About Dr. S. R. Shyam Sundar
Professional summary
Dr. S. R. Shyam Sundar is a Consultant in Surgical Gastroenterology and Robotic GI Surgery at Rela Hospital, Chennai, with more than 12 years of experience. His profile records surgical gastroenterology together with general surgery, and his listed procedures are gastrectomy and anti-reflux surgery by Nissen fundoplication.
His training is unusually weighted towards fellowships in minimal access technique. He read MBBS at Madras Medical College in Chennai between 2006 and 2012 and took his M.S. in general surgery at Madurai Medical College under the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University between 2014 and 2017. The F.M.AAS in minimal access and abdominal surgery followed at Madras Medical College between 2017 and 2019, alongside a fellowship in advanced laparoscopy at World Laparoscopy Hospital in New Delhi in 2017 and a second advanced laparoscopy fellowship at SUT Puttom Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in 2020 and 2021. His robotic training was taken at Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, in 2023.
His presentations have been prize-winning. He took first prize at AIIMS EndoSurge in New Delhi in 2019 for work on laparoscopic cholecystectomy in empyema gall bladder, and first prize at Surgicon in Delhi the same year for laparoscopic management of huge ovarian cyst. He also presented a preaortic fascia first approach for laparoscopic posterior fundoplication at F.O.R.S. in Incheon, South Korea, and TIIPOM PLUS, a novel technique in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, at the World Congress of Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery in Singapore.
His further work covers Seprafilm as an adhesion barrier in abdominopelvic surgeries and meandering pancreatic duct as a cause of acute idiopathic pancreatitis.
Practises at
Rela HospitalChennai, India



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Hospital profile and full facultySpecializations
- Surgical Gastroenterology
- General Surgery
Procedures & Expertise
- Gastrectomy
- Anti-Reflux Surgery (Nissen Fundoplication)
Education & Qualifications
- Fellowship in Robotic Upper GI Surgery (2023) — Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
- Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy (2020–2021)— SUT Puttom Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy (2017) — World Laparoscopy Hospital, New Delhi
- F.M.AAS – Fellowship in Minimal Access and Abdominal Surgery (2017–2019) — Madras Medical College, Chennai
- M.S. General Surgery (2014–2017) — Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
- MBBS (2006–2012)— Madras Medical College, Chennai
Hospital Affiliations
- Rela Hospital, Chennai
Awards & Recognition
- 1st Prize at AIIMS EndoSurge, New Delhi (2019) — for presentation on "Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Empyema Gall Bladder"
- 1st Prize at Surgicon, Delhi (2019) — for presentation on “Laparoscopic Management of Huge Ovarian Cyst”
- Paper Presentation at F.O.R.S., Incheon, South Korea — "Preaortic Fascia First Approach for Laparoscopic Posterior Fundoplication"
- Paper Presentation at World Congress of Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery, Singapore — “TIIPOM PLUS – A Novel Technique in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair”
- Effectiveness of Seprafilm as an Adhesion Barrier in Abdominopelvic Surgeries
- Safety and Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Empyema Gall Bladder
- Meandering Pancreatic Duct as a Cause of Acute Idiopathic Pancreatitis
Quick answer
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Who is Dr. S. R. Shyam Sundar?
Dr. S. R. Shyam Sundar is a listed surgical gastroenterology specialist at Rela Hospital in Chennai with 12 years of listed experience. Qualifications on the profile include MBBS, MS, FMAAS. Documented procedure relationships currently include Anti-Reflux Surgery (Nissen Fundoplication). This summary uses catalog fields only and is not a clinical ranking or endorsement.
Quick facts
- Specialty
- Surgical Gastroenterology
- City
- Chennai, India
- Hospital
- Rela Hospital
- Experience
- 12 years listed
- Qualifications
- MBBS, MS, FMAAS
- Languages
- English, Tamil, Hindi
Why this doctor may be relevant
Dr. S. R. Shyam Sundar is a listed Consultant at Rela Hospital in Chennai with 12 years of listed experience. Catalog procedure relationships currently include Anti-Reflux Surgery (Nissen Fundoplication). Inclusion uses professional catalog information, not a clinical ranking or outcome score.
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