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Dr. Arul Kumar S — Associate Consultant in Chennai

MBBS, MS, Fellowship in HPB Surgery, Fellowship in Liver Transplantation

Associate Consultant

Rela Hospital, Chennai

  • Associate Consultant
  • Gastroenterology & Hepatobiliary
  • Liver Transplant
  • Consults in English, Tamil, Hindi

Usually responds within 24 hours

  • Experience

    18+ years of experience

  • Hospital

    Rela Hospital, Chennai, India

  • Education

    MBBS, MS, Fellowship in HPB Surgery, Fellowship in Liver Transplantation

  • Languages

    English, Tamil, Hindi

About Dr. Arul Kumar S

Professional summary

Dr. Arul Kumar S is an Associate Consultant at Rela Hospital, Chennai, with more than 18 years of experience. His profile records surgical gastroenterology together with gastroenterology and hepatobiliary work.

His list covers transplantation and upper abdominal resection. He performs liver transplant and simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant, and also liver tumor surgery, the Whipple procedure, pancreatectomy, gastrectomy and surgery for gallstones.

His training is recorded to the month and was taken entirely in the south. He read MBBS at Madras Medical College in Chennai under Dr. M.G.R Medical University between July 2002 and March 2008, and took his M.S. in general surgery at Govt. Stanley Medical College in Chennai between April 2008 and May 2011. A fellowship in HPB surgery at Christian Medical College in Vellore followed from July 2014 to July 2016, and a fellowship in liver transplantation at Gleneagles Global Hospital in Chennai under Prof. Rela from August 2017 to August 2018.

He collected gold medals at both stages of his education. As a postgraduate he won the Dr. Ashok Kumar Inter College Gold Medal in surgical gastroenterology for M.S. postgraduates at Govt. Stanley Medical College, and as an undergraduate the Inter College Gold Medal in rheumatology conducted by the Department of Rheumatology at Madras Medical College. He also took best poster presentation at the Tamilnadu and Pondicherry chapter of the ASI conference in Chennai in 2008 and at the Salem ASI chapter meet in 2009.

Besides Rela Hospital he has worked at Gleneagles Global Hospital, Christian Medical College in Vellore, GEM Hospital and Research Institute in Coimbatore and Sacred Heart Mission Hospital in Irinjalakuda, Thrissur.

Practises at

Rela Hospital

Chennai, India

  • Joint Commission International Gold Seal of Approval
  • NABH Accredited — Patient Safety & Quality of Care
  • NABL — National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
  • DHA

Rela Hospital in Chennai is a 450-bed JCI campus from 2018, with NABL and a DHA line for Gulf families. Radiation oncology is a head-of-department floor: EBRT, IMRT, SBRT, brachytherapy, a visiting CyberKnife list when the indication is real. It is a newer house with consultants who trained in older ones. Records on camera first; a date if Chromepet is the right city.

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Specializations

  • Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Gastroenterology & Hepatobiliary

Procedures & Expertise

  • Liver Transplant
  • Liver Tumor Surgery
  • Whipple Procedure
  • Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant
  • Pancreatectomy (Pancreas Removal Surgery)
  • Gallstones / Cholelithiasis
  • Gastrectomy

Education & Qualifications

  • M.B.B.S.— Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Madras Medical College, Chennai (July 2002 – March 2008)
  • M.S. in General Surgery — Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Govt. Stanley Medical College, Chennai (April 2008 – May 2011)
  • Fellowship in HPB Surgery— Christian Medical College, Vellore (July 2014 – July 2016)
  • Fellowship in Liver Transplantation — Gleneagles Global Hospital, Chennai, under Prof. Rela (August 2017 – August 2018)

Hospital Affiliations

  • Rela Hospital, Chennai (Current)
  • Gleneagles Global Hospital, Chennai
  • Christian Medical College, Vellore
  • GEM Hospital and Research Institute, Coimbatore
  • Sacred Heart Mission Hospital, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala
  • Govt. Stanley Medical College, Chennai
  • Madras Medical College, Chennai

Awards & Recognition

  • Dr. Ashok Kumar Inter College Gold Medal in Surgical Gastroenterology for M.S. postgraduates, Govt. Stanley Medical College, Chennai
  • Inter College Gold Medal in Rheumatology for undergraduates, conducted by the Department of Rheumatology, Madras Medical College, Chennai
  • Best Poster Presentation — Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Chapter of ASI Conference, Chennai (2008)
  • Best Poster Presentation — Salem ASI Chapter Meet, Salem (2009)

Quick answer

Quick Answer

Who is Dr. Arul Kumar S?

Dr. Arul Kumar S is a listed surgical gastroenterology specialist at Rela Hospital in Chennai with 18 years of listed experience. Qualifications on the profile include MBBS, MS, Fellowship in HPB Surgery, Fellowship in Liver Transplantation. Documented procedure relationships currently include Liver Transplantation, Whipple Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy), Pancreatectomy, Whipple Procedure. This summary uses catalog fields only and is not a clinical ranking or endorsement.

Dr. Arul Kumar S profile

Quick facts

Specialty
Surgical Gastroenterology
City
Chennai, India
Hospital
Rela Hospital
Experience
18 years listed
Qualifications
MBBS, MS, Fellowship in HPB Surgery, Fellowship in Liver Transplantation
Languages
English, Tamil, Hindi

Why this doctor may be relevant

Dr. Arul Kumar S is a listed Associate Consultant at Rela Hospital in Chennai with 18 years of listed experience. Catalog procedure relationships currently include Liver Transplantation, Whipple Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy), Pancreatectomy. Inclusion uses professional catalog information, not a clinical ranking or outcome score.

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