  • Surgical management of Zenker’s diverticulum- our experience”- ISDE , Vancouver, Canada, September 2014.
  • NLR and PLR – a surrogate marker of resectability in locally advanced gastric cancer, IGCC , Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 2015.
  • “Spontaneous gastric cancer perforation- our experience”, IGCC , Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 2015.
  • E-poster in IASGCON, “Peritoneal cytology and histology in gastric cancer” held in October 2015 which won best poster award.
  • Have presented various papers in the state level and city level conferences including
  • State level TNPASICON
  • Chennai City gastroenterology meet
  • Chennai City IMA meet
  • Chennai City ASI chapter
  • Chennai city liver club meet

    • PUBLICATIONS:

    1. Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Requiring Surgical Intervention.Indian Journal of Clinical Practice, Vol. 22, No. 9, February 2012.
    2. ‘An enigmatic case of RIF mass’ in Tropical Gastroenterology journal - September 2017.
    3. Anomalous middle hepatic artery in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Wolf in sheep's clothing. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery;Apr 2016.
    4."Black Stomach." Journal of Case Reports 6.1 (2016): 44-46.
    5.An elusive cause of perianal pain,BMJ case reports, oct 2016
    6. Need for splenectomy in the mgt of asymptomatic splenic vein thrombosis while undergoing surgery for chronic pancreatitis - Journal of pancreas, September 2016

    ABSTRACT PUBLICATIONS:

