The MIOT Advanced Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases has already become extremely popular in the country and the surrounding countries. The center has a team of outstanding, highly skilled, well qualified specialists headed by Prof. Dr. George Chandy who was formerly the Head of the Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Christian Medical College, Vellore and also has administrative experience as Director of the CMC Hospital, Vellore. He was one of the first to set up a Liver Clinic, and later, a Liver unit in the country. Apart from this, he was responsible for introducing several programmes in Vellore including Liver Transplant surgery. Besides, he has been one of India’s pioneers in the field of Hepatology.

He has brought a team of specialists which includes highly skilful Endoscopists:

  • Dr. S.C. Samal, Dr. Arulprakash and Dr. Manoj Sahu.Dr. Samal is considered to be one of the most skilful Interventional Endoscopists in the country and he has organized a superb Center of Excellence for Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
  • Dr. Arulprakash is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and he is in charge of endoscopic procedures for children.
  • Dr. Manoj Sahu has specialized in Endoscopic Ultrasound and is an excellent clinician.
  • Liver Diseases are managed by Prof. Dr. George Chandy and Dr. Dinesh Jothimani.
  • Dr. Dinesh Jothimani has been working for several years in the Hepatology Department in the United Kingdom and I am happy to welcome him as one of the leading Hepatologists to MIOT Hospitals, Chennai.
  • The surgical part has an excellent team, which is headed by Dr. N.S. Balaji who has been trained and has been working for several years in various Universities in the United Kingdom. He is an outstanding Laparoscopic Surgeon and also does Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.

This world class Gastroenterology and Hepatology team will, I am sure, provide the people of Tamilnadu and the rest of the country with world class care in the detection and management of gastrointestinal and liver disorders including cancer. Patients from all over the world will benefit from this facility.

The Center has the best infrastructure and state-of-the-art technology. Besides Capsule Endoscopy, Double Balloon Enteroscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasound and High Resolution Manometry, there are facilities for Transjugular Liver Biopsy and all types of Interventional Radiology. There is a complete section for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in children. The Center is the first in the State to have the SPY GLASS and ERBE JET, equipment which enable the Endoscopists to do cutting edge therapeutic work for the benefit of patients.

PROF. DR. P.V.A MOHANDAS

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