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Dr. D. Pon Jeeva Mathan — Consultant in Chennai

MBBS, MS, PDF (Minimal Access Surgery), PDF (Surgical Oncology)

Consultant

Rela Hospital, Chennai

  • Consultant
  • General Surgery (Minimal Access / Laparoscopi…
  • Breast-Conserving Surgery
  • Consults in English, Tamil, Hindi

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  • Experience

    10+ years of experience

  • Hospital

    Rela Hospital, Chennai, India

  • Education

    MBBS, MS, PDF (Minimal Access Surgery), PDF (Surgical Oncology)

  • Languages

    English, Tamil, Hindi

About Dr. D. Pon Jeeva Mathan

Professional summary

Dr. D. Pon Jeeva Mathan is a Consultant at Rela Hospital, Chennai, with more than 10 years of experience across surgical oncology and minimal access surgery.

His operating list centres on breast and gynaecological cancer: breast-conserving surgery, mastectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy and breast cancer surgery, together with cervical and ovarian cancer surgery.

He completed his MBBS at Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Chidambaram, under Annamalai University in 2009, an internship at Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, and an MS in General Surgery at Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, between 2014 and 2017. He then took a post-doctoral fellowship in minimal access surgery at GEM Hospital & Research Center, Coimbatore, from 2018 to 2020, a senior fellowship at Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre in 2020 to 2021, and a post-doctoral fellowship in surgical oncology at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, from 2021 to 2023.

His recent training has been in endoscopic and robotic technique specifically: advanced endoscopic breast surgery at Changhua Christian Hospital in Taiwan in December 2024, robotic surgery in gynaecology in Moscow in July 2025, and hands-on transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via the vestibular approach at the National Cancer Hospital in Vietnam in September 2025.

That focus carries into his research. He reported endoscopic breast conservation surgery for early-stage invasive carcinoma as the first such case from India in 2025, and has published case reports on splenic artery aneurysm, extrapulmonary tuberculosis and urachal actinomycosis, alongside paper and video presentations at ASICON, ICES and Laparosurg.

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 Oncology
  • General Surgery (Minimal Access / Laparoscopic Surgery)

Procedures & Expertise

  • Breast-Conserving Surgery
  • Mastectomy
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Breast Cancer Surgery
  • Cervical Cancer Surgery
  • Ovarian Cancer Surgery

Education & Qualifications

  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Surgical Oncology — Tata Medical Center, Kolkata (2021–2023)
  • Senior Fellowship — Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre (RIMC), Chennai (2020–2021)
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (PDF) — GEM Hospital & Research Center, M.G.R. University, Coimbatore (2018–2020)
  • M.S. (General Surgery) — Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai (2014–2017)
  • Internship — Stanley Medical College and Hospital, M.G.R. University, Chennai (2010–2011)
  • MBBS — Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Chidambaram, Annamalai University (2009)
  • Hands-on Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via Vestibular Approach — National Cancer Hospital, Vietnam (September 2025)
  • Robotic Surgery in Gynaecology — Moscow, Russia (July 2025)
  • Advanced Endoscopic Breast Surgery — Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan (December 2024)

Hospital Affiliations

  • Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre (RIMC), Chennai (Current)
  • Tata Medical Center, Kolkata
  • GEM Hospital & Research Center, Coimbatore
  • Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai
  • Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai
  • Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Chidambaram

Research & Publications

  • Endoscopic Breast Conservation Surgery for Early-Stage Invasive Carcinoma: A Case Report — First case from India (ISJ – 1122, 2025)
  • Blunt Injury Abdomen – A Late Presentation: Splenic Artery Aneurysm (2015)
  • An Unusual Presentation of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (2016)
  • A Rare Case of Urachal Actinomycosis (2016)
  • Multiple paper and video presentations at national and international conferences (ASICON, ICES, Laparosurg)

Quick answer

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Who is Dr. D. Pon Jeeva Mathan?

Dr. D. Pon Jeeva Mathan is a listed surgical oncology specialist at Rela Hospital in Chennai with 10 years of listed experience. Qualifications on the profile include MBBS, MS, PDF (Minimal Access Surgery), PDF (Surgical Oncology). Documented procedure relationships currently include Breast-Conserving Surgery (Lumpectomy), Mastectomy, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Radical Hysterectomy. This summary uses catalog fields only and is not a clinical ranking or endorsement.

Dr. D. Pon Jeeva Mathan profile

Quick facts

Specialty
Surgical Oncology
City
Chennai, India
Hospital
Rela Hospital
Experience
10 years listed
Qualifications
MBBS, MS, PDF (Minimal Access Surgery), PDF (Surgical Oncology)
Languages
English, Tamil, Hindi

Why this doctor may be relevant

Dr. D. Pon Jeeva Mathan is a listed Consultant at Rela Hospital in Chennai with 10 years of listed experience. Catalog procedure relationships currently include Breast-Conserving Surgery (Lumpectomy), Mastectomy, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy. Inclusion uses professional catalog information, not a clinical ranking or outcome score.

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