    7. Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula In Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma Oesophagus – A Single Centre Experience Of 31 Cases .Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    8. Esophageal Tuberculosis – A Mimicker Of Malignancy.. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    9..Surgical Management Of Post Intubation Tracheoesophageal Fistulae. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    10..Sharp Foreign Bodies In Esophagus – Our Experience In 11 Surgically Treated Patients. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    11..Management Of Perforation Following Treatment For Achlasia Cardia: Factors Influencing Outcome: Experience With 8 Cases. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    12 .Spontaneous Esophageal Perforations Mimicking Cardio-Pulmonary Pathology Presenting To Physicians With Delayed Referral To G.I. Surgeons- Strategies Adopted And Outcome OfManagemen. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    13.Managing Esophageal Injuries: “East Or West – Neck Is The Best Of The Worst” Our Experience With 16 Successfully Managed Patients – A Single Center Experience. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    14.CorrosivePharyngoesophageal Stricture In A Child- The Five Year Struggle To Make Him Eat!. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    15.A Survey Based Analysis On Management Of Esophagogastric Junction Tumors In India. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    16.Indian Practice Of Esophageal Cancer Surgery Among Specialist Surgeons – A Survey Based Study. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    17.Influence Of Life Style In Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Esophagus In South Indian Population. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    18.Esophago Gastric Histiocytic Sarcoma – A Rare Case Of Dysphagia In Adult Causing Diagnostic And Therapeutic Dilemma. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    19.Polyurethane Foambezoar” – An Unusal Foreign Body Of Esophagus And Stomach – First Human Case Report. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    20.Surgical Management Of Zenker ’ S Diverticulum – Our Experience. Diseases of the Esophagus; Sep 2014 Vol 27 Supplement1
    21.Spontaneouscholedochoduodenal fistula – an unusual cause of pneumobilia that needs attention. HPB journal; march 2015,vol 17 issue supplement S2
    22.‘Hemosuccuspancreaticus’ – diagnostic challenges and management options. HPB journal;march 2015,vol 17 issue supplement S2
    23.Palliative resection for neuroendocrine tumours with liver secondaries – a report of three cases. HPB journal;march 2015,vol 17 issue supplement S2.
    24."Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (nlr) and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (plr) in gastric cancer - a cost effective method to assess the resectability." xxv National conference of Indian association of surgical gastroenterology. 2015. iasgonline.com.
    25.Role of MDCT, MRI, PET-CT, and Laparoscopy in assessing locally advanced GE junction adenocarcinoma – a pilot study. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3)
    26.Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio in gastric cancer – Does it influence resectability?. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3).
    27.Management of esophagogastric junction tumours in India: Is it different from the west?. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3).
    28.Tailored treatment strategies in the management of spontaneous perforations in advanced gastric cancer- experience from a tertiary referral centre. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3).
    29.Management of gastric cancer in India-a nationwide survey. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3).
    30.Role of surgery in advanced bleeding gastric cancers – An audit of 55 patients. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3).
    31.Peritoneal cytology and peritoneal histology in gastric cancer. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3).
    32.Proximal vs distal gastric cancer - is there a real shift over four decades ? – An analysis from india. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3).
    33.ABO blood group and gastric cancer- A south Indian study. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3).
    34.Gastric cancer in the young: an Indian study. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3)
    35 .Patterns of recurrence in patients after curative gastrectomy in a tertiary care centre in south India. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3)
    36.The elderly with gastric cancer – A tertiary centre experience. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3)
    37.Her-/2-neu over expression in gastric carcinoma in Indian patients. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3)
    38.Colon interposition in Gastro-esophageal cancer surgery - the need and outcome -an analysis of 31 patients. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3)
    39..Lasting legacy of GI lymphoma - a case report after long term surveillance. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3)
    40. Digit ratio and gastric cancer- are they related? – first Indian study. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3)
    41..Histiocytic sarcoma involving stomach and esophagus: problems in management- report of rare case. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28(Supl. 3)
    42.Management of gastric carcinoid - our experience. ABCD Arq Bras Cir Dig 2015;28 (Supl. 3)
    Major Conferences and Academic Meetings Organized :
    1. Member Organising committee GH GASTRO UPDATE2015 April18,19. Video workshop on Gastro Esophageal Disorders –Madras Medical College ,Chennai
    2. Member Organising committee CME on Managing Gastrointestinal Emergencies in Pregnancies–Madras Medical College –To commemorate international women’s Day – March 8 2014
    3. Member Organising committee on International Conference and Workshop on Gastric Cancer – January 24 , 25 2014 with Live demonstrations from Madras Medical College and International Telepanels with participation of 18 international faculties from over 8 countries in 4 continents at Chennai
    4. Member Organising committee CME programme – Departments of Surgical Gastroenterology, anesthesiology and Internal Medicine : Managing Medical Problems in Surgical patients-A Practical Approach -22nd September 2013
    5. Member Organising committee an International and live video Workshop on a single theme Hepatocellular Carcinoma GH GASTRO UPDATE 2013 held at Chennai –August 24th 2013.
    Awareness Programme for the Society:
    1.Member organizing committee .CME on Nurses role in surgical Emergencies as part of International Nurses Day on 11.05.15
    2.Member organizing committee ..Awareness program for the public as part of Cancer Survivor Day Feb 2015.
    3.Member organizing committee ..Awareness program for the public as partofRepublic Day Celebrations Jan 2015 .Essay competition for the General public – Cancer It is not Beyond us .Gastric Cancer Support Group Meet.Interaction with General Public .
    4.Member organizing committee.. Awareness program for the public as part of Suicide Prevention Day September 2014 Human chain to spread awareness- Oath taking on Suicide Prevention
    5.Member organizing committee ..Awareness program for the public as part of Independence Day Celebrations Aug 2014 . Essay competition for the General Public-Eating Habits and Illness
    6.Member organizing committee ..Awareness program for the public as part of No Tobacco Day and Cancer Survivors Day June 2014 open house public discussion and interaction with Experts.
    7.Member organizing committee ..Awareness program for the public as partofRepublic Day Celebrations 2014.Essay competition for the General public -‘Changing Lifestyle and Gastric Cancer’Gastric Cancer Support Group Meet .Open House Public Discussion and Interaction with Prof H K Yang from Korea on Gastric Cancer
    8.Member organizing committee Awareness program for the Public ‘Stomach Cancer ‘as part of Independence Day Celebrations Aug 2013 Inauguration of Gastric Cancer Support Group.Essay competition for the General public – Winning the War on Gastric Cancer. Open House Public Discussion on Stomach Cancer
    Dr. T.Perungo is focusing on ‘’Clean India & Lean India’’

